Founding Product Designer (£80-110K) at Chalkie

Job Title

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

Salary

£80-110K

Location

Remote (UK), United Kingdom

Company

Chalkie - fast growing seed funded EdTech startup

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 first workflows and high velocity product development