About the role
About Sonia
One in five adults struggles with their mental health each year and many will never see a therapist. Costs are high, waitlists are long, and stigma is still a real barrier for people to not seek help. Suicide is one of the leading cause of death for young people. Therapy works, but it doesn’t scale.
We're building a safe AI therapist that's clinically as effective as the best human therapists - accessible to everyone, at a fraction of the cost, and available anytime. We've recently had a major breakthrough. In our clinical research, we're now seeing significant improvements in anxiety and depression symptoms after just 2 weeks of use. And we receive daily messages about how Sonia is changing lives.
We're a 6-person team in San Francisco, backed by Y Combinator, Moonfire, and founders of Verkada, Reddit, and Instacart ($3.5M raised).
The role
Sonia is a voice-first iOS app. Design matters deeply here because this is what people see during their most vulnerable moments. Every detail that builds trust, reduces friction, or brings a moment of calm directly impacts their wellbeing.
You'll own the end-to-end design of the Sonia app experience. No prior coding skills required, but we'll teach you how to vibe code your own prototypes and features :)
Questions you'll obsess over
- What should appear on screen during a voice therapy session to reduce anxiety and increase engagement?
- How do we make "therapeutic homework" between sessions actually compelling? (Almost nobody does it in traditional therapy, but it drives outcomes.)
- How do we add human warmth and community to an AI-first experience?
- What should the AI automatically personalize vs. what belongs in settings?
