Rayon’s mission

Rayon is building the next generation of architectural design software. More collaborative, simpler, smarter and more beautiful.
The design of building and spaces has a huge impact on our lives. Climate change, affordable housing, sustainable urbanization, future of work : all of these challenges will require us to design a better and more efficient built environment.
But, whereas architectural design is by essence a collaborative endeavor, the tools currently used by architects and designers are not made for collaboration and sharing knowledge. They are complex, they are expensive, and they are stuck in an era pre-internet with desktop computers as their paradigm.
We are building a browser based collaborative real time multiplayer floor plan editor in order to democratize architectural design and empower designers to create more efficient spaces and buildings.

Who are we?

We are a small team of people passionate about web technology, architecture and the built environment. First and foremost, we love building amazing tools for creators.
Rayon was co-founded in October 2021 by Bastien Dolla, an engineer (Polytechnique & Ponts et Chaussées) with 15 years of experience in tech and real estate, and Stanislas Chaillou, an engineer and an architect (EPFL & Harvard) with a background in ML research applied to architecture. Both have published research papers on AI algorithms applied to architectural design (for example here, here and here) and have already been co-founder or early employees of previous high growth startups at the crossroads of tech and real estate (habx.com, spacemakerai.com).
Rayon is backed by world-class Investors (Seedcamp, 20VC, Foundamental, Kima) and amazing business Angels such as Ralph Gootee, co-founder of plangrid (acq. by Autodesk), Joe Thomas co-founder and CEO of Loom , Thibaud Elziere founder of eFounders, Nicolas Steegmann co-founder of Stupeflix, Riggs Kubiak founder of Honest buildings (acq. Procore), Jonathan Widawski founder & CEO of Maze.
Rayon is a French company based in Paris. We are open to remote positions in timezones close to the European Central Time. You would be one of the first employees of the company.

As a Senior Product Manager focused on AI, you will:

Own and shape Rayon’s AI products, from early exploration to launch, adoption, and iteration.
Work closely with architects, interior designers, and other users to identify the workflows where AI can create the most value.
Turn ambiguous user problems and emerging AI capabilities into clear product concepts, requirements, and experiments.
Lead one of Rayon’s engineering squads, working closely with engineers, designers, and AI/ML contributors to ship ambitious AI-powered features.
Prototype and test new AI experiences quickly, evaluating what works before committing to larger product investments.
Define how we measure the quality of AI features, including reliability, usefulness, user adoption, and task completion.
Understand the capabilities and limitations of current AI models and use them to make pragmatic product and UX trade-offs.