Founding Product Designer

About Actually Real AI™ (actually-real-ai.com)

We’re an early-stage AI company in stealth, working on something new in a space we think is very cool. We can’t share product details publicly yet. We can tell you that you’ll join at the ground floor with a small, senior, fully remote team. You’ll own real problems from day one, ship quickly, and help shape the product, the culture, and the company. If you like ambiguity, building from zero, and work that matters, let’s talk. We’ll share more about what we’re building during interviews.

Founding Product Designer

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product design: research, flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI

• Define the brand’s visual language and build our design system from scratch

• Design intuitive experiences for AI-powered products, including trust, feedback, and error states

• Run user interviews and usability tests, then turn insights into decisions

• Work daily with engineering and product to ship fast

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio of shipped work

• Expert in Figma, prototyping, and interaction design

• Experience building design systems

• Strong product thinking and the ability to work with little structure

Nice-to-haves

• Experience designing AI/LLM product experiences

• Founding or first-designer experience at a startup

• Front-end coding skills (HTML/CSS/React)

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range: $150,000 - $195,000 per year; final offer depends on experience and location within the range.

Equity: negotiable, offered in addition to base salary.

Bonus: none.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Paid time off and paid company holidays

• Home-office / equipment stipend for remote work

• Paid sick leave, paid family and medical leave, and other state-required benefits, as provided under the laws of the employee’s state of residence (e.g., Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act / FAMLI, Washington Paid Sick Leave / Paid Family & Medical Leave, California and New York paid sick leave and paid family leave)

Employment type: Full-time. Location: Remote (United States).

Applications close January 1, 2027.

Actually Real AI™ is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every background and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Pay: $150,000.00 - $195,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Remote