Founding Designer
About the job
- You have 2+ years of experience in product design.
- You've designed production software that real people use.
- You have strong aesthetic instincts and can articulate what makes design good or bad.
- You notice user experience everywhere in your daily life.
- You have a portfolio you're proud of.
- You use Figma for design and Cursor or similar AI tooling for prototyping.
- Own the user experience across the core operations product and upcoming mobile talent agent.
- Create software that feels great to use.
- Work in fast, iterative cycles.
- Talk to customers, run user experience audits, and turn feedback into shipped improvements.
- Translate the company's core principles into product by shipping quickly, iterating, and maintaining high quality.
About the company
Phoebe provides a care coordination platform that helps families find, manage, and pay for disability and elder care services. The digital platform connects families with a network of vetted therapists, caregivers, and other specialists, and combines communication, scheduling, and payment tools in one place to streamline care coordination. Unlike others that only offer provider listings or payments separately, Phoebe centralizes care management so families can handle scheduling, messaging, and billing from a single interface. The company aims to reduce the fragmentation and administrative burden families face when securing support services, by offering a organized, end-to-end solution for care for loved ones.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$9.5M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
N/A
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Phoebe says it filled 75% of shifts under 15 minutes by October 2026.
- It acquired Alden in 2026, adding customers, product depth, and market credibility.
- Hiring across engineering, sales, and customer success shows active commercialization momentum in New York.
What critics are saying
- Acuity and HHAeXchange already own scheduling; Phoebe risks becoming a feature.
- Seed funding limits runway if agency sales and implementations drag beyond 2026.
- One failed automation causing missed shifts can kill trust, churn customers, and stall adoption.
What makes Phoebe unique
- Phoebe automates 24/7 scheduling across EHR, email, and calls, not just software.
- January 2026 seed and Alden acquisition signal a consolidation strategy in care coordination.
- It targets agency back-office workflows, where missed shifts directly destroy revenue and service quality.
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Benefits
- Company Equity