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Transform How Frontline Work Runs Enterprises struggle to manage hundreds of millions of dollars in frontline labor spend due to decades-old software and manual processes, creating massive, avoidable costs. Frontline labor often represents 40% of the P&L, yet the systems managing this $3 trillion market were built for static schedules and limited flexibility. ReadyOn was founded to reject that paradigm. Staffing is not a scheduling problem; it is a real-time supply–demand orchestration problem. ReadyOn is an AI-native labor operating system, built from the ground up for AI agents to perform real-time labor optimization—much like ridesharing platforms that match drivers and riders in real time, but applied to frontline labor instead of fixed, one-size-fits-all schedules. Who’s Building It AI is not a bolt-on feature in our platform. Every decision, from demand forecasting to shift assignment, flows through an adaptive, autonomous decision layer that learns from operational data and continuously optimizes for cost, compliance, and worker satisfaction. Behind that system is a founding team of experts in labor markets, enterprise software, and AI-enabled platforms: • Reza – Engineering leader who scaled enterprise systems at Google, Yahoo, and AT&T • Dominic – Operator who optimized labor-intensive operations in 21 countries • Mohammad – Stanford professor and leading expert in algorithmic market design ReadyOn has already proven product–market fit with multiple multi-million-dollar customers, consistent expansion within existing accounts, and measurable ROI that moves stock prices. About the role ReadyOn is looking for an experienced Design Engineer to join the Design team at Senior or Staff level. In this role, you’ll be responsible for raising the standard for the craft, creativity, and interaction across ReadyOn’s suite of products. In this highly collaborative role, you'll empower our design and engineering teams to create consistently high-quality experiences across all products and platforms. You’ll partner closely with our Head of Design to uphold and evolve our design system, front-end libraries, infrastructure, and documentation, as well as build internal tools that improve processes and collaboration. As a result you will create a robust, polished, and accessible UI that utilizes emerging technologies to improve our customers’ lives. What you’ll do • Help maintain and evolve the design and development of ReadyOn’s cross-platform design system • Increase extensibility of our design system by evolving through documentation and guidelines • Work directly with product/engineering/design teams to develop and implement tooling with a focus on maintaining quality and speed • Champion the user experience and accessibility of our products, and help keep our quality bar as high as possible • Collaborate with and support designers to evolve our long-term product vision, design systems, and internal design collaboration process • Collaborate with and support engineerings with elegant and consistent component APIs and a focus on the developer experience What we’re looking for • 4+ years of development experience, preferably at a SaaS or consumer technology company • Strong programming skills and experience with application development • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • A keen eye for design details, especially in layout, typography, and color • A passion for building full 0-1 products • Fluency in Figma and prototyping tools Nice to have • Experience with insights or data heavy products • Experience ideating, building, and prototyping with AI tools Location: SF Bay Area Hybrid As a high-growth startup tackling complex, industry-defining challenges, in-person collaboration is essential to our success. To that end, this role involves working onsite in our San Francisco office at minimum three days per week, with the option to work remotely on remaining days. ReadyOn also offers 25 flexible remote days per year. Compensation We offer a highly competitive salary range for this position: $160,000–$230,000 (San Francisco-based candidates). Final compensation will be determined based on your skills, experience, and geographic location. In addition to salary, this role may include comprehensive benefits, bonuses, commissions, and a meaningful equity stake in ReadyOn. Potential Recruitment Fraud Memo Recruiting at ReadyOn is handled directly by our in-house team or verified hiring partners. We will never request payment, bank details, or confidential personal information during our recruitment process. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent ReadyOn and you are concerned about the legitimacy of the interaction, please contact us at careers@readyon.ai to verify any communication. EEO Statement ReadyOn is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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Transform How Frontline Work Runs
Who’s Building It
Reza – Engineering leader who scaled enterprise systems at Google, Yahoo, and AT&T
Dominic – Operator who optimized labor-intensive operations in 21 countries
Mohammad – Stanford professor and leading expert in algorithmic market design
ReadyOn has already proven product–market fit with multiple multi-million-dollar customers, consistent expansion within existing accounts, and measurable ROI that moves stock prices.
What you’ll do
Help maintain and evolve the design and development of ReadyOn’s cross-platform design system
Increase extensibility of our design system by evolving through documentation and guidelines
Work directly with product/engineering/design teams to develop and implement tooling with a focus on maintaining quality and speed
Champion the user experience and accessibility of our products, and help keep our quality bar as high as possible
Collaborate with and support designers to evolve our long-term product vision, design systems, and internal design collaboration process
Collaborate with and support engineerings with elegant and consistent component APIs and a focus on the developer experience
What we’re looking for
4+ years of development experience, preferably at a SaaS or consumer technology company
Strong programming skills and experience with application development
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
A keen eye for design details, especially in layout, typography, and color
A passion for building full 0-1 products
Fluency in Figma and prototyping tools

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Experience with insights or data heavy products
Experience ideating, building, and prototyping with AI tools
Location: SF Bay Area Hybrid

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