Nirva is hiring: Founding Product Designer (UI/UX) in San Francisco

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1) What is Nirva

We are building the next-gen AI wearable, combining the cutting-edge hardware design and the supersensing multi-model AI pipeline, to create an innovative and unique consumer experience.

Your life is shaped by what you’ve experienced, cared about, and loved. Nirva captures those moments effortlessly and helps you know yourself, love yourself, and become the best version of yourself.

2) The Team & Current Status

Nirva is backed by the top-tier VC South Path Commons (in current F25 fellowship).

Founders came from the mixed background with unique advantages: Meta Reality Labs, Y Combinator, Columbia, NYU, RCA, PKU and globally recognized jewelry brand (loved by Lady Gaga, BLACKPINK, Westlife, etc.).

We’re moving fast: we’ve built our hardware prototypes ready for family & friends testing, we have end to end mobile app working, aiming to start public Beta testing very soon.

We keep teams small and move with precision. AI lets each of us operate as a super-individual which are 10–100× more efficient and productive, so life can be lived.

3) What You’ll Get

As the Founding Product Designer, you will be working closely with co-founders, with significant ownership over the parts of the entire product lifecycle. You help shape Nirva’s core product and set the foundation for our product experience and direction:

• Ownership over core product areas
• Direct involvement in everything from system design to user experience to brand moments
• The freedom to experiment, innovate, and build with speed
• Join the South Park Commons community and work alongside exceptional founders and engineers aiming to build the next big thing

4) What You'll be responsible for:

We’re looking for a founding product designer who is:

• Work hard and take pride in your work
• Designing intuitive app and web user experiences aligned with product goals
• Translating requirements into user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes
• Conducting user research and iterating based on feedback
• Building and maintaining consistent design systems and visual standards
• Collaborating cross-functionally with product, engineering, and marketing teams
• Excited about wearables, emotional tech, and creating new consumer experiences

5) Requirements

• Proficiency with leading design tools (e.g., Framer, Figma, Adobe XD, etc.)
• Strong aesthetic sensibility and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Please also email your portfolio link to info@nirva.life in addition to applying here
• Competitive salary + compelling early equity
• Hybrid work: 3 days in-person in San Francisco with flexible hours
• Unlimited PTO
• Gym membership and wellness support: we believe people who build Nirva should feel great, physically and mentally

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