Founding designer

Shibuya is a seed-stage “music software label” launching multiple consumer apps for the next generation of creators – each one a cultural experiment at the intersection of music, design, and play. Our flagship app, Bop, reimagines music creation as a playful, game-like experience. No text-to-music LLMs. No mobile DAWs. Always playful.

Founded by Spotify’s Head of Innovation, Máuhan M Zonoozy (2x exits), we’ve assembled a cracked team of award-winning Creative Technologists from Google, Zynga, and TikTok. We’re backed by NFX, Mantis, SV Angel, BoxGroup, Gold House. We live and breathe music and the weird web – and we’re very plugged in.

We’ve invented new AI-powered interaction models, and need a 10x designer to make them sing.

/ Is This You? /
You’re a prolific Product Designer (and music lover) who owns the entire user journey, end-to-end. You build worlds – but also mind the details, and interactions. You know how to make a product feel like a toy, a tool, and a vibe. You obsess over how things feel and have “playfeel” tattooed on your forehead. You’ve been waiting for a company that wants to invent new interfaces – and make them make sense for users.

• You’re a Founder – you’ve built a venture-backed startup, and want to build another one
• Have 3-5+ years designing consumer-facing mobile products (bonus for music, games, creative tools)
• Have designed products from inception all the way to touching 1M+ users with speed and precision
• While fluent in Figma, you know “design” means you dabble in 3D, motion, prototyping, and coding
• Comfortable with utilizing AI tools in order to ship faster and better
• Have a unique aesthetic – but know how to adapt and build a scalable design system
• (Preferred) Fluent in music- whether that’s music theory, DAW production, DJ’ing, or all three

/ What You’ll Do /

• Define the visual and interaction language of our product(s), as well as the brand architecture
• Design real-time music interfaces that feel tactile, emotional, and expressive
• Own end-to-end product design: UX, UI, motion, brand, system, micro-interactions, and copy
• Build a design culture grounded in curiosity, speed, and creative rigor
• Help invent a new format for music expression – and make it feel inevitable

/ Why Shibuya? /
To be on the founding team of a VC-backed startup that reshapes music. You’ll have real freedom, real ownership, and a real chance to author a generational company (without the grind of early fundraising).

• $75K–155K base + generous equity + unlimited PTO + health/vision/dental coverage
• IRL: beautiful creative spaces, deep love for music, and the best playlists on the internet
• A team of freakishly talented people who move fast and actually care

Must be willing to work in-office at least 3+ days per week, startup hours, non-negotiable.