Founding Design Engineer

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Helium is building Self-Improving Software: AI that automatically generates & tests new software experiences to lift revenue.

• Talent-dense (8 people, 6 engineers, 75% ex-founders)
• Well-funded ($6M from Google & Leaders from OpenAI)
• Fast-growing (Serving tens of millions of AI experiences per day for top consumer companies)
• We work in-person in our SF office 6 days per week (Mon‑Sat).

• Own design across Helium’s entire AI Experience generation product, including:
  • Design and implement end-to-end user flows using Helium’s AI editor.
  • Run experiments and automatically analyze results.
  • Receive and critique auto-generated experiences.
• Help engineers think through UX challenges and critique / uplevel design generally.
• Build out a visual identity and a design system.
• Work directly with the founders to help build out our team.
• Talk to customers every week about how to simplify and improve our product.
• Wearing many hats beyond what’s listed here.

• 1-4+ years as a product designer, frontend engineer, or similar role combining design and implementation.
• Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies (React, Type Script, modern CSS).
• Excellent design taste and a keen eye for detail.
• Track record of making complex user flows intuitive.

• Experience designing interfaces for AI products or ML‑powered features.
• Experience optimizing frontend performance and reducing latency.
• Experience with brand, visual design, or creating design systems.
• Founder experience.

• You’d like to spend weeks perfecting every experience.
• You avoid Cursor or AI coding tools.
• You don’t want to talk to customers or figure out the end-to-end plan for features.

• This is a full‑time, in‑person role based in San Francisco – we work from the office 6 days a week (Mon‑Sat).
• You must be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate before starting.
• We require US work authorization, but are open to O‑1 visa sponsorship for truly exceptional candidates.

• Next.js (React/Type Script), Zustand
• AI SDK (vercel)
• Tailwind/Shadcn
• Supabase
• Clickhouse
• Golang/Fly.io
• Mobile:
  Swift, Flutter, Expo, Android

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Software Development