Design Technologist

About Shared Context

For the first time in human history, machines can adapt - and we are within reach of transforming the relationship between people and computers. Of building software that adapts to each & every individual person. Of transforming the user into the maker.

At Shared Context Lab, we envision a rich and vibrant future powered by software that learns, that is malleable to you, and that orchestrates vast resources in the service of furthering your goals. We believe in Personal AI - a new way of interacting with computers, with each other, and with the world.

The future of AI will be centered around highly contextual and multi-player AI's. And we're building the backbone for how these AI's will learn about what will become their world: the messy world of humans, schedules, and social relationships. Our experiments and products push the boundaries of how we interact with AI.

We are funded by leading VCs and are a startup-in-residence at the iconic design and innovation firm, IDEO.

Design Technologist

We're looking for a Design Technologist to join us on this creative and industry-defining journey. You'll work directly with the founders to shape product direction through making, prototyping, and shipping.

You'd be a great fit if you are a hybrid designer-builder with strong product instinct, sharp taste, and a bias toward action. You're someone who can turn rough notions into fast, testable prototypes, build polished demos, and use code to explore new interactions and experiences. You should be excited by ambiguity and know how to learn quickly by making.

We care deeply about design, UX, and human-centered thinking. We're looking for someone who does too, and who wants to help raise the bar on craft, interaction, and feel.

What you'll do

• Turn rough ideas into prototypes, demos, and lightweight product experiences
• Explore and test new interactions through design and code
• Work with the founders to shape product direction through making, not just specs
• Bridge design and engineering so ideas are carried through with quality and speed
• Create reusable patterns and cohesive design direction and systems

What we're looking for

• Strong product taste and prototyping ability
• Comfortable shipping concepts straight to production and also able to create pixel perfect designs
• Keen and unrelenting eye for interaction, detail, and user experience
• Clear communicator who can work fluidly across design and engineering
• Curious, growth-oriented, and have strong opinions held loosely
• Ideally, you've built things before, at a startup, on your own, or both

If you want to help shape a product from the beginning and use design and code to turn ideas into momentum, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note: This is an in-person role in SF or NY. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide visa sponsorship or visa transfers at this time.