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Product UI/UX Designer

Alpaca Research 🇺🇸 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Onsite $120,000 - $140,000 Full-time

You will design intuitive interfaces and visual systems for AI applications and hardware, turning concepts into high-fidelity prototypes. You will also collaborate directly with engineers to implement these designs in code and refine the user experience through iterative testing.

Responsibilities

  • Design beautiful, intuitive interfaces for AI applications, device setup, and the broader software ecosystem
  • Invent new interaction paradigms for communicating with AI agents and managing work
  • Create high‑fidelity designs, interactive prototypes, and functional interfaces in code
  • Develop a cohesive visual design language including typography, color, components, animations, and interactions
  • Refine layouts, transitions, motion, and micro‑interactions to an exceptional level of detail
  • Ship designs and iterate based on feedback from engineers and users

Requirements

  • Exceptional visual taste and strong eye for typography, color, composition, spacing, and motion
  • Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop, or similar
  • Ability to create high‑fidelity designs and original artwork from scratch
  • Technical ability to work with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, or similar technologies
  • Experience designing intuitive workflows, animations, transitions, and interactive prototypes
  • Good product judgment to translate complex capabilities into simple, delightful experiences
  • Creative curiosity about consumer technology and willingness to experiment with new ideas
  • Independent ownership of work and strong collaboration with engineers

Key Skills

Visual design Typography Color theory Composition Motion design Figma Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop HTML CSS JavaScript TypeScript React Interactive prototyping High‑fidelity mockups Design systems Animation and micro‑interactions User‑centered design Interaction design Product judgment Creative problem solving Cross‑functional collaboration Communication Agile workflow Design craftsmanship Research of emerging design trends

About Alpaca Research

Alpaca is developing a full‑stack AI computer architecture and platform to bring powerful AI models to personal devices, shifting AI from data centers to desktop and home environments.

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