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title: 'Freelance Industrial Designer at Kirin'
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# Freelance Industrial Designer at Kirin

- **Company:** Kirin
- **Location:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Employment:** part-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-02-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Kirin/b4042a28-1a7f-48a5-8ffa-24008ae1c27e

## Job description

We are a startup building AI agents and consumer devices. Users prompt agents to take actions across their tools, and use our custom devices to capture intent on the go. We are a small team based in Shenzhen and New York and our founder previously started a unicorn company in Silicon Valley. We are looking for a freelance industrial designer working on the physical design of consumer hardware products.

## Responsibilities

- Design the physical form and details of consumer hardware (primarily the smart ring)
- Work closely with engineers to balance aesthetics, structure, and manufacturability
- Iterate quickly and deliver production-ready outputs (CAD, renders, CMF)
- Support factory communication when needed

## Requirements

- Background in industrial design or related field
- Experience designing consumer electronics or small hardware
- Understanding of materials and basic manufacturing processes
- Able to work independently and move quickly

我们是一家构建 AI 智能体和消费级硬件设备的创业公司。用户可以通过提示让智能体在各类工具中执行任务，并通过我们的自研设备在移动中随时捕捉和输入意图。我们是一支位于深圳和纽约的小团队，创始人曾在硅谷创办过独角兽公司。 我们正在寻找一位自由职业工业设计师，负责消费电子产品的外观设计。 工作职责

- 负责消费级硬件产品的外观与细节设计（主要为智能戒指）
- 与工程团队紧密协作，平衡美观、结构与可制造性
- 快速迭代设计并输出可量产的成果（CAD、渲染、CMF）
- 在需要时支持与工厂的沟通与设计验证

任职要求

- 工业设计或相关专业背景
- 有消费电子或小型硬件产品设计经验
- 理解材料特性及基础制造工艺
- 能够独立工作并快速推进设计迭代

## About Kirin

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Kirin is a technology startup building AI-powered agents and devices to transform how people interact with information and work.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed/Series A stage based on headcount and hiring activity)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA
- **Founded**: 2025
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Hardware/AI Devices
- Target customers: B2B (enterprise and SMB), with potential B2C applications for AI-powered devices
- Mission or purpose statement: Not publicly available, but company branding focuses on building AI agents and devices to augment human capabilities

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **AI Agents + Devices**: Software engineering internships and roles focused on building AI-powered agents and hardware devices; the company is developing both software agents and physical devices that leverage AI for real-world interactions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private, early-stage startup)
- **Key Metric**: 26 total employees (as of mid-2026), actively hiring across multiple roles
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available
- **Growth Signals**: Hiring aggressively with 23+ open positions as of mid-2026, including software engineering, quantitative research, logistics, and M&A roles; expanding operations to Shenzhen, China for logistics; founded in 2025 and already scaling rapidly

## Competitive Advantages
- Early mover in the AI agent + device space, combining software intelligence with physical hardware
- Multidisciplinary team spanning AI, software engineering, quantitative finance, and logistics
- Strong hiring momentum suggests significant funding and ambitious product roadmap

## Strategic Focus
- Building AI agents and devices that can operate autonomously in real-world environments
- Expanding technical talent across AI, software engineering, and quantitative research
- Establishing global operations with logistics hub in Shenzhen and engineering/management in New York
- Exploring M&A opportunities (MBA Buyout M&A Intern role) for inorganic growth

## Why Work Here
- Culture highlights: Fast-paced startup environment with cross-functional collaboration; roles span AI, hardware, finance, and operations
- Remote/hybrid/office policy: Mix of remote, hybrid, and in-office options depending on role (e.g., Logistics Coordinator is remote, Software Engineering Intern is in-office or remote, Quantitative Research Intern is hybrid)
- Notable perks or engineering culture: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI agents and devices; exposure to both software and hardware development; international operations (NYC + Shenzhen)
- Growth trajectory: Early-stage company (founded 2025) with aggressive hiring, offering significant upside for early employees

## Sources
1. [kirin.com](https://kirin.com/)
2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/kirin](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kirin)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kirin/jobs)
4. [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/kirin/jobs)

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