About the role
About us
Openlayer is solving the AI reliability problem. AI has the potential to transform industries, but too often, inconsistent results and a lack of robust testing hold back that progress. We offer something better—an environment where teams can confidently develop and deploy AI systems.
Today, AI-driven teams—from startups to global enterprises—use Openlayer to deliver trustworthy AI experiences. Openlayer helps them focus on what matters: making AI dependable and impactful in the real world.
What you’ll do
- Report directly to the founding team to help Openlayer expand its core product
- Design ship first-class, web-native UI experiences
- Work closely with customers to iterate on UI/UX and deliver highly-requested features and improvements
- Define a roadmap for product that turns customer problems into solutions
- Help grow the team and elevate design within the company
What we’re looking for
- 4+ years of experience in product and design
- Passion for AI systems and developer experience
- Ability to drive projects from idea to completion with no hand-holding
Why Openlayer?
- High impact: be part of a team solving critical challenges in AI reliability and trust, shaping how machine learning models are tested and deployed.
- Growth opportunities: As part of a fast-growing company, you’ll have ample opportunities to shape your role and grow with us.
- Hybrid culture: Work from anywhere or in-person.
- Innovative team: Collaborate with some of the brightest minds in AI and technology, dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the field.
Read more about the company and our mission.
Benefits
- Competitive salary & equity
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- Flexible PTO
- Hybrid culture
- Regular team off-sites and social events (virtual and in-person)
See the full list of benefits here.
Openlayer is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Openlayer
Openlayer is a Series A AI governance and observability platform purpose-built for large enterprises navigating the complexities of deploying AI at scale. The company's mission is to give organizations the technical controls they need to evaluate, monitor, and deploy AI systems safely — serving as a control plane for AI that bridges governance teams and technical enforcement. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco, Openlayer is backed by Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, and notable angels including the founders of Instacart, Instagram, and Vercel — having raised $19.3M to date, including a $14.5M Series A in May 2025. The platform delivers 100+ automated tests, real-time guardrails against prompt injections, PII leakage, bias, toxicity, and hallucinations, and full traceability across RAG pipelines, agents, and complex multi-step AI workflows — supporting compliance with frameworks including NIST, ISO 42001, and the EU AI Act. Customers are primarily Fortune 500 and Fortune 2000 organizations with over $1B in annual revenue operating in highly regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, and telecom. At just ~25 people, Openlayer operates with a strong ownership mentality and a hands-on founding team — the CTO personally manages enterprise on-prem deployments — reflecting a culture that prizes deep technical craft, customer obsession, speed, and building things that work in the real world.
Required skills
Other roles at Openlayer
Job details
Salary
$140,000 - $200,000
Location
Remote
Experience
3+ years
Funding
Total raised
$19.4M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
