Head of User Experience Job at Moondream AI in Seattle

Overview

Moondream , a funded Seattle AI startup. We ship a tiny, fast VLM that runs anywhere (edge, cloud). We are looking for someone to own the front end of the product that lets customers customize / tune the model without being ML experts. Think : data review flows that feel slick (Figma / Vercel vibes), eval dashboards, a stupid-fast playground, and a clean billing / credits UX. Small team, high autonomy, real users today (retail, manufacturing, security, etc.).

Stack : Next.js, TypeScript, React, Shad / Tailwind, tRPC / Drizzle, SST / AWS.

Location : We’re in Capitol Hill, Seattle; hybrid is fine.

Responsibilities

• Own the front end end-to-end — architecture, component library (shadcn / ui + Tailwind), performance, accessibility, and shipping to prod.
• Build the core surfaces : data review / labeling flows, eval dashboards, RL fine-thinking UX, a stupid-fast playground, and clean billing / credits screens.
• Define and enforce FE standards : code quality, type safety, testing, design tokens, a11y, performance budgets.
• Work tightly with backend on contracts (tRPC), schemas (Drizzle), and deployment (SST / AWS, edge / SSR).
• Instrument everything — analytics, tracing, feature flags, and experiment frameworks to learn fast.
• Prototype quickly with real users; partner with UX to run lightweight tests and ship improvements continuously.
• Mentor & grow a small team (code reviews, pairing, hiring loop) while staying very hands-on.
• Own CI / CD for the web app (lint / test / build pipelines, preview deploys, error monitoring).
• Champion security & authorization in the UI (RBAC / scope-based perms, safe client patterns).

Qualifications

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