Bearcroft
Founding Design Engineer
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Leading AI Neoservices Firm | Founding Design Engineer | London | £90-130K Base
About the Company:
Our partner, a visionary AI Neoservices firm, is on a mission to transform the 'everyday economy' by supercharging mid-market businesses like accountants, lawyers, and wealth managers with cutting-edge AI capabilities. Leveraging over 30 years of deep tech services expertise with frontier AI deployments, they aim to become the AI department for a million workers. They have secured significant investment from the founder of Dawn Capital and are backed by leading founders from Lovable, HuggingFace, Intercom, alongside operators from OpenAI and DeepMind, establishing a strong foundation for rapid innovation. They are now seeking a talented Founding Design Engineer to join their team in London.
About the Role:
This is a pivotal opportunity for a highly autonomous Founding Design Engineer to shape the entire product surface, from initial concept to shipped production code. You will be instrumental in translating complex AI capabilities into intuitive, user-friendly interfaces, working across the full product development lifecycle without traditional handoffs. The role is ideal for a hands-on individual with exceptional visual and interaction craft, who thrives on turning ambiguous problems into polished solutions, iterating rapidly in code with real users, and establishing a reusable design language for a groundbreaking platform.
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Responsibilities:
- Drive the full product development loop from design concept and prototyping to production-ready frontend code.
- Translate ambiguous problems into clear, polished, and shippable customer-facing interfaces for AI deployments.
- Develop and implement a reusable design language and system for the platform.
- Prototype and iterate on designs directly in code, incorporating real user feedback to refine experiences.
- Ensure AI capabilities are seamlessly integrated and translated into highly intuitive user experiences.
- Define both the problem and the solution, operating with high agency without needing detailed specifications.
- Collaborate closely with users and customers to understand workflows and validate design decisions.
Requirements:
- Proven ability to ship production-quality UI in a modern framework without a dedicated frontend team.
- Demonstrable portfolio of live products used by real users, showcasing exceptional visual and interaction craft.
- Strong experience in prototyping in code and iterating against real usage data.
- Deep understanding of user-centred design principles, reasoning from users and workflows, not just pixels.
- High degree of autonomy, with a track record of defining problems and solutions independently.
- Ability to balance meticulous attention to detail with the pace required to ship rapidly.
- Experience in building or maintaining a design system, or designing AI-native products (LLM/agentic UX) is a plus.
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Compensation and Benefits:
- Highly competitive base salary ranging from £90,000 to £130,000.
- Opportunity to be a foundational hire in a well-funded, high-growth AI start-up.
- Direct impact on shaping the core product and design culture from day one.
- Close collaboration with industry leaders and experts from prominent AI and tech firms.
- Engage in meaningful work transforming the 'everyday economy' with frontier AI.
- Significant scope for professional growth and ownership in a rapidly evolving domain.
- On-site working in London, fostering a strong team environment.
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