Founding Designer

Founding Designer - Headstarter Location: Remote (US-based preferred) Type: Full-time / Contract (flexible) About Headstarter Headstarter has built a 120,000+ engineer community and works directly with some of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. on their most critical hiring decisions. We’re now turning that network into a high-signal talent platform that connects exceptional engineers with founders who are actively building. Our products sit on both sides of the marketplace: consumer experiences used by engineers and B2B systems used by founders, hiring managers, and startup teams. Design is a critical aspect of this, as it directly determines trust, conversion, and hiring outcomes at scale. The Role We’re looking for a UI / UX Designer who can own and elevate the end-to-end design experience across Headstarter ’s consumer and B2B products. You’ll be designing interfaces used daily by thousands of engineers nationwide and by founders actively hiring and evaluating talent. You’ll work directly with the cofounders, collaborating closely with: Faizan Ahmed (Co-founder) Yasin Ehsan (Co-founder) This is a high-ownership role with real influence over product direction. What You’ll Work On Designing intuitive, polished consumer experiences for engineers (profiles, onboarding, dashboards, evaluations) Designing scalable B2B workflows for founders and startups (candidate discovery, hiring flows, analytics, internal tools) Translating ambiguous product ideas into clear user flow