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Founding Designer
Location
United States
Posted
167 days ago
Salary
$45 - $65 / hour
Seniority
Mid Level
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Founding Designer
Headstarter
This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description We’re looking for a UI / UX Designer who can own and elevate the end-to-end design experience across Headstarter’s consumer and B2B products. You’ll be designing interfaces used daily by thousands of engineers nationwide and by founders actively hiring and evaluating talent. You’ll work directly with the cofounders, collaborating closely with: - Faizan Ahmed (Co-founder) - Yasin Ehsan (Co-founder) This is a high-ownership role with real influence over product direction. What You’ll Work On - 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 Qualifications - 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 Requirements - 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
Job Requirements
- 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
- 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
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