--- title: 'General Interest in Motif at Motif' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/general-interest-in-motif-motif-united-states-e42n5d3z7qnj' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-14' --- # General Interest in Motif at Motif - **Company:** Motif - **Location:** United States - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2025-01-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/motifsystems/bda1c572-4a10-46ff-9c54-ac88849625ed ## Job description We are building a world-class team shaping the future of 3D design software. Our team is architecting full-scale systems, crafting groundbreaking web-native 3D experiences, and pioneering cutting-edge machine learning solutions. We are united by a singular focus: to build something truly remarkable - products that transform the way people design, collaborate, and innovate in the building industry. Tell us a bit about yourself, your background and goals. We'd love to hear from you. ## About Motif ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Motif is building a next-generation, browser-based intelligent workspace for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) teams that fuses 3D, cloud, and AI to modernize building design. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2023 - **Founders**: Amar Hanspal (CEO, former Co-CEO/CPO of Autodesk, founder of Bright Machines) and Brian Mathews (CTO, former VP of Platform Engineering at Autodesk, co-founder of Bright Machines); Matt Jezyk and Lira Nikolovska joined the founding team. ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: AEC software (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) / Design technology - **Target customers**: B2B — architecture firms, engineering firms, construction professionals, and software vendors in the built environment space - **Mission or purpose statement**: "To revolutionize building design by merging geometry, cloud services, and machine learning to enable a dynamic, collaborative, and intelligent process" — helping teams focus on creating spaces that shape the world. ## Products & Services - **Motif Workspace (planned/early platform)**: A browser-based intelligent workspace designed for architects and designers, featuring sheet review, live 3D streaming, AI visualization, and real-time collaboration. (Source: [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/buildwithmotif)) - **Open data & AI platform**: An open platform with linked, accessible data; responsive 3D models that adapt to changes; automated repetitive tasks; and "building intelligence" to support smarter design decisions, aimed at making it radically simpler for third parties to build on top. (Source: [motif.io](https://motif.io/blog/the-motif-vision)) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $57.5M (as of early 2025) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: CapitalG (Alphabet's independent growth fund, led Series A), Redpoint Ventures (led Seed), Baukunst (pre-seed participated in both rounds). Customer partnerships include world-leading design and architecture firms; collaborations with AI-powered 3D world-building and data interoperability vendors. (Sources: [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250130614043/en/Motif-Raises-%2446-Million-from-CapitalG-and-Redpoint-to-Revolutionize-The-AEC-Software-Industry), [motif.io](https://motif.io/blog/the-motif-vision)) - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 70 employees, up 40% YoY; monthly headcount growth of +2.4%; workforce distributed across 7 countries including US, Brazil, UK, Canada, and Germany. (Source: [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/buildwithmotif)) ## Competitive Advantages - **Founding team pedigree**: Led by former Autodesk executives (including a former Co-CEO/CPO and VP of Platform Engineering) with a track record of shipping industry-defining design software. - **Expert team**: Engineers and leaders from Autodesk, OnShape, Twitter, Vimeo, Tesla, and Rivian, bringing deep BIM, cloud computing, and machine learning experience. - **Modern tech approach**: Attacking the $8B AEC software market with cloud-native, AI-driven, browser-based tools that directly address the limitations of legacy 20th-century software. - **Open platform strategy**: Focus on open data architecture and interoperability to enable ecosystem participation, rather than closed, monolithic applications. - **Early category creation**: Backed by top-tier investors and entering a massive market ($13T global building industry, 150M workers) with room to transform environmental impact (40% of global energy use and 30-40% of GHG emissions). (Sources: [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250130614043/en/Motif-Raises-%2446-Million-from-CapitalG-and-Redpoint-to-Revolutionize-The-AEC-Software-Industry), [motif.io](https://motif.io/blog/the-motif-vision)) ## Strategic Focus - Deliver a next-generation design platform that is cloud-native, AI-powered, and collaborative. - Redefine the AEC software category by making design data open, linked, and intelligent. - Expand early customer collaborations with top design/architecture firms and ecosystem software vendors. - Continue hiring top talent across AI, cloud, 3D, and BIM domains to build out the platform. ## Why Work Here - **Early-stage impact**: Employees work side-by-side with founders and leadership, with the opportunity to shape the company's positioning, growth, and scale from the ground up. (Source: [motif.io](https://motif.io/careers)) - **Culture**: Described as ambitious, humble, serious about craftsmanship, and without ego; a team of software industry veterans and architects committed to collaboration and customer impact. (Source: [motif.io](https://motif.io/careers)) - **Remote-friendly**: Offers remote roles across the US (full-time), with a distributed workforce in 7 countries. (Sources: [lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/motifsystems), [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/buildwithmotif)) - **Work environment rating**: Employer rated 4.0/5.0 based on a review, with culture scored 4.0, compensation 4.0, work-life balance 3.0, and career development 5.0. (Source: [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/buildwithmotif)) - **Transparent hiring process**: Uses AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as resume review and application assessment. (Source: [lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/motifsystems)) ## Sources 1. [motif.io – Careers](https://www.motif.io/careers) 2. [lever.co – Motif Systems job listing](https://jobs.lever.co/motifsystems) 3. [linkedin.com – Motif company profile](https://linkedin.com/company/buildwithmotif) 4. [motif.io – The Motif Vision blog post](https://motif.io/blog/the-motif-vision) 5. [businesswire.com – Motif Raises $46 Million from CapitalG and Redpoint](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250130614043/en/Motif-Raises-%2446-Million-from-CapitalG-and-Redpoint-to-Revolutionize-The-AEC-Software-Industry)