founding designer

what is wordware?

we're building the all-in-one platform for AI development.

here's what that actually means:

the core: a programming language for building just AI assembly language for the new reasoning unit (LLM) is English, so let’s put it front and centre and incorporate best concepts from software engineering:

• conditional statements

• loops

• function calling functions (aka in fancy language multi-agent communication) — this is more difficult than it seems because of the needed type system (see below)

• type system (especially important for interacting with multimodal LLMs where one output might have to be transformed to be passed on forward to the next step of the flow which might incorporate an LLM which can only interact with specific modalities)

• easy linking with Tools (custom or prebuilt and ready to use: speech-to-text, image generation, ElevenLabs, research and many more

the ide: where the magic happens like notion met vscode and had a baby. build and test AI flows instantly, see results in real-time, iterate fast.

deployment: choose your flavor

• api mode:

  • plug your AI engine straight into your product

  • forget about prompt management hell

  • focus on features, not infrastructure

• workflow mode:

  • automate your work with triggers and actions

  • start small, scale to entire business processes

  • connect everything - it's an operating system for AI

• wordapps & repository:

  • deploy as public/private web apps

  • share your flows github-style

  • let others fork and build on your work

  • control what people see (from basic UI to full process)

founding designer @ wordware

tl;dr making AI development feel natural is really fucking hard. we need someone who can turn complex concepts into intuitive experiences. think notion's elegance meets vscode's power. now make it simple, and damn but simple is hard.

the actual challenge: we're building something that lets anyone orchestrate ai using plain english. but here's the thing - we're basically creating a new programming paradigm. how do you make that feel as natural as writing in notion? that's where you come in.

the bigger picture: we're not just talking to traditional developers. we're reaching the next 500 million people who will be "coding" with plain english - lawyers, designers, product managers, founders, and domain experts of all kinds. our content needs to thread an impossible needle: deep enough for engineers, accessible enough for everyone else, and compelling enough to show both groups why this matters.

what you'll actually be doing:

• designing:

  • an IDE that makes ai development feel intuitive

  • Explore Page (GitHub for AI)

  • Prosumer features

• creating a design system that can grow with us

• working directly with founders (your desk will be next to ours)

• shipping fast, maybe sometimes too fast

• building foundations for future designers (no pressure)

you should probably:

• be ok with chaos and uncertainty

• know how to explain your designs without sounding like a design blog

• think in systems, not just pretty screens

• work fast and be ok with throwing stuff away

• care about developer tools and complex interfaces (bonus points for experience in companies like Airtable, Zapier, retool and their startup earlier equivalents)

signs this is not for you:

• you need perfect processes from day one

• you get precious about your designs

• you can't handle direct feedback

• you're looking for work-life balance right now

real talk:

• we're in sf. yes, you need to be here too, dont apply if you dont have an idea how to get here.

• we work a lot, cause we are all friends

• sometimes things break or something not connected to your role is urgent. you'll help fix it

• your work will directly impact hundreds of thousands of users

• pizza and beer are essential food groups here

• we sometimes have crossbow shooting competitions
  

ps: we're backed by spark capital, felicis, and y combinator ($30mm seed — biggest out of YC round to the best of my knowledge) but we still work like a seed startup. and yes, the office will have a sauna and be 30m from the sea 🥵