Founding Product Designer ($120K - $175K + Equity) at SyntheticFi

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Job Title

Founding Product Designer

Salary

$120K - $175K + Equity

Company Description

SyntheticFi is a YC-backed (S23) fintech startup supported by Ritholtz and Social Leverage, currently managing over $2B in regulatory AUM. They are leveling the financial playing field by providing retail investors and advisors access to institutional-grade lending rates through the SPX box spread market, achieving 20%+ month-over-month growth since launch.

Job Description

As the first design hire at SyntheticFi, you will own the end-to-end product design for a complex fintech platform. Partnering directly with co-founders and engineers, you will translate intricate financial mechanics into intuitive B2B and B2C experiences, building design systems from scratch while the company scales rapidly beyond $2B in regulatory AUM.

Location

Remote, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• Lead design for a category-defining fintech product managing $2B+ AUM with consistent 20%+ month-over-month growth since its early 2025 launch.
• Solve unique UI/UX challenges by simplifying institutional-grade financial mechanics for retail investors, creating a more level playing field in the global lending market.
• Benefit from direct co-founder access and high autonomy as the founding designer, shaping the entire design culture and visual identity of a YC-backed startup.

What You Will Do

• Partner with product engineers and co-founders to set product direction, conducting user research to clarify complex workflows and technical business logic.
• Design and iterate on both B2B advisor dashboards and B2C client experiences, ensuring a high degree of polish for data-dense, institutional-grade interfaces.
• Build and maintain SyntheticFi’s foundational design system, establishing the patterns and standards that will define the brand's digital identity across all platforms.

The ideal candidate

• Has 5+ years of product design experience, specifically with a background in building complex B2B, fintech, data-heavy, or enterprise-level software products.
• Demonstrates mastery of Figma and a proven ability to build comprehensive design systems that bridge the gap between creative vision and technical implementation.
• Exhibits strong problem-framing skills and high visual design standards, with the comfort level required to thrive and lead in an ambiguous, fast-paced startup environment.

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