Product Designer at Aden (W20)
$80K - $150K  •  0.25% - 1.00%
Scale AI agents profitably
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote
Full-time
Will sponsor
3+ years
About Aden

The Mission We are entering an era where software doesn't just execute code - it spends money. AI Agents are autonomous, powerful, and unpredictable. A single logic bug in a background loop can burn through a startup's runway in hours.

Aden is building the safety layer that makes agentic AI viable for the enterprise. We are the "CFO in the code" - the infrastructure that allows engineering teams to ship powerful AI features without the fear of bankruptcy-level accidents.

The Challenge We aren't building a passive analytics dashboard. We are building active, high-velocity financial infrastructure. At Aden, you will work on low-latency middleware that sits in the critical path of AI execution. Our systems need to ingest streams of trace data, calculate complex unit economics in real-time (using Materialize views), and make split-second decisions to "kill" connections before they spiral out of control.

Why Join Us?

High Stakes Engineering: You aren't centering divs. You are building the "circuit breakers" for the world's most advanced LLM applications.

Immediate Impact: Our code literally saves our customers money the second it is installed. You will see the results of your work in the "Saved Spend" column every day.

The "Picks and Shovels" of AI: While everyone else fights to build the best chatbot, we are building the essential governance layer that every AI company will eventually need to survive due diligence and enterprise procurement.

Who We Are We are a team of technical founders and builders (PhD / CS background) who value shipping over slides. We are looking for engineers who want to touch the metal, understand the intricacies of LLM tokenomics, and build the standard for AI financial governance.

About the role
Skills: Growth design, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Figma, React

Overview

Hi there 👋, glad that you found us! I hope that this page explains what we do pretty well. Feel free to reach out to us if there’s anything unclear.

Aden is an AI-native, multi-agent ERP platform designed for operations leaders to unify their business systems, streamline processes, and automate mission-critical workflows and tasks. Highly customizable and rapidly deployable, Aden enhances operational performance and expands team capacity through declarative tooling, services, and intelligent AI agents.

Currently, Aden helps over 100 operationally-focused businesses, including supply chain control towers of major global corporations, IT departments of major financial institutions, and other high-impact companies, elevate their efficiency, automate workflows, and scale beyond manual operations.

We love designers proposing new ideas and solutions, from the start to the end. For example, a new requirement often originates from the business team. And it may very likely be your responsibility to do the research, generate inspiration, flesh out ideas, present them to the team, produce pixel-perfect design materials and conduct the marketing campaign.


Qualification

  • BS or Master's degree in Graphic Design, Design, Visual Communication or equivalent experience
  • 1-3 years of experience in visual design, graphic design, brand design, or related field
  • You are passionate about generating concepts and communicating them in an effective way
  • Gather ideas and elements to redefine Aden’s branding and bring the company’s ​​identity to the next level
  • Build a strong online presence for Aden by producing compelling graphics, videos, and digital assets
  • Produce elegant and vivid materials(visuals, gifs, video, etc) for Aden’s website, product, and social media platforms
  • Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English
  • Experience at a start-up or agency is a plus

Qualifications

• You need to know how to create an amazing digital interface using Adobe products or equivalent

• You need to know the basics of front-end development and be able to build prototypes using Vue.js, React.js, Bootstrap, etc.

• You need to have at least 3+ years of experience designing, marketing, or selling digital products

• You need to understand some basic business logic in B2B markets.

• You need to be very detail-oriented and organized.

• You love to write and publish your ideas online.

• You love listening to customers and discussing strategies with colleagues

Aden is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and support diversity, and work every day to create an inclusive work environment that represents the world that we live in


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FAQ

What does the interview process look like?

  • We’ll reach out for an intro call after reviewing your resume. We may follow by scheduling an interview to walk through the portfolio. If the initial round went well, we’d give you a small project. After assessing the project, we’d be ready and make an offer.

Can I work remotely?

  • Yes. We support a hybrid of remote and on-site work environments.

What’s it like working for a startup?

  • Being a small nimble team is the best way to grow fast both personally and collectively as a team. We tend to debunk some of the stereotypes about working at a startup. We rarely work overtime. Our processes are pretty clear and structured. Our goal is super defined. The vision is pretty big and exciting. Our financial risk is a lot lower than a lot of established businesses as we have zero debt, fewer commitments/overheads, and grow each month.

What can I expect in terms of compensation?

  • We aim to compensate competitively. Additionally, we ensure a “happy rate” and boost in pay for every milestone we achieve together.

What’s unique about this role?

  • The product designer on our team solves a lot of problems, from usability issues, information architecture, and visual branding, to even engineering feasibility, our product designer detects, defines, and solves problems around our products and services. To quote the famous saying by Steve Jobs, “It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
Technology
  •          HTML & CSS
    
  •          Javascript (Vue.js, bootstrap, axios, redux, google analytics, jquery, datatables, webpack)
    
  •          RESTful API Design & Implementation (OpenAPI)
    
  •          MySQL Commands & Utilities (Mysqldump...)
    
  •          Elasticsearch
    
  •          DynamoDB
    
  •          Docker & Docker-compose
    
  •          Python3 (Requests, PyMySQL, SQLAlchemy, Scrapy, multiprocessing, apscheduler, pandas, numpy...)
    
  •          Linux Commands & Utilities (Ubuntu, screen, crontab)
    
  •          Kubernetes (GKE)
    
  •          Load Balancer (Ingress)
    
  •          Compute Engine (GCE)
    
  •          Cloud Endpoint
    
  •          MySQL (Cloud SQL)
    
  •          Redis
    

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