Build the future of shopping

Join us at the ground floor of consumer-aligned AI. We're hiring exceptional engineers and designers at UIUC to transform how billions of people shop online.

🎓 Student-Friendly • Based at UIUC

Why join us now

This is your chance to work on cutting-edge AI while building something that genuinely helps people. Ground-floor opportunity, real impact, exceptional team.

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Ground Floor

Shape product direction, company culture, and technical architecture from day one.

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Cutting-Edge AI

Work with LLMs, reinforcement learning, and personalization at scale.

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Real Impact

Build technology that saves time and improves decisions for millions of shoppers.

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Consumer-First Mission

Work for users, not advertisers. Build products you'd actually want to use.

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Learn & Grow

Work alongside experienced founders and gain startup experience early in your career.

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Equity & Growth

Meaningful equity stake. Grow with us as we scale.

Join the team

We're looking for talented engineers and designers who are passionate about consumer technology and want to make a real impact.

E-Commerce Engineer

Full-Time / Part-Time UIUC Engineering

We're looking for engineers with e-commerce platform experience to help build our marketplace integrations, product search infrastructure, and data pipelines. You'll work on the core systems that power our shopping agent's ability to search across retailers and analyze products at scale.

What you'll do:

  • Build integrations with major e-commerce platforms (Amazon, Shopify, etc.)
  • Design scalable product search and retrieval systems
  • Develop data pipelines for product information and pricing
  • Optimize performance for real-time product comparisons
  • Work with our ML team to serve recommendations at scale

You're a great fit if you have:

  • Experience with e-commerce platforms or marketplace APIs
  • Strong backend engineering skills (Python, Node.js, or Go)
  • Knowledge of web scraping, APIs, and data extraction
  • Understanding of distributed systems and caching strategies
  • Passion for consumer products and user experience
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UX Designer - Trust & Shopping Flows

Full-Time / Part-Time UIUC Design

We're seeking a UX designer who understands how to build trust in AI-powered shopping experiences. You'll design the flows that help users feel confident delegating high-stakes purchase decisions to our agent, from product recommendations to checkout experiences.

What you'll do:

  • Design trustworthy AI interaction patterns for shopping decisions
  • Create intuitive flows for product comparison and selection
  • Build verification and transparency features into the agent experience
  • Conduct user research with target customers
  • Design for both web and mobile platforms

You're a great fit if you have:

  • Experience designing e-commerce or shopping experiences
  • Strong portfolio showing user-centered design process
  • Understanding of trust and transparency in AI systems
  • Proficiency with Figma or similar design tools
  • User research and testing experience
  • Bonus: Experience designing conversational interfaces or agents
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What it's like to work here

"We're building something people actually want to use. No dark patterns, no ad optimization, just technology that genuinely helps people make better decisions."

🚀 Move Fast

We have a limited window to capture this market. We value speed, execution, and getting things done.

🧠 Learn & Iterate

We're in uncharted territory. Embrace experimentation, learn from failures, and improve quickly.

🤝 Collaborate

The best ideas come from diverse perspectives. We value open dialogue and constructive feedback.

🎯 User-Obsessed

Everything we build starts with: "Does this actually help the user?" Not the advertiser. The user.

Don't see your role?

We're always looking for exceptional people. If you're passionate about consumer AI and want to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.

contact@i-shopper.ai