Founding Designer

New York City on site Until 8/23/2026 First posted March 18, 2026 Last posted March 18, 2026
Job description

About Phoebe

Phoebe is modernizing America's home healthcare infrastructure. This is the coordination layer for one of the largest labor markets in the country.


What you'll do

  • Own the user experience across our core operations product and upcoming mobile talent agent

  • Create software that feels great to use

  • Work in fast, iterative cycles

  • Talk to customers, run UX audits, and turn feedback into shipped improvements

  • Translate our core principles into product:

    • Cycle time is key. You ship quickly and iterate

    • Quality matters. Your work stands on its own


Who you are

  • You have 2+ years of experience in product design

  • You've designed production software that real people use

  • You have strong aesthetic instincts and can articulate what makes design good or bad

  • You notice UX everywhere - good and bad - in your daily life

  • You have a portfolio you're proud of


The tools

  • Figma for design

  • Cursor or similar AI tooling for prototyping


What we offer

  • High-leverage work defining the design language of a fast-growing company

  • Competitive salary with above-market equity

  • Small team where your work ships to customers immediately

  • In-person in NYC (Chinatown / LES)

  • Multiple second-time founders to learn from - Justin (CEO) sold Bayes (YC S19) to Airtable. Dave built and sold Kamana, an app for travel nurses.

About this role

Summary

Design user interfaces, improve UX, work in fast cycles, create shipping design work

Job title

Founding Designer

Experience level

2+ years

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

On-site in New York City, in-person work only

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

product designUXUIFigma

Preferred skills

prototypingAI tooling

Specializations

product designUXUIFigma
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

New York, NY, USA

On-site City