What to know up front

• We don't do any take-home or live design challenges. If you apply, we expect that you can deliver high-quality designs, as well as build basic prototypes of them using React or something similar.
• We don't work ridiculous hours, and we don't believe in hustle culture. We work hard, but the impact you have is more important than how many hours you put in.
• We don't have long, drawn-out performance management cycles. If you're doing well, the impact of your work will already be apparent to everyone.
• We're fully remote, with no looming return-to-office threats. You're an adult, and you should be treated like one.

About us

Ardent AI is a well-funded, early-stage startup building the first programmable intelligence platform. We help users create, deploy, and share AI agents with powerful custom skills, blending the creativity of generative AI with the determinism of software. We aren't trying to put software engineers or designers out of work — instead, we envision a future where AI helps everyone build software that makes them more efficient, productive, and happier!

Founded by an ex-Stripe engineer and supported by top VCs and angel investors from companies like Google, Stripe, Figma, Notion, and Replit, we want to grow our small, cross-functional founding team. We're looking for highly motivated and talented designers with experience working on a fully remote team, a strong interest in artificial intelligence, and alignment with our principles and way of working.

As with all founding roles, the job will grow and evolve as we scale. If this sounds like a good fit, please read on!

About you

As a founding team member, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing the core technology that powers our platform. You'll have a significant influence on both what we build and how we build it. You'll work closely with the rest of the founding team to understand our users' needs and contribute to our product roadmap.

You should have:

• Senior-level industry experience
• Experience working remotely
• Experience working in an early-stage startup
• Experience leading a project that delivered meaningful value to users
• Experience building working prototypes of your designs using React (or something similar)

Ideally, you would also have:

• Experience as a founder, co-founder, or a founding team member of a startup
• Experience routinely talking directly with users to understand their needs
• Experience designing developer tools

Please note — You must be be a resident of, and eligible to work in, the United States. We are not currently sponsoring visas. This is a full-time, direct-hire position, and we are not interested in working with agencies or consultancies.

What to expect

We will not waste your time, we will get you an answer quickly, and we will stay in constant contact throughout. We aim to be as efficient as possible, and the entire hiring process is as follows:

• A 30-minute asynchronous email screen
• A 45-minute experience and goals interview with the leadership team
• You'll write a one page project summary document
• A 60-minute interview to discuss the project summary with the rest of the founding team

If all of this sounds good, please send us an email with:

• A link to your portfolio, or examples of your previous work
• A current resume, a link to your LinkedIn profile, etc.

We look forward to hearing from you, and we'll be in touch soon!