Ami

Ami

Location-based social platform for real-world meetups

Consumer Mobile Product Designer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
New York, NY, USA
In Person

About the job

Requirements
  • Experience: 5+ years of experience in mobile product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing consumer-facing apps, ideally with millions of users.
  • Design Guidelines Knowledge: Familiarity with iOS and Android design guidelines (e.g., Human Interface Guidelines and Material Design) and platform-specific features.
  • Creativity and Simplicity: Demonstrated ability to design elegant solutions that simplify complex interactions or technologies.
  • Attention to Detail: Strong sense of typography, layout, and visual hierarchy.
  • Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
  • User-Centric Approach: Passion for understanding and improving the user experience through thoughtful design.
  • Adaptability: Ability to iterate quickly and adapt to changing priorities or feedback.
Responsibilities
  • Design Intuitive User Experiences: Create user-friendly designs for mobile apps that prioritize simplicity, beauty, and functionality.
  • Leverage Advanced Mobile Features: Utilize the latest capabilities of iOS and Android platforms, such as AR, gestures, haptics, biometrics, and voice recognition, to create delightful and innovative experiences.
  • Craft Visual Designs: Develop wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI designs that align with brand guidelines and resonate with the target audience.
  • Drive Collaboration Across Teams: Work closely with product managers, engineers, product marketers, and other designers to ensure your designs are feasible and optimized for implementation.
  • Conduct Research: Understand user needs through user research, usability testing, and feedback loops to inform design decisions.
  • Stay Current: Stay updated on platform updates, design trends, and best practices to push the boundaries of mobile app design.
  • Prototype Solutions: Rapidly prototype ideas to communicate and validate concepts with stakeholders and users.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working in product development teams leveraging Linear and Notion.
  • Experience working with AR, VR, or other emerging technologies.
  • Knowledge of IOS development principles to better collaborate with engineers.
  • Experience creating prototypes using Protopie or similar tools.

About the company

Ami is building a pre-launch consumer social platform that aims to bridge online networks with real-world interactions. The product encourages spontaneous, in-person meetings by combining serendipity, location awareness, and mutual friends to prompt real-time social gatherings. Operating in stealth, the platform targets users seeking more authentic connections beyond screens and aims to reduce perceived inauthenticity and isolation caused by excessive digital use. The concept is supported by founders Andrew Frame and Shawn Fanning, with backing from investors like Founders Fund and 8VC.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2024

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What believers are saying

  • Ami's App Store listing stayed active through April 28, 2026, showing real product progress.
  • A January 31, 2026 lead product designer post signals active hiring and build momentum.
  • Edge Esmeralda 2026 used Ami as a live testbed, validating early-world usage.

What critics are saying

  • Ami still lacks public traction, revenue, or a proven network-effect flywheel in 2026.
  • Location-based meetups create privacy and safety liabilities if one bad incident surfaces.
  • Snapchat, Tinder, and Life360 can copy serendipity features before Ami reaches scale.

What makes Ami unique

  • Andrew Frame and Shawn Fanning combine Citizen distribution and Napster consumer cred.
  • Ami targets serendipity-driven in-person meetings, not feed-based social scrolling.
  • Invitation-only iPhone rollout and mutual-friends logic create a curated trust layer.

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