--- title: 'Design Engineer at Doji' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/design-engineer-doji-new-york-7aqrmt72mbg9' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-06' --- # Design Engineer at Doji - **Company:** Doji - **Location:** New York, NY - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-01-28 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/doji/04a98470-d7fa-443f-b31a-679c64f59e7a ## Job description ## THE OPPORTUNITY We're building a new way to experience fashion: try on clothes with your AI likeness, discover looks from others and shop your favorites. We're a small team of creative builders in NYC with a rare combination of taste and deep AI expertise. Our CEO designed avatars for Apple Vision Pro, and our CTO built consumer AI at DeepMind. We've collaborated with brands like Peter Do and been featured in Vogue. Backed by the investors behind OpenAI, Cursor and SKIMS, we're positioned at the intersection of AI, technology and culture. ## THE ROLE We're looking for someone who cares deeply about how interactions feel. You'll help build our iOS app, crafting the gestures, transitions and details that elevate the Doji experience. At Doji, we treat engineering as a craft. The best native experiences come from people who obsess over details. We build in UIKit because it gives us the control to get those details right, and we use tools like Claude Code to move fast. That said, no UIKit experience is required - if you have the taste and fundamentals, we'll help you learn it. This is an in-person role from our office in NYC. You might be a great fit if you... - Have a design eye. You notice when a swipe dismiss feels slightly off, when an animation curve is wrong, when a gesture doesn't feel quite right. And you can't let it go. - Care about craft over credentials. You'd rather iterate 10x on one interaction than ship something "good enough". - Have strong programming fundamentals. We care more about how you think than what languages you know. Swift/UIKit experience is a plus, same with any strongly typed language - but what matters is that you can pick up new things quickly. - Are self-driven and high-agency. Startup pace, founder-level ownership. - Have genuine interest in fashion, avatars, or creative expression. - Know how to use AI coding tools, and when not to. ## Nice to Have… - Prior iOS or UIKit experience - Experience building fluid animations and custom transitions - Familiarity with gesture systems and touch mechanics - Background in fashion, consumer e-commerce, or well-designed consumer apps Doji is building the future of how people discover and try on fashion. If you're obsessed with the details that make digital experiences feel delightful, we want to talk. ## About Doji ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Doji is an AI-powered mobile app that lets users create personalized photo-realistic avatars to virtually try on and discover fashion items, blending shopping with social inspiration. - **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage; $14M raised) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: Dorian Dargan (CEO) & Jim Winkens (CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Technology / Fashion (AI-powered virtual try-ons and shopping) - **Target customers**: B2C, primarily fashion-conscious consumers interested in online apparel shopping and self-expression - **Mission**: “Reimagine fashion shopping from the ground up – not as something to buy, but something to become.” (via careers page) ## Products & Services - **[Doji App]**: Free invite-only mobile app that creates a personal AI avatar from user selfies and full-body images, then renders realistic try-ons of real luxury and brand-name clothing. Users can scroll curated looks, share outfits, and explore new styles. Currently in beta with plans to integrate in-app purchasing (instead of redirecting to external sites). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (seed-stage startup) - **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $14M seed round (May 2025) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Thrive Capital (lead), Seven Seven Six (participation). Investors behind OpenAI, Cursor, and SKIMS are also involved (per careers page). - **Growth Signals**: Team grew 71.4% YoY to 8 employees; app available in 80+ countries; early adopters reportedly impressed; the company is actively hiring (Founding iOS Engineer, Design Engineer, Social Media Intern). ## Competitive Advantages - **Advanced AI technology**: Proprietary diffusion models deliver photo-realistic avatars and clothing try-ons, built by a team with deep AI research experience (DeepMind, Google). - **Founder domain expertise**: Dorian Dargan previously worked on Apple VisionOS and Meta Quest; Jim Winkens was an AI researcher at DeepMind and Google. They emphasize both technical chops and “taste” to make avatar representations feel inspiring rather than uncanny. - **Social & fun approach**: Unlike utilitarian try-on tools, Doji gamifies fashion exploration – users scroll endless looks on their avatar, making shopping discovery playful. ## Strategic Focus - **Improve AI models**: The $14M funding is primarily dedicated to making avatars and try-ons faster, more accurate, and higher quality. - **Integrate purchasing**: Currently users tap out to external retailers; the roadmap includes in-app buying. - **Scale from invite-only to public**: The app remains in invite mode; removing that barrier will drive adoption. - **Expand luxury & brand partnerships**: Onboarding emphasizes favorite brands; deeper retail partnerships are likely. ## Why Work Here - **Small, tight-knit team**: Based in NYC with just 8 people, offering outsized impact and ownership. - **Backed by elite investors**: Thrive Capital, Seven Seven Six – same backers as OpenAI and Cursor, indicating strong funding runway and network. - **Cutting-edge work**: Daily involvement in advanced diffusion models, real-time avatar generation, and consumer AI. - **Culture of craft**: “We go deep where others don’t – beyond surface. We lead with craft, curiosity and the courage to envision an entirely new paradigm.” (careers page) - **Open roles**: Current openings include Founding iOS Engineer, Design Engineer, and Social Media Intern – all with referral bonuses ($10k for successful engineer hires). - **Perks**: Not explicitly detailed, but startup environment typical of early-stage NYC tech companies; likely equity, flexible remote/hybrid, and direct collaboration with founders. ## Sources 1. [careers.doji.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/doji) – Doji Careers Page 2. [linkedin.com/company/doji-com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/doji-com) – LinkedIn Company Profile 3. [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/doji-raises-14m-to-make-virtual-try-ons-fun-through-ai-avatars/) – TechCrunch: “Doji raises $14M to make virtual try-ons fun through AI avatars” 4. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/doji/__y8P67k-NrPfCpkrgSN32R5_Pf5xcM84xlMmARQmAhK8) – Tracxn Company Profile 5. 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