Helium (Automate paywall testing)

Founding Design Engineer

Helium (Automate paywall testing), San Francisco

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$150,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

Helium is building Self-Improving Software: AI that automatically generates & tests new software experiences to lift revenue.

Talent-dense (8 people, 6 engineers, 75% ex-founders)
Well-funded ($6M from Google & Leaders from OpenAI)
Fast-growing (Serving tens of millions of AI experiences per day for top consumer companies)
We work in-person in our SF office 6 days per week (Mon‑Sat).

Own design across Helium’s entire AI Experience generation product, including:
- Design and implement end-to-end user flows using Helium’s AI editor.
- Run experiments and automatically analyze results.
- Receive and critique auto-generated experiences.
Help engineers think through UX challenges and critique / uplevel design generally.
Build out a visual identity and a design system.
Work directly with the founders to help build out our team.
Talk to customers every week about how to simplify and improve our product.
Wearing many hats beyond what’s listed here.

1-4+ years as a product designer, frontend engineer, or similar role combining design and implementation.
Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies (React, TypeScript, modern CSS).
Excellent design taste and a keen eye for detail.
Track record of making complex user flows intuitive.

You’d like to spend weeks perfecting every experience.
You avoid Cursor or AI coding tools.
You don’t want to talk to customers or figure out the end-to-end plan for features.

This is a full‑time, in‑person role based in San Francisco – we work from the office 6 days a week (Mon‑Sat).
You must be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate before starting.
We require US work authorization, but are open to O‑1 visa sponsorship for truly exceptional candidates.

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