🎨Founding Designer

New York, NY

About the role

We’re hiring a founding product designer with strong systems thinking and exceptional attention to detail to help shape the future of hospitality technology. You’ll join a small, fast-moving team building the core operating system for modern restaurants, partnering with some of the most exciting brands in the industry. What you will do

  • Design complex, data-driven interfaces across CRM dashboards, guest profiles, segmentation tools, reporting, and campaign builders
  • Turn messy, multi-source data (POS, reservations, reviews, email, SMS) into clear, intuitive workflows for operators
  • Define information architecture and interaction patterns for products used daily by non-technical teams
  • Partner closely with engineering to bring thoughtful, high-quality interfaces to life
  • Work directly with the founder to shape product direction and translate brand into product design
  • Establish design standards, systems, and tooling that scale with the company
  • Meet with restaurant operators to deeply understand workflows and real-world constraints
  • Bonus if you have experience in brand and graphic design What you’ll bring
  • Experience designing products from 0 → 1
  • Strong systems design and information architecture skills
  • Ability to simplify complex data models into intuitive user experiences
  • Portfolio showing strong visual taste and attention to detail
  • Comfort designing for non-technical users solving complex problems
  • Ownership mindset and strong product instincts
  • Interest in hospitality, restaurants, or consumer-facing software What we offer
  • In-person team, 4 days/week in Soho
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents (FSAs + HSA options)
  • Daily lunch from top NYC restaurants (you choose your first week)
  • Competitive salary ($160k–$200k) + equity
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Access to coveted NYC reservations

💬 Interested?

🔗 We’re excited to meet you! Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/VJ0bXyEY

About Magic

Magic is an AI-based firm that merges personalization with experiences to bring real-world experiences.

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Job details

Salary

$140,000 - $180,000

Location

New York, NY

Company

NameMagic
IndustryArtificial Intelligence (AI)

Funding

Total raised

$10M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Lerer Hippeau
BBling Capital
FFloodgate

Founders

MT

Maggie Tang

Founder & CEO

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.