Cursor for Designers. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
Since launching, Onlook hit #1 on Hacker News, was the #1 trending repo on GitHub – above DeepSeek + Anthropic – and has earned over 22,000 GitHub stars. We’re looking to bring on Onlook’s first Founding Engineer. You’re a full-stack engineer who is ready to build a generational design-led company.
What they're looking for
- Are looking for a fast-paced, intense startup environment
- Are willing to put in long hours and go the extra mile
- Are comfortable with any part of the stack, front-end, back-end, or database
- Believe in open source and are ok with your work being very public
More about this role
Since launching, Onlook hit #1 on Hacker News, was the #1 trending repo on GitHub – above DeepSeek + Anthropic – and has earned over 22,000 GitHub stars. We’re looking to bring on Onlook’s first Founding Engineer. You’re a full-stack engineer who is ready to build a generational design-led company.
This role requires autonomy - you’ll be setting standards for one of the fastest-growing open source projects backed by YC ever. You’ll help design and build an uncompromising visual IDE loved by tens of thousands of designers and engineers around the world.
Software creation is still broken at its core. Design and engineering operate in parallel, constrained by single-player tools that limit exploration and collaboration.
Onlook changes that. We’re building creative agents that help teams rapidly explore design space on top of real, production-grade components. Designers can explore and iterate freely. Engineers can participate creatively without sacrificing control. AI expands what’s possible and how fast you can craft. Open source keeps it transparent and flexible, respecting the need for remixability with code.
What makes Onlook different is that it’s multiplayer by default. Instead...
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