Founding Product Designer at Chalkie

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Job Title: Founding Product Designer (£80-110K) at Chalkie - Fast-growing EdTech startup

Salary: £80-110K

Company Description: Chalkie - fast-growing seed-funded EdTech startup

Job Description:
Join the UK’s fastest-growing EdTech company as our second designer. Working directly with the CPO, you will own product areas end-to-end, serving as both designer and PM. You will leverage AI-first workflows to build simple, impactful tools for over one million teachers worldwide, shaping the future of classroom technology.

Location: Remote (UK), United Kingdom

Why this role is remarkable:

- Massive scale and traction with £400k MRR and nearly 1 million teachers across 100+ countries already using the platform

- True founding influence as the second designer, setting the design patterns, principles, and quality bar for the entire company

- High-velocity AI-first culture where you use tools like Cursor and Claude to move from concept to production in days

What you will do:

- Own product work end-to-end, partnering with engineering to define, explore, and ship improvements that move key metrics

- Use AI tools like Claude and Cursor daily to prototype, clarify intent, and build interfaces directly in the codebase

- Conduct weekly research sessions with 50,000 paying subscribers to validate ideas and ensure product simplicity and usability

The ideal candidate:

- 4-7 years of product design experience in a high-growth startup environment

- Strong portfolio demonstrating excellent UX craft, taste, and attention to detail

- Experience or strong interest in AI-fi...