Applied Labs builds and deploys human-in-the-loop AI agents and a platform for customer support and operations automation, enabling enterprises and SMBs to customize and operate AI-driven workflows.
ABOUT US At Applied Labs, we’re building the platform for reliable AI agents that automate complex work. We are primarily an in-person company based in New York City. WHY THIS COULD BE A FIT - Trajectory: 10x growth in 4 months; strong momentum - Ownership: High autonomy; own outcomes end to end - Challenging problems: Build high-craft experiences that explain complex AI simply - Team quality: Early team from Harvard, MIT, Gemini, Meta - Speed and taste: Move fast without lowering the bar WHAT YOU’LL DO - Own the Applied Labs web and brand surfaces from concept to production, including marketing site, landing pages, launch pages, and lightweight interactive storytelling - Design and build directly in code, translating high-fidelity design into production-quality UI with excellent typography, layout, motion, accessibility, and performance - Create reusable components and templates that raise consistency and speed across the website and brand experiences - Build and maintain a high-quality pipeline for on-brand design assets, including images, short-form video, motion graphics, and illustrations - Use modern AI tools to accelerate output and iteration, including coding agents and generative image and video models, while maintaining a strong human taste and QA bar - Partner closely with founders in NYC to set the quality bar for how Applied Labs looks, feels, and communicates, and to execute quickly on new narratives, experiments, and launches - Establish the standard for future hires through your documentation, component patterns, asset specs, and creative workflow YOU MIGHT THRIVE IN THIS ROLE IF YOU - Have shipped polished, customer-facing web experiences and can point to real work in production - Are fluent in both design and frontend implementation, and you prefer eliminating handoffs by owning the whole loop - Care deeply about craft details, including typography, spacing, responsiveness, motion, and interaction feel - Can prototype quickly, validate with real feedback, and iterate without losing coherence or quality - Use AI tools effectively to speed up coding and creative production, and you can critique and refine outputs rather than accepting them as-is - Are product-minded and narrative-driven, and you ask what the user needs to understand, feel, and do next - Prefer in-person collaboration and fast decision cycles BONUS POINTS - Experience building or extending a design system in code - Comfort with animation and micro-interactions, including motion guidelines and implementation - Strong writing and editorial taste for landing page messaging and information architecture - Experience producing brand assets using generative image and video workflows while keeping results consistent and on-brand COMPENSATION & BENEFITS - Competitive salary + significant equity - Flexible (Unlimited) Paid Time Off - Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family - Fancy lunches, plus snacks, coffee, or boba - Relocation support to NYC if needed APPLY Send a short note, portfolio links, and your LinkedIn/GitHub to careers@appliedlabs.com (or apply on our site).