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Founding Designer
AI Summary
A founding designer who shapes Automat’s platform experience and visual language, collaborating closely with the CEO to turn ambiguous problems into polished, production-ready design solutions.
About this role
Founding Designer
Who is Automat?
Automat was founded by a diverse group of creative technologists from teams like Google Creative Lab and Google Robotics at X.
Now, we’re building Automat - the simplest way for companies to create AI agents that take on repetitive, tedious tasks — from navigating complex user interfaces to reading and processing documents. Our technology helps some of the world’s largest companies streamline their operations, and they pay us a lot of money. We’re scaling quickly and need your help.
We believe that building automations will be as simple as showing a coworker an workflow to automate: Imagine a skillful automation developer sitting over your shoulder, turning your most boring workflows into reliable, deterministic automations that execute in seconds. Come help us build this.
Practically - we're redefining Enterprise AI Agents RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), developing the necessary tooling and infrastructure to incorporate the advancements of AI into practical, real-world applications.
The Role
We’re looking for a designer who will play a critical role in designing Automat’s platform and creating a brand language through every surface of the Automat experience. You’ll work directly with our co-founder CEO, Lucas Ochoa and need to have better design taste than he. (did he write this, he may have yes) The ideal candidate will have deep technical skill in design and an appreciation for excellent engineering. Ideally you’ve previously combined both in order to build brilliant products experiences and materials that are balanced, efficient, and work perfectly in their time and context. We’re trying to find the 2025 software equivalent of the mid century designers Plywood. If this sounds interesting, please help us do that.
You’re a great fit if you…
Have great taste
Can solve ambiguous problem spaces through making
You’ve thought about apple products a lot - and say 99 No’s for every Yes
have prior experience in a fast-moving, high-growth setting
Have taken experiences end to end: from concept to production
are inspired by the new creative possibilities that AI interactions enable and are eager to invent.
On occasion clean the metaphorical toilet
Likely Behaviors:
Dream in Figma auto layout
You’re “vibe-coding” prototypes for your design ideas
Are visually and therefore viscerally offended when you see poorly spaced type or an improperly nested corner radius
Are meticulous about keeping your design portfolio up to date (only kidding)
Bonuses
You care about good writing
Have received some awards for your incredible product / design work
You’ve coded full stack apps on your own before
Know how to use Git
Skills
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