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Founding Designer
San Francisco Bay Area
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Full-time
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$200K–$300K + founding equity
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Mid-level to Senior IC
ABOUT NIRVA
Nirva is building the first AI fashion accessory for your mind — a necklace or bracelet that privately listens only to the wearer to enable proactive journaling, emotion tracking, and life coaching. Think Oura Ring for your Mind.
Backed by Lightspeed and South Park Commons, recognized at CES within 90 days of founding, and launching in the U.S. this fall. Co-founders bring backgrounds from Meta Reality Labs (Quest, Ray-Ban glasses) and 7+ years in the fashion industry. We're building a movement toward conscious, mindful living — and we need our first marketing leader to help define and own that story.
THE ROLE
As our Founding Designer, you'll own the end-to-end UI/UX of the Nirva companion app, from first wireframe to shipped pixels. You'll work directly with the CEO, CTO, and founding research/product team to define, prototype, and ship — setting the design bar and building it yourself.
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
End-to-end UI/UX of the companion app — IA, interaction, and visual design, with obsessive attention to detail.
The full arc from concept to ship: wireframes, high-fidelity design, prototyping, and polish through implementation.
Rapid prototyping using AI tooling (including Claude Code) to go from idea to working prototype fast.
The design bar — you set the standard for craftsmanship and hold the product to it.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
3–7 years of UI/UX experience (flexible for high-potential candidates — portfolio matters most).
An outstanding portfolio showing strong craftsmanship, taste, and attention to detail.
Consumer mobile app experience (must-have) — you've shipped consumer-facing mobile products.
Advanced fluency with AI prototyping tooling, including hands-on use of Claude Code.
Hands-on and self-motivated — you thrive with full ownership and little process.
COMPENSATION
$150K–$250K cash, plus founding member–level equity.
Top-tier health, dental, and vision insurance.
Unlimited PTO.
Gym membership.
Meal coverage.
TO APPLY
Send a short note on why this role fits you, plus anything you've made — a social account you've grown, a community you've built, content you're proud of — to info@nirva.life. Links beat résumés.
