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Antimetal

AI-driven AWS cost optimization platform

Product Designer

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$200k - $400k/yr+ Equity grants
Mid
New York, NY, USA
In PersonIn-person work at the New York office.
Product & Experience DesignProduct Design

About the job

Requirements
  • A portfolio demonstrating real product and business impact.
  • Deep UX expertise, including user flows, interaction design, and usability.
  • Strong visual design skills across design, typography, and layout, with attention to detail.
  • Experience designing data-rich or AI-native interfaces.
  • Comfort working in a fast-moving, high-performance startup environment.
  • Interest in agents and large language models and in defining the appearance and behavior of AI-first products.
Responsibilities
  • Design and ship high-quality product experiences, from early concepts through polished prototypes and visuals.
  • Translate complex AI reasoning into an actionable user experience.
  • Own the visual language and design system to ensure consistent execution.
  • Use research, data, and iteration to improve the end-to-end experience.
  • Work closely with engineering to ship high-fidelity experiences using systems thinking.
  • Accelerate market fit through user experiences.
  • Work in person from the New York office.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with data-intensive products, developer tools, or observability platforms.
  • Exposure to real-time applications or non-deterministic user experiences, such as AI/ML systems.
  • Experience at an early-stage startup, ideally in a role where design and engineering were closely intertwined.
  • Strong product thinking skills.
  • Designer-founder experience.
  • Startup experience or a demonstrated interest in taking products from zero to one.

About the company

Antimetal uses artificial intelligence to help businesses reduce AWS cloud costs automatically. It analyzes spending patterns and can execute actions like optimizing instances and trading reserved instances with minimal user effort. The platform targets organizations spending over $1 million on AWS and offers tiered plans, including a free option for startups, financed by subscriptions plus a risk and credit model. Its goal is to help companies cut cloud spend safely so they can focus on their core activities.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$24.3M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Antimetal's 2025 $20 million Series A from Sound Ventures funded product expansion.
  • PeerSpot reviewers report up to 30% compute spend reduction after deployment.
  • Its free startups tier and 10% savings fee lower adoption friction for AWS-heavy teams.

What critics are saying

  • Finout, Vantage, and ProsperOps already cover broader FinOps workflows and multi-cloud spend.
  • CostPatrol says Antimetal only handles commitment optimization, missing idle instances and orphaned resources.
  • If AWS native Compute Optimizer expands commitments automation, Antimetal becomes a thinner savings-share layer.

What makes Antimetal unique

  • Antimetal automates AWS Savings Plans and RIs with underutilization insurance, unlike manual FinOps tools.
  • It charges only on verified savings, aligning revenue directly with customer outcomes.
  • Its 2026 docs emphasize automated reservation management and transparent savings instrumentation.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Monthly Fitness Stipend
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
iTechSeries
Jun 13th, 2025
Antimetal Secures $20M to Simplify Infrastructure

Antimetal has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Sound Ventures to address infrastructure complexity. The company launched a beta platform to automate infrastructure management, allowing engineers to focus on building rather than maintenance. The platform adapts to team behaviors, automating workflows and reducing incidents. Other investors include Buckley Ventures, Nat Friedman, and founders from Digital Ocean, Box, and Dropbox. Early access is available, with a general release planned later.

FinSMEs
Jun 12th, 2025
Antimetal Raises $20M in Series A Funding

Antimetal, a NYC-based provider of an infrastructure management automation platform, raised $20M in Series A funding.

AlleyWatch
Jun 12th, 2025
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 6/12/2025

Antimetal, an AI-powered automated cloud infrastructure monitoring and management platform, has raised $20M in Series A funding led by Sound Ventures.

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FinSMEs
May 9th, 2023
Antimetal Raises $4.3M in Seed Funding

Antimetal, a New York-based provider of a cloud cost optimization platform, raised $4.3M in Seed funding.