Wordware is an IDE for building AI agents using natural language.

It looks and feels like Notion, but lets you design, test, and deploy AI systems in real time - without writing code.

Our mission is to bring structure and joy to human–AI collaboration.

We’re building a generational company that empowers the next billion knowledge workers to create with AI - not by writing code, but by expressing intent.

We’re backed by Spark Capital, Felicis, and Y Combinator ($30M seed round - the largest in YC history).

We work hard, move fast, and don’t take ourselves too seriously. It’s intense, but it’s also fun - at Wordware, you’ll do the best work of your life alongside people you genuinely like.

what’s it going to be like

in Shackleton's famous words: “people wanted for hazardous journey. low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. safe return doubtful. honour and recognition in the event of success.”

risk + excitement + hard work = startup life

sure, you could join a big company and make big money, but there's something about that constant thrill of hope, that addictive energy that makes us keep coming back to startups 😵‍💫

to thrive here, you need to embrace our delulu universe, where victories give us hope and failures make us want it even more. yes, it can be intense, but you'll have direct impact on everything we build.

you're ready to roll up your sleeves, identify your own features to build and find your own problems to solve? grab a beer and a slice of pizza. let's build the future of AI development together.

who thrives here:

we're not just looking for technical skills. we need people who push limits in life, whether that's:

• skiing down a gnarly double black diamond
• speaking in front of crowds
• starting companies
• pushing through fear
• tackling impossible problems

building a company trying to define a market takes a certain type of person:

• you stay cool when everything's on fire
• you take smart risks (and learn from dumb ones)
• you adapt fast when plans explode
• you have the grit to power through setbacks
• you see obstacles as puzzles to solve

if you've ever looked at something terrifying and the first thought that comes is "LFG" - we should talk. at wordware, we're redefining how the world builds with ai. it's scary, exciting, and we are delusional

p.s. yes we have crossbow competitions and do sauna+cold plunges in the sea together

don't see your role? apply anyway

tl;dr if you're exceptional, we'll create a role for you. simple as that.

how to stand out:

• build something cool with wordware and, even better, join our discord server to show us
• show us how to improve our product before we even talk
• prove you're proactive (we're really busy!)

if you're truly excellent, just drop your linkedin to lucy [at] wordware.ai

ps: seriously, if you're great at what you do but don't fit the roles above, reach out anyway. we're always looking for exceptional people who get what we're building.

pps: we judge you on what you build, not when you build it. weekends are sacred, burnout is stupid. we're looking for people who want to create something generational and know when to push hard and when to recharge.

⚠️ Please read first

• This is a full-time, in-person role based in San Francisco (Presidio) - we work from the office 5 days a week.

• You must be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate before starting.

• We require US work authorisation , but are open to O-1 visa sponsorship for truly exceptional candidates.

About Wordware

Wordware is an IDE for building AI agents using natural language.

It looks and feels like Notion, but lets you design, test, and deploy AI systems in real time - without writing code.

Our mission is to bring structure and joy to human–AI collaboration.

We’re building a generational company that empowers the next billion knowledge workers to create with AI - not by writing code, but by expressing intent.

We’re backed by Spark Capital, Felicis, and Y Combinator ($30M seed round - the largest in YC history).

We work hard, move fast, and don’t take ourselves too seriously. It’s intense, but it’s also fun - at Wordware, you’ll do the best work of your life alongside people you genuinely like.

About the role

We're looking for a Product Designer to join our team and reimagine how humans collaborate with AI. You'll be designing the interfaces (no, not just screens) that make collaborating with AI and building AI assistants feel as intuitive as having a conversation with a friend, colleague or employee. This role requires someone who can navigate extreme complexity while maintaining an unwavering focus on delight and the experience for the user. You'll work directly with our engineers to create design patterns that don't exist yet, shaping how millions will build and collaborate with AI. As an early team member, you'll have outsized impact on our product's evolution and help establish design as a core competitive advantage.

Heads-up: while we don’t use seniority titles at Wordware, this role is intended for designers with 5+ years of experience who are already operating at a Senior, Staff, or Principal level.

What you'll be doing:

You'll be designing experiences that bridge the gap between human intent and AI capability, making the complex feel magical.

• Design end-to-end user flows for AI agent creation, from natural language input to deployment

• Work platform agnostically - you should be comfortable working on mobile interfaces, desktop, and responsive web

• Develop interaction patterns for real-time feedback where the assistant comes alive in the experience, while surfacing the right plumbing and mechanics needed in a delightful unobtrusive way

• Build and maintain our design system, ensuring consistency across rapidly evolving product surfaces

• Prototype novel interfaces using real AI models to validate design decisions with actual system behavior and real users

• Partner with engineering to ensure designs perform beautifully at scale

• Conduct user research to uncover unmet needs and opportunities

• Design for progressive disclosure, revealing complexity only when users need it

• Create motion and micro-interactions that make synchronous and asynchronous AI processes feel responsive

• Influence product strategy by identifying opportunities through design exploration

You should probably:

This role demands someone who thrives at the intersection of design craft and technical systems.

• Have designed complex products that achieved both usability and adoption goals

• Demonstrate deep understanding of information and interaction architecture for multi-platform systems

• Show expertise in interaction design, including keyboard-first interfaces

• Bring strong visual design skills with proven ability to create cohesive, scalable design systems

• Excel at prototyping, from paper sketches to high-fidelity interactive demos (bonus: the closer to real code the better)

• Understand interface development concepts and limitations for mobile and web to design feasible solutions

• Navigate ambiguity comfortably, creating structure from undefined problem spaces

• Communicate design rationale effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Balance user needs with technical constraints without compromising on quality

• Show evidence of shipping products that pushed the boundaries of what's possible

• Demonstrate systems thinking and ability to see connections others miss

If you have:

These capabilities would make you exceptionally suited for shaping the future of AI development.

• Built products using LLMs or other AI technologies as a designer or builder

• Digital native who leverages AI as a creative partner - using generative models and AI tools as a real competitive advantage in your workflow

• Thrive in an AI-native environment where pushing boundaries with these tools is part of the daily practice

• Motion design skills for creating fluid, responsive interfaces

• Code proficiency enabling you to build functional prototypes or contribute to implementation

• Experience with design engineering, bridging design and development workflows

• Track record of designing for uncertainty and evolving system capabilities

• Background in conversational UI or natural language interfaces

• Published writing or talks about product design

• Experience designing for both technical and non-technical users in the same product

• Full-stack Typescript, Next.js, React and SST serverless on AWS/Cloudflare
• Using TipTap as the core of our IDE with Y.js for collaboration
• PartyKit (Cloudflare Durable Objects) for Y.js websockets and likely for future orchestration of pipelines
• Open source LLMs hosted by Together AI (we’re a customer story on their website) + Groq + OpenAI/Anthropic/Mistral/Google/Cohere/Perplexity for proprietary LLMs