About the role
TL;DR
Founding Product Designer to shape the UI/UX of a new conversation practice app.
- •Quippy (YC F26) is a daily practice room for the conversations people dread.
- •You pick a real situation, like disagreeing with your manager or starting a conversation at a party, rehearse it with a realistic scene partner by voice or text, and get honest, line-by-line feedback on what landed.
- •The app is live on the App Store.
- •You will be our first designer.
- •You will own how Quippy looks and feels on the iPhone, work side by side with engineering, and see your designs in people's hands within days.
- •What you will work on Design new features end to end, from rough flows to finished screens Shape the conversation screen, where people talk with a scene partner by voice or text Make feedback feel kind and honest at the same time Grow the Quippy design system, its motion, and its mascot You might be a fit if You have shipped app screens that people use every day You care about small details: spacing, timing, the words on a button You prototype to answer questions instead of debating them You can explain why a design works, and change your mind when users show you otherwise Why join now A founding role with shares in the company You work directly with Jonathan, the founder What you build reaches real users within days A small team in San Francisco, backed by Y Combinator Full-time.
- •San Francisco preferred, remote work possible.
- •Competitive salary and stock in the company.
Required skills
UX DesignUI DesignFigmaPrototyping
Nice-to-have skills
Design SystemsMotion Design
Benefits & perks
Equity, Stock options
Tech stack
Figma
