Founding Designer – Code-First

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North America.

📋 Description

• Define and construct our design system in code, utilizing shadcn/ui as the base — including tokens, variants, modes, responsive behavior, and accessibility.

• Prototype directly in code with the assistance of AI (Claude), ensuring that what you "design" is immediately implementable and integrated within the codebase.

• Design the complete product interface — from the 3D canvas and viewport controls to property panels, dashboards, and onboarding processes.

• Take ownership of iconography and illustration: either create our icon set and product illustrations personally, or guide freelancers to achieve a cohesive, high-quality visual identity.

• Collaborate closely with engineers, where "handoff" primarily means a code review rather than a translation process.

• Influence the brand and marketing interface as the company evolves.

⛳️ Requirements

• You are proficient in code (HTML/CSS/React) and comfortable using tools like Claude or similar to convert concepts into a functional UI.

• You don’t have to be an engineer, but you are not intimidated by the terminal or a component file.

• You possess experience designing for 3D, spatial, or canvas-based applications — whether through a shipped tool, a significant side project, or extensive use of Blender, Rhino, SketchUp, Cinema 4D, Spline, or a game engine.

• You have an understanding of viewport controls, gizmos, camera behavior, and the intersection between 2D UI and a dynamic 3D environment.

• You have designed with shadcn/ui and comprehend how its tokens, variants, and primitives are composed.

• You have a keen eye for iconography and illustration — capable of producing this work or directing freelancers to achieve a consistent outcome, and you know what quality looks like.

• You design with light/dark mode and responsiveness in mind from the outset, rather than as an afterthought.

🏝️ Benefits

• Founding-level ownership of design at a well-supported startup with a credible founding team in the AEC/3D sector.

• Competitive salary.

• Direct access to the founders, eliminating design-by-committee and any layers between you and the work.

• The opportunity to shape how a category of professional 3D tooling will look and feel for the next decade.

• Access to World-Class Infrastructure.

• A culture centered around Deep Tech and Real-World Application.

• Flexibility within a remote-first work environment, along with a great team that helps shape the future.