About Alta:

Alta is building the future of shopping with AI.

We are also backed by tier 1 VC fund, a luxury conglomerate, and angels like Karlie Kloss (Klossy, Bedford Media), Tony Xu (Doordash), Manish Chandra (Poshmark), Jenny Fleiss (Rent the Runway), Amjad Masad (Replit), Shreya Murthy (Partiful).

The Role:

We are in search of a founding product designer who will own all design responsibilities at Alta.

This is a fit if you:

• Thrive in ambiguous problems, shaping the frontier of how shoppers interact with AI, and the 0 to 1 journey. You think strategically & have conviction in your design choices.
• Are an early adopter of AI products & are excited about crafting an UX that is personalized, empathetic and adaptive.
• Embody Alta’s values:

1. Trustworthiness: We believe in acting with high-integrity.
2. Work hard: We work hard & take ownership in building the best product.
3. Continuous improvement: We are constantly learning and shipping.
4. Customer obsession: We all talk to users.

Responsibilities:

• Craft beautiful, polished, and delightful user interfaces that build trust and showcase the power of our AI technology.
• Conduct user research & experiments to understand user behaviors and motivations.
• Find creative ways to ship high-quality work in a fast-paced, often ambiguous, resource-constrained startup environment. Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Provide design assistance to marketing & social media roadmaps.
• Stay updated with Alta community & apply feedback to designs.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of UX product design experience working on a consumer mobile-first product, ideally at an early stage startup.
• Can both hack together prototypes quickly, as well as make pixel-perfect hifi designs.
• Strong aesthetic sensibilities. Expert proficiency in Figma.
• Comprehensive understanding of user research.
• Have touched brand design and spend time thinking about colors, textures, iconography, and how beautiful landing pages can tell a story & how high-end brands build their status.
• Excited about shopping.

Nice to have:

• Experience designing a consumer AI product & have thought deeply about related questions, such as how to design a product that makes users feel successful & listened to by the AI.
• Experience with 3D or animation.
• Experience with video content creating/editing (Tiktok, Youtube, etc.)
• Front-end coding skills, or use AI coding tools like Cursor or Claude

Location:

• In-person, NYC or SF
• Competitive package (150-200k base + Alta equity + benefits).

Interested in applying?

• Please apply by emailing ea@altadaily.com your portfolio + product feedback on the Alta app. We’ll be in touch if your skills and experience are a strong match for what we are looking for.