Don’t apply unless you’re interested in disrupting a $480B industry with a bunch of 20 yr olds.
This role is not about shipping and moving on. Every feature is an experiment. You'll form a hypothesis, build it, look at the data, and iterate fast. A/B testing is not optional here, it's the job.
At the core of all of it is virality. You need a genuine understanding of how consumer products spread and how to design for it. Every feature, every nudge, every interaction should have an answer to the question: why would someone share this?
A major risk I see among many hyped Gen Z consumer founders is the lack of a truly competent engineering team. One that can build, ship, and iterate at the pace their audience demands.
Strong Gen Z distribution is defensible only when paired with product velocity.
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If we want to lead the disruption of Gen Z mobility, we need to be built by our generation. By the most elite young engineers.
Mobility has seen little Gen Z innovation. We were the youngest founders on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list by four years. Now is the time.
I no longer believe teams can move fast enough with a product designer building wireframes and an engineer copying them.
We live in a time where designers can be engineers. It is easier to code than ever before.
This is the Design Engineer.
You don't need to be the best engineer. You need to be both. Two non-negotiables: