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Outlive

Design Lead

Outlive, Austin, Texas, us, 78716

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Overview Join Outlive to help build the operating system for better long-term health. Outlive translates the principles of Medicine 3.0 into a practical, evidence-based product that helps people change the trajectory of their health. The approach focuses on meaningful long-term goals, understanding risk factors, and selecting tactics that move the needle, grounded in the ideas Peter Attia has spent his career developing. The product aims to extend healthspan with clear metrics and truly personalized plans.

We’re building a system that makes the essential pillars of long-term health actionable. The goal is to give people a structured way to understand where they are today, what levers matter, and how to make durable progress over time.

Role & Responsibilities Design Lead who will own the entire Outlive product experience end-to-end. This foundational design role is hands-on, deeply craft-driven, and essential to shaping the future of Medicine 3.0 in digital form. This is not a brand designer or a design manager who floats above the work; this is the person who creates the work.

Define the end-to-end experience of the Outlive app.

Translate complex medical, behavioral, and scientific concepts into intuitive UX flows.

Lead design sprints, explorations, and high-fidelity execution.

Drive clarity, simplicity, and science-backed behavior design across the product.

Build and evolve Outlive’s design system from day one, including components, patterns, tokens, and motion.

Maintain high-quality handoff, documentation, and interaction fidelity.

Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and scientific advisors to integrate insights and ensure alignment with product strategy.

What You’ll Do – Design Leadership & System

Product Design Leadership: define the end-to-end experience of the Outlive app; translate complex medical and behavioral frameworks into intuitive UX flows; lead design sprints and high-fidelity execution.

Visual & Interaction Design: build and evolve the UX and visual identity; own typography, layout, motion, color, iconography, and spatial rules; ensure accessibility and readability.

Design System Ownership: build and maintain the Outlive Design System; create components, patterns, tokens, and motion libraries; ensure clear documentation and consistency across features.

Cross-Functional Partnership: work with Product, CEO, engineering; collaborate with scientific advisors to integrate insights; participate in roadmap discussions and prioritize effectively.

Design Culture & Leadership: set a high craft bar; establish rituals and prototyping cycles; mentor future designers as the team grows; advocate for design excellence.

You’re Likely a Strong Fit If You Have

7+ years of product design experience, including 3+ years in a senior or lead role

Mastery of product, visual, and interaction design

A portfolio demonstrating world-class taste, systems thinking, and depth

Experience owning a zero-to-one or core consumer product end-to-end

Deep expertise in Figma and advanced prototyping

Ability to translate abstract founder feedback into concrete solutions

Comfort in fast, iterative, founder-led environments

Strong communication and storytelling skills

Deep intuition for simplicity, clarity, and behavior design

Ability to work cross-functionally with product, engineering, science, and content

Nice-to-haves

Experience designing in health, wellness, longevity, or behavior change domains

Experience simplifying complex data, diagnostics, or scientific concepts

Ability to contribute to marketing creative, brand work, or motion design

Fluency in advanced iOS interaction patterns and motion systems

Familiarity with AI design workflows (e.g., rapid exploration, pattern generation)

How You Work You will thrive at Outlive if you:

Treat design as craft, system, and philosophy

Move with speed, precision, and deep ownership

Use AI as a natural extension of thinking and execution

Care about aesthetics, clarity, and emotional resonance

Translate complexity into simple, beautiful user experiences

Stay calm and creative in fast-changing environments

Maintain low ego and high standards with a founder-adjacent mindset

Build meaningful, useful, and lasting products

Salary Range & What We Offer Salary range: $160,000-$200,000. Final compensation is based on experience, skills, location, and interview performance.

100% employer-paid medical, vision, and dental insurance

100% employer-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability

Employer-sponsored HSA contributions for HDHP plans

Additional HSA and FSA spending accounts

401(k) with a 5% company match

Generous PTO and holiday schedule

Company-issued technology and work-from-home stipend

Opportunity to shape a product and a company from the ground up

How to Apply As part of our hiring process, candidates complete a personality and cognitive assessment. We use this to understand working styles and team fit, not to box anyone in.

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