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Optomi

Founding Product Designer

Austin, TX · On-site

Optomi, in partnership with a premier tech start-up, is seeking a Founding Product Designer for a ... Balance structure and consistency with the flexibility required in an early-stage startup ...

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Senior Product Designer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

Senior Product Designer for Panther Labs The Job Panther is looking for an experienced product ... React, TypeScript, Golang, AWS The Company Panther Labs is a security startup founded in San ...

LeftLane

Lead Designer LeftLane is looking for our 1st founding designer for our B2B vSaaS app in the used ... stage startup would be fun * are excited about the upside potential * are ambitious i.e. want to ...

LeftLane

Designer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

Lead Designer LeftLane is looking for our 1st founding designer for our B2B vSaaS app in the used ... stage startup would be fun * are excited about the upside potential * are ambitious i.e. want to ...

Base Power Company

Graphic Designer

Austin, TX · On-site

About the Role We're looking for a Graphic Designer who loves making things. This is a highly ... Experience working at a startup or in-house creative team. About the Team The Brand and Creative ...

Renegade Process Controls, LLC

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Autocad Electrical Designer

Odessa, TX · On-site

$30 - $35/hr

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Ashby

$180K - $240K/yr

After designing, mocks are handed to the engineers. We take a more principled approach here at ... While you get the product-market fit and scale of a growth-stage startup, you also get the agency ...

LegalZoom

Staff AI UX Product Designer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

You've worked at a startup and can point to products you shipped that drove measurable customer or business outcomes. * You've been designing and building with AI as your primary toolkit for two or ...

LegalZoom

Staff AI UX Product Designer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$140K - $224K/yr

You've worked at a startup and can point to products you shipped that drove measurable customer or business outcomes. * You've been designing and building with AI as your primary toolkit for two or ...

Ashby

$150K - $210K/yr

After designing, mocks are handed to the engineers. We take a more principled approach here at ... While you get the product-market fit and scale of a growth-stage startup, you also get the agency ...

Burrow Global

I&E Designer - Level II

Houston, TX · On-site

Burrow Global has an immediate need for a Level II I&E Designer for an Oil and Gas company located ... Supporting Loop checks and startup activities * Maintaining As Built documents and project sign-off.

Burrow Global, LLC

I&E Designer - Level II

Houston, TX · On-site

Burrow Global has an immediate need for a Level II I&E Designer for an Oil and Gas company located ... Supporting Loop checks and startup activities * Maintaining As Built documents and project sign-off.

Steadily

Staff Product Designer

Austin, TX · On-site

Top of market salary + equity We're hiring a Staff Product Designer who loves creating intuitive ... Recently we were ranked 16th on Forbes' 2026 Best Startup Employers list, and 63rd on the ...

Steadily

Staff Product Designer

Austin, TX · On-site

Top of market salary + equity We're hiring a Staff Product Designer who loves creating intuitive ... Recently we were ranked 16th on Forbes' 2026 Best Startup Employers list, and 63rd on the ...

Intiva Health

Graphic Designer

Austin, TX · On-site

... startup with a strong mission: helping medical professionals like doctors and nurses manage every ... Amend designs after feedback * Ensure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on ...

Intiva Health

Graphic Designer

Austin, TX · On-site

... startup with a strong mission: helping medical professionals like doctors and nurses manage every ... Amend designs after feedback * Ensure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on ...

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Founding Product Designer

Optomi

Austin, TX • On-site

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Posted 5 days ago

Job description

Optomi, in partnership with a premier tech start-up, is seeking a Founding Product Designer for a long-term contract opportunity based in Austin, TX.


This is a highly hands-on opportunity for an experienced product designer who is comfortable stepping into an early-stage product, evaluating what exists today, and helping shape both the product experience and the design foundation moving forward. The right person will be able to navigate ambiguity, move quickly, create structure where needed, and remain flexible as priorities evolve.


Location: Austin, TX (Remote to start, transitioning to hybrid once local office is established)

Duration: Long-term contract (6 months to start, with strong potential for extension or conversion)

  • Open to a part-time structure (20 hours/week, consistent schedule)


What You Will Do

  • Evaluate the current product experience and identify opportunities to improve usability, navigation, structure, and overall product clarity
  • Redesign and improve key workflows across a cybersecurity platform used to identify and surface threats from multiple data sources
  • Establish information architecture and taxonomy that make complex product content easier to navigate and understand
  • Rapidly create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to test ideas and support fast-moving product decisions
  • Partner closely with a small engineering team to iterate on product concepts and bring designs to implementation
  • Conduct research and facilitate workshops to better understand user needs, product gaps, and business priorities
  • Create a lightweight, scalable design system with reusable components, interaction patterns, and UI standards
  • Help translate evolving brand direction into a consistent product experience
  • Support content and UX writing needs, including voice, tone, labels, and in-product messaging
  • Balance structure and consistency with the flexibility required in an early-stage startup environment
  • Use AI-assisted tools and workflows to accelerate exploration, prototyping, and collaboration


The Right Candidate Will Have:

  • Strong end-to-end product design experience across UX, interaction design, information architecture, and visual design
  • Experience evaluating and improving an existing product or platform rather than only designing net-new experiences
  • Strong information architecture and taxonomy skills, particularly around complex navigation and data-heavy workflows
  • Ability to quickly create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to support fast product decisions
  • Experience working in ambiguous, fast-paced startup or innovation environments
  • Strong research orientation, including user discovery, stakeholder interviews, and workshop facilitation
  • Experience establishing lightweight design systems, reusable patterns, and product standards
  • Ability to support content design needs such as voice, tone, and product messaging
  • Comfort collaborating closely with engineers in a highly iterative environment
  • Experience using modern AI-assisted design and development workflows, including tools such as Figma, Claude, Cursor, or similar platforms
  • Strong communication skills, adaptability, and a collaborative personality
  • Cybersecurity, threat intelligence, geolocation, social media security, or data-intensive product experience is a plus


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