Ami · 13 hours ago
Lead Product Designer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expAmi is building a new kind of social technology focused on fostering real-world connections. They are seeking a Lead Product Designer to define the design language and emotional tone of their product, ensuring a cohesive experience across all platforms.
Internet
Hiring Manager
Shawn Fanning
Responsibilities
Define the design language, core product experiences, and emotional tone of the product
Be an executor with low ego, but strong conviction. You will have a very close partnership with the CEO to be a critical voice in shaping the product
You should have a strong compass for what’s good and be able to explain it clearly without hiding behind trends, frameworks, or jargon
Create product and design systems that solve extremely difficult, real problems. For example - we need always-on location; users are very sensitive to this and iOS discourages it. How do we deliver value to the user as fast as possible to retain their location-always status?
Validating the product by designing prototypes and collecting practical user research data
Working closely with engineers and understanding technical constraints
Qualification
Required
You have 5+ years of experience building mobile consumer applications
You have exceptional design taste and the ability to articulate why something works
Energized to work at an early-stage startup, especially on an ambitious consumer social product
Oriented around outcomes—you thrive when design is driving impact across both product and business dimensions
Excited to work in-person with a small, collaborative team in New York
You have a superpower for solving problems and delivering value to users - not just creating beautiful designs
Intense hunger to work hard and build something great
Preferred
iOS specific consumer product design including notifications, maps, AR, live activities, dynamic island, etc
Social products and a deep understanding of social mechanics a big plus
Experience designing location-aware or physical-world products
Background in brand or storytelling in addition to product design
Benefits
Early stage generous stock options (Pre Series-A)
Fully stocked kitchen
Fully stacked gym
Amazing restaurants all around
Company
Ami
Experience the world with a social product that creates analog in-person experiences. Meet new people through friends serendipitously.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase