Founding Design Engineer

_* Sirius
San Francisco, CA, United States
29 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Computer Programming Design of User Interfaces Software Product Management TypeScript Web Application Frameworks Claude Code Agentic-AI Information Technology Figma

Job description

About Us:We’re on a mission to make subscriber churn a solved problem. Backed by a16z Speedrun, we build AI agents that help consumer subscription brands - like Higgsfield and Promova - retain more users, extend lifetime value, and grow fast. We’re an incredibly driven team working on a problem that affects every consumer on the planet. If that sounds like your kind of thing, we’d love to meet you.Our co-founders are Azamat Khamidov and Benazir Toleubekova. Azamat built a Telegram AI product from zero to five million users in four months, the first acquisition inside Telegram. Benazir received a full scholarship to Beijing University of Technology at 15. Joined Taobao at 17. At Alibaba, architected the core recommendation engine serving 500M daily users.What You’ll Do:This is the first design hire at Sirius, and we’re looking for an engineer first - someone who ships production UI themselves and treats design as their specialty within that, not a separate discipline handed off to someone else. You’ll set the visual and interaction language for everything we build, and then you’ll write the TypeScript that makes it real. You’ll be working on a product that touches real revenue for real companies, which means your decisions matter in ways you’ll be able to see and measure.Design and build product surfaces end to end - from Figma prototype to shipped, production-ready UI in our codebaseBuild and own the design system in code - components, tokens, and the frontend architecture that keeps it consistent as we scaleWork daily in Claude Code and TypeScript to prototype and ship production-ready UI - you’re not handing off to an engineer, you’re often the one shipping itPartner with founders on product direction, bringing a designer’s perspective to strategy early - not just executionMove fast enough to keep pace with a small team, but carefully enough that the quality standard stays highWhat You’ll Bring:3+ years of product design experience - enough that you’ve shipped something real and learned from what didn’t landFigma fluency: components, variables, auto-layout, prototypingWorking proficiency in TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks - you can take a design from prototype to shipped UI yourselfStrong programming skills and Strong UI/UX design experienceBS/MS degree in Computer Science, or equivalent hands-on experienceBased in San Francisco or able to be here full-time. We’re not offering visa sponsorship at this time. Our Values:Stewardship: We build for the long term. Every customer, partner, and teammate gets that same commitment from day one.Trust: Earned through the integrity of our technology, the consistency of our commitments, and the honesty of our communication.Customer Obsession: We win when our customers win. Every choice and conversation orbits around what makes them stronger.Excellence: The same standard for the product we ship, the service we give, and the team we build. The bar is the bar.Family: A constellation, not a single star. We back each other on hard days, celebrate the great ones, and protect the time teammates need to be parents, partners, and humans first.Life at Sirius:In-person, in San Francisco: We work side by side, on-site in San Francisco. Proximity helps us move faster, solve harder problems, and build something we’re proud of together. Note: we’re not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time.Flexible healthcare: We offer flexible spending to direct your benefits toward what matters most to you and your family.Own what you build: We’re building something real, and we want you to own it.Lunch, coffee & snacks: Daily lunch, plus coffee, tea, and snacks to keep you going.Time off that’s actually off: Take the time you need to show up as your best self. We mean it.Company Events: We work hard and celebrate our wins.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of product design experience - enough that you’ve shipped something real and learned from what didn’t land
  • Figma fluency: components, variables, auto-layout, prototyping
  • Working proficiency in TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks - you can take a design from prototype to shipped UI yourself
  • Strong programming skills and Strong UI/UX design experience
  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, or equivalent hands-on experience
  • Based in San Francisco or able to be here full-time. We’re not offering visa sponsorship at this time.

About the company

We’re on a mission to make subscriber churn a solved problem. Backed by a16z Speedrun, we build AI agents that help consumer subscription brands - like Higgsfield and Promova - retain more users, extend lifetime value, and grow fast. We’re an incredibly driven team working on a problem that affects every consumer on the planet. If that sounds like your kind of thing, we’d love to meet you.

Our co-founders are Azamat Khamidov and Benazir Toleubekova. Azamat built a Telegram AI product from zero to five million users in four months, the first acquisition inside Telegram. Benazir received a full scholarship to Beijing University of Technology at 15. Joined Taobao at 17. At Alibaba, architected the core recommendation engine serving 500M daily users.

What You’ll Do:

This is the first design hire at Sirius, and we’re looking for an engineer first - someone who ships production UI themselves and treats design as their specialty within that, not a separate discipline handed off to someone else. You’ll set the visual and interaction language for everything we build, and then you’ll write the TypeScript that makes it real. You’ll be working on a product that touches real revenue for real companies, which means your decisions matter in ways you’ll be able to see and measure.

  • Design and build product surfaces end to end - from Figma prototype to shipped, production-ready UI in our codebase
  • Build and own the design system in code - components, tokens, and the frontend architecture that keeps it consistent as we scale

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