Founding Design Engineer
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Overview
Job Description
Design Engineer
Location: San Francisco (in-person, in-office, full-time ONLY)
Compensation: $150k-$250k base + $25K-$50K cash bonus
About Virio
Virio is building the operating system for how AI-native executives go to market.
We're not a tool company—we're solving the content problem for B2B leaders.
Every insight, every playbook, every asset is generated from first principles using AI and human judgment.
We're backed by operators from LinkedIn, YouTube, HubSpot, Rippling, and Google. We've added $1M ARR in 30 days. And the technical work we're doing—the way we think about content generation, agentic systems, and human-in-the-loop workflows—is genuinely novel. We need someone to help us build interfaces that make this visible and visceral.
What You'll Do
Design generative interfaces that rethink what's possible—not incremental tweaks, but genuinely imaginative approaches to how people interact with AI-driven products
Lead with product intuition: understand what users need before they ask, and imagine interfaces that make complex interactions feel natural and delightful
Own features end-to-end: from design concept through implementation to launch—you're the keeper of the vision through every stage
Build frontend components and systems that scale—write clean, maintainable code that doesn't constrain future ambition
Collaborate seamlessly with engineers and product—make design and implementation work together, not against each other
Push back on mediocre ideas and propose better solutions—your taste and judgment are core to what we ship
Contribute to the core product roadmap and help define what gets built next
What Success Looks Like
You ship interfaces that users don't just use—they choose to use, and they're surprised by how natural they feel
You identify friction in the product experience and solve it with imaginative design and thoughtful implementation
You balance speed with quality—you ship fast without compromising on the details that matter
Your code is clean and intentional; your design pushes thinking forward while remaining accessible
You take full ownership—you don't wait for someone else to solve problems you see
Traits That Thrive at Virio
High agency & self-direction – Acts without waiting for requirements or detailed instructions
Small-team intensity comfort – Comfortable working intensely and closely with a small, high-output team
Unorthodox problem solving – Sees non-obvious paths forward and challenges conventional approaches
Quality-driven execution – Detail-oriented with high standards for correctness and quality
Low ego & accountability – Takes full ownership and accountability for outcomes
Benefits
Competitive total compensation aligned to impact and ownership
Meaningful equity upside as part of the founding team
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) plan
All working meals covered
Relocation support for San Francisco
Company-wide annual off-site
Direct access to founders and leadership
High ownership, high trust, and fast career progression alongside world-class client partners
In-person culture with deep commitment to excellence
This is a full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco. We do not offer hybrid or remote positions.
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