Headstarter · 16 hours ago
Founding Designer
United States
Full-time, Contract
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$45/hr - $55/hrHeadstarter is a company that connects exceptional engineers with founders who are actively building. They are seeking a Founding Designer to own and elevate the end-to-end design experience across their consumer and B2B products, working closely with the cofounders.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Designing intuitive, polished consumer experiences for engineers (profiles, onboarding, dashboards, evaluations)
Designing scalable B2B workflows for founders and startups (candidate discovery, hiring flows, analytics, internal tools)
Translating ambiguous product ideas into clear user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs
Creating and maintaining a cohesive design system across multiple products
Collaborating closely with engineers to ensure designs ship exactly as intended
Rapid iteration based on user feedback, data, and founder input
Qualification
Required
Strong UI and UX fundamentals with an eye for clean, modern design
Experience designing either consumer or enterprise products
Ability to think in systems, not just screens
Comfort working in fast-moving startup environments with tight deadlines
Strong communication skills and willingness to challenge ideas (including the founders') when needed
Preferred
Experience in leading initiatives and launching to production
Seed - Series B startup experience is highly preferred
Experience working closely with founders, engineers, or product leads is a big plus
Company
Headstarter
A platform and community to spotlight an engineer's greatest strengths and forward them to fast-paced ai startups.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Faizan Ahmed
Co-Founder & Head of Machine Learning
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