Product Designer - Hypar (Los Angeles, CA)
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Hypar is an early stage startup creating a new design platform for the multi-trillion dollar architecture, engineering, and construction industry. We are passionate about creating joyful user experiences and we’re seeking our first Product Designer to help us shape the future of our product and the industry we serve.
Job Description:
As the founding Product Designer at Hypar, you will play a crucial role in designing and improving our product's user interface and overall user experience. We are looking for a creative and versatile designer who can leverage 3D modeling and gaming UI concepts to quickly create tangible prototypes and transform user research insights into compelling software experiences. You'll work closely with our product and engineering teams to craft delightful user journeys and help bring our vision of better buildings to life. This is an opportunity to radically redefine design experiences for the AEC industry.
Key Responsibilities:
User-Centric Design: Collaborate with product managers, empathize with users, and translate research into mockups that solve challenging industry problems.
Rapid Prototyping: Create wireframes and interactive prototypes using Figma, translating ideas into visual designs that can be easily understood by the product and engineering teams.
UI/UX Innovation: Develop innovative UI/UX solutions, especially where strong precedents are lacking, to provide exceptional user experiences.
Design Standards Creation: You will develop Hypar’s design standards to be applied across our web application, website, and marketing media.
Front-end Coding (a plus): If you have front-end coding skills, you'll have the opportunity to implement and test your designs, ensuring they align with the product's technical feasibility and your design vision.
Qualifications:
5+ years of design experience. Experience in a fast-growing startup preferred.
A growth mindset and strong skills in communication, collaboration, and design.
Proven experience creating mockups and interactive prototypes using Figma.
Experience in designing for 3D modeling, collaboration tools (Figma, Miro), or gaming preferred.
Strong ability to innovate in UI/UX design even when precedents are limited.
Ability to collaborate effectively with remote cross-functional teams.
Interest in building for the AEC industry (Architecture, Engineering, Construction)
Proficiency in front-end coding (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.
Working knowledge of typical AEC software (Rhino, Revit, Sketchup) is a plus.
During the first 6 months you will:
Gain an understanding of Hypar's product, mission, and the AEC industry through usability testing and user research.
Define Hypar’s design language in concert with Hypar’s strategic direction.
Collaborate with product and engineering to radically update Hypar’s interface and design systems.
Make immediate significant contributions to our products and become an integral part of our team and mission.
Why Hypar?
Join a passionate startup on the cutting edge of design automation.
Drive the future of 3D interfaces with your creativity and expertise.
Collaborate with a diverse and talented team who are dedicated to improving the digital and built worlds.
Benefits
Competitive compensation, base salary, bonus and equity.
Health, dental, and vision benefits.
401k matching.
Opportunities for career growth.
Work from either of our two offices in Los Angeles or Boston.
If you're a creative and empathetic designer with a passion for the AEC industry looking to make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to join Hypar and be part of our exciting journey!
