As the first designer at LeftLane, you will own design end-to-end, collaborate with the CEO & CTO, and interact with customers for feedback and implementation.
Lead Designer
LeftLane is looking for our 1st founding designer for our B2B vSaaS app in the used car space. It is LeftLane's mission to become the operating system for the 70k independent used car dealerships across the nation.
LeftLane helps independent dealerships manage the lifecycle of their inventory, secure financing for their customers, keep accounting records, comply with regulations, and learn more about their business.
This is an opportunity to get significant equity, significant responsibility, and ultimately, build a product that enables small businesses to serve ~40 million used car buyers every year. Here is some background context on the company.
ResponsibilitiesAs our first designer, you'll be owning design end-to-end, working directly with the CEO & CTO to drive UX, and will interact directly with customers to gather feedback. You'll have a loud voice in driving early decisions.
You'll need to:
- own design from user testing to implementation and beyond
- drive and evangelize best practices for design
- facilitate a clean handoff to engineers
This will be a good fit if you:
- think an early-stage startup would be fun
- are excited about the upside potential
- are ambitious i.e. want to run your own team or be a founder yourself in the future
- take ownership of problems i.e. will do what needs to be done
- you like being rewarded directly for your high output
This will not be a good fit if:
- you want to specialize strongly in one area
- you cannot iterate quickly
- cannot take ownership and initiative
We currently use:
- notion to capture docs
- whimsical for early wire frames and flow charts
- figma for user testing
- storybook for eng. handoff
- Full time only
- Onsite/Remote: We prefer a flexible onsite model. Given how early we are we believe it will let us move the fastest and collaborate the smoothest.
- Hours: At the end of the day what matters is the work and so you'll control your hours (if you need to WFH for X reason or swap a Monday for a Saturday or XYZ you can do that as long as expectations for work are being met), but we expect some minimum overlap with the team to make collaboration flow, 4/5 days a week 10 - 4 in the office would be a reasonable base
- competitive salary
- significant equity granted as RSAs (this is a big deal, ask us about it!)
- 100% paid high tier health / vision / dental plans (ultra premium 90% covered)
- unlimited paid time off
- 11 paid company holidays
Leftlane Software Austin, Texas, USA Office
Austin, Texas, United States
Similar Jobs
Digital Media • Fintech • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Financial Services • Cybersecurity • Automation
Design and implement interior environments, exterior signage, and environmental branding for retail branches, offices, and ATMs. Develop design standards, playbooks, signage concepts, construction documents, presentations, and prototypes while coordinating architects, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. Manage multiple projects, budgets, schedules, site inspections, and punch-list resolution. Ensure designs meet brand, ADA, compliance, zoning, and cost requirements while applying customer feedback and value engineering.
Top Skills:
Adobe SuiteAutocadMS Office
eCommerce • Legal Tech • Professional Services • Software • Data Privacy
Own and expand commercial workplace design standards across a national portfolio. Lead interior design and space planning for new builds, remodels, and refreshes; produce floor plans, finish schedules, FF&E specifications, renderings, and mood boards; select materials and furniture; coordinate vendors, contractors, installers, facilities, and real estate stakeholders; and manage multiple projects through completion.
Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • Hardware • Information Technology • Sales • Software • Transportation
Own end-to-end video and motion projects for brand campaigns, social, web, events, and customer stories. Edit footage, create motion graphics and typography, version and deliver assets, translate briefs and feedback into editorial decisions, manage timelines and stakeholders, and help develop AI-assisted video workflows to improve speed and scale while maintaining brand quality.
Top Skills:
Adobe Premiere ProAfter Effects
What you need to know about the Austin Tech Scene
Austin has a diverse and thriving tech ecosystem thanks to home-grown companies like Dell and major campuses for IBM, AMD and Apple. The state’s flagship university, the University of Texas at Austin, is known for its engineering school, and the city is known for its annual South by Southwest tech and media conference. Austin’s tech scene spans many verticals, but it’s particularly known for hardware, including semiconductors, as well as AI, biotechnology and cloud computing. And its food and music scene, low taxes and favorable climate has made the city a destination for tech workers from across the country.
Key Facts About Austin Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 180,500; 13.7% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Dell, IBM, AMD, Apple, Alphabet
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, hardware, cloud computing, software, healthtech
- Funding Landscape: $4.5 billion in VC funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Live Oak Ventures, Austin Ventures, Hinge Capital, Gigafund, KdT Ventures, Next Coast Ventures, Silverton Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: University of Texas, Southwestern University, Texas State University, Center for Complex Quantum Systems, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, Texas Advanced Computing Center
