Wanderboat AI builds an AI-powered map search and local discovery experience. The Product Designer will own end-to-end design across mobile and web, translating AI capabilities into clear interfaces for discovery, planning, and community participation. The role also involves user research, usability testing, and iterative product improvement.
Own end-to-end design across Wanderboat’s feed, map, search, place pages, itinerary tools, and creator and community experiences
Turn product strategy and complex ideas into intuitive user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished interfaces that are ready to ship
Raise the bar for usability and visual craft while helping the product feel cohesive across responsive web and mobile platforms
Partner closely with product, engineering, and AI teams to turn intelligent capabilities into clear, useful, and trustworthy user experiences
Design natural, agent-like interactions that guide users from asking and exploring to refining ideas and taking action
Translate model outputs into approachable UI patterns with thoughtful controls, explanations, personalization, and “why this” transparency
Use maps as more than a utility—design them as engaging visual surfaces for discovering, comparing, and planning places
Create balanced, responsive map experiences that keep geographic context, content, and controls easy to understand
Develop adaptable map patterns for different user needs, screen sizes, and discovery scenarios
Draw inspiration from leading content and community platforms while creating experiences that feel distinctly Wanderboat
Design warm, inclusive, and encouraging interactions that motivate users to share recommendations, create content, and connect with others
Adapt creator and user-generated content patterns across feeds, place pages, profiles, and other relevant product surfaces
Conduct lightweight user research and usability testing to uncover real needs, behaviors, and pain points
Combine qualitative insights, product data, and rapid experimentation to improve activation, engagement, and retention
Advocate for accessibility, clarity, and practical usability so the product works for real people in real-world moments
Qualification
Required
Around 1–3 years of product design experience, with a track record of shipping mobile-first B2C products or consumer apps
A portfolio that demonstrates end-to-end product thinking—from understanding the problem and exploring ideas to explaining decisions and delivering polished solutions
Strong foundations in product, interaction, and visual design, with a sharp eye for usability and craft
A strong sense of modern visual aesthetics and the ability to create AI experiences that feel distinctive, polished, and high quality
Proficiency in Figma and experience creating clear, organized, engineer-friendly designs and specifications
Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment where priorities may shift, feedback comes quickly, and designers are expected to move ideas forward with confidence
A thoughtful, low-ego collaborator who communicates openly, welcomes feedback, and can advocate for design decisions with clear rationale
Excited about AI, machine learning, local discovery, creator tools, and community-driven products
Eager to grow your craft, learn from design partners, and contribute your own perspective along the way
Motivated by the opportunity to have meaningful ownership and impact within a small, agile team
Preferred
Experience designing feed, map, search, marketplace, local discovery, or community-based experiences
Familiarity with creator ecosystems, user-generated content, social products, or other platforms shaped by community participation
An interest in dining, events, travel, and everyday local experiences—and strong instincts for what makes them worth discovering and sharing
Experience designing products powered by AI or ML, including personalization, recommendations, ranking, explainability, or agent-like interactions
Experience conducting usability studies, running experiments or A/B tests, or partnering closely with growth teams
Familiarity with design systems, component libraries, scalable UI patterns, and modern prototyping practices
Ability to create lightweight motion prototypes or communicate interaction ideas clearly
Strong opinions about motion, transitions, feedback, and the small details that make a product feel polished
Curiosity about new tools and emerging interaction patterns—and a willingness to experiment thoughtfully
Benefits
Equity
Wanderboat AI offers possibilities to plan excursions by just chatting with AI and generating travel itineraries.
