Duet
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Why join us?
This isn't a place where roles get backfilled and seats get filled. We hire when we have real work that needs doing, and we build the seat around the work. Whatever role you take here, you walk in with a clear scope, a 90-day plan, and the freedom to shape how the work gets done.
You're hired into a group, not a single firm. Design and Build are sister firms, and Forma sits alongside. The work crosses all three. That's broader exposure than you'd get at a single-firm role, with the cohesion of a team that talks to each other every day.
Our principals came up in big rooms. Large commercial, hospitality, and architectural practices. They know the work, whatever discipline you came from. You won't be explaining your job to your bosses. You'll be working with people who already understand it.
We pay fairly. Real comp, real benefits, real raises. Healthcare covered. Four-plus weeks of PTO we expect you to use. 401k with employer match. Design discounts on everything we carry.
We treat people like adults. You manage your time, you own your outcomes, and you'll never be micromanaged by someone trying to look busy. Decisions get made fast because the room is small and the principals are in it.
We're growing. We're consolidating into one office this year. We're adding senior seats in places we needed them. The firm a year from now will look different from the firm today, and the people who join now get to shape that next chapter.
If you've been doing your work for years and want to do it somewhere where it matters, where it's seen, where the team keeps up with you, this is the seat.
About us
Duet is three sister firms working as one company. Duet Design is our high-end interior design studio, here in Denver since 2011. Duet Build is our general contractor. Duet Forma is our architecture practice. Together we cover the full arc from architecture to interior to built, which means our clients walk into one front door and get everything that comes after handled by people who talk to each other every day.
Our principals came up in big rooms. Large commercial firms, hospitality groups, national architecture and construction practices. We've spent careers around big-budget, multi-stakeholder, brutally complex projects. We chose residential because of the personal connection with homeowners and what it feels like to create the spaces people live in. That's the work that lights us up.
We're a small team that doesn't believe in hierarchy theater. The principals work next to the project managers, who work next to the procurement and design teams, who work next to the trades. Nobody here thinks they're above the work.
We're driven. We have strong opinions. We move fast. We also leave the office in time to be at our kids' soccer games, and we don't apologize for it. You'll work hard here. You won't sacrifice your life for it.
We hire people who are great at what they do, love being at work, and want to be around other people who feel the same way. That's the bar. That's the room.
Our principals came up in big rooms. Large commercial firms, hospitality groups, national architecture and construction practices. We've spent careers around big-budget, multi-stakeholder, brutally complex projects. We chose residential because of the personal connection with homeowners and what it feels like to create the spaces people live in. That's the work that lights us up.
We're a small team that doesn't believe in hierarchy theater. The principals work next to the project managers, who work next to the procurement and design teams, who work next to the trades. Nobody here thinks they're above the work.
We're driven. We have strong opinions. We move fast. We also leave the office in time to be at our kids' soccer games, and we don't apologize for it. You'll work hard here. You won't sacrifice your life for it.
We hire people who are great at what they do, love being at work, and want to be around other people who feel the same way. That's the bar. That's the room.
Our Values
Take care of the client. Every interaction with a client is the brand. Be present, be warm, be sharp. We want clients who leave projects with their lives improved and their trust in us deeper than when they started. Every person on the team contributes to that.
Treat everyone well. Clients, colleagues, vendors, subs, delivery drivers, everyone. Respect and kindness are the baseline, not the bonus. Leave the personal stuff at the door. Bring the energy you'd want walking in. Gossip belongs nowhere on our team. If something needs to be addressed, address it with the person who has the power to do something about it.
Own your work. Do what you said you would do. If something is going to slip, communicate before it slips, not after. Bring solutions when you bring issues. Use downtime to make things sharper, not to coast. The bar isn't busy. The bar is useful.
Roll with change. Duet is a growing small business. The shape of your work, the priorities of the day, the strategy of the quarter all shift over time. Sometimes the change has your fingerprints on it. Sometimes it doesn't. Either way, the people who do well here adapt fast and find the opportunity in the shift instead of the friction.
Feedback, not complaints. Complaints describe a problem. Feedback offers a way forward. We give it in both directions, up and down, and we receive it without flinching. The point is to make the work better, not to score points.
Stay calm and stay sharp. Design and construction will throw you curveballs every week. The job is to stay steady when they do. Steady people get more done, get more trust, and make better decisions under pressure. That's what we're hiring for.
Keep growing. Curiosity is the renewable resource here. Stay fresh, stay engaged, push for new ways to do the work better. Loyalty to the team and to your own development are the same thing.
Our Team
The Duet team is small, sharp, and unusually fun to work with. We're designers, project managers, builders, procurement, superintendents, and operations people. Some of us came from big firms. Some came from smaller studios. All of us are here because we wanted to be on a team that takes both the work and each other seriously.
Devon Tobin founded Duet Design in 2011. ASID, NCIDQ, third-generation Coloradan, and the person whose taste sets the bar for the work. Caleb Tobin co-founded Duet Build and runs construction. Together they set the standard for the company: do the work well, take care of the people doing it.
Our designers run the gamut from early-career to senior. They're the kind of people who will come in on a Saturday to walk a job site if it's going to make the project better, then take Friday off to be at their kid's recital without anyone making a fuss. Our project managers and superintendents are the operators who make beautiful design real on a budget and a timeline. Our procurement and operations folks are the ones who keep the whole machine quiet under load.
You'll work most closely with the project managers on the design side and the build side. You'll also work with the designers, the superintendents, and the operations team. The principals are around and accessible without hovering. Nobody on this team needs to be managed by intimidation. We hire people who manage themselves.
If you're the kind of person who notices when a teammate is having a hard week, who would rather be on a team that pushes you than coast on a team that doesn't, and who shows up to do real work with real people, this is your room.
Our Culture
We're a Denver studio at 1873 S. Bellaire Street. We're bringing all three firms under one roof this year. Design, Build, and Forma sharing the same space, the same coffee, the same hallway conversations. That's how much we believe in talking to each other every day.
Office days are real ones. Coffee in the morning, work side by side, lunch together when the calendar allows, project regroups, design pinups, samples covering every surface. We trust each other to do the work.
We work hard. Design and construction will throw you ten things on Tuesday morning that weren't on your list Monday night, and the team handles them with humor and momentum, not panic. Strong opinions are welcome. Conflict is fine. Drama isn't.
We also leave the office. Devon and Caleb (the owners) have two boys. Most of us have lives outside of here we care about as much as the work. You'll see us out the door in time for school pickup, our kids' flag football and baseball games, ski Saturdays, doctor's appointments, the gym, and dinners with people we love. Working late happens. Working late every night doesn't.
PTO is generous and we expect you to use it. Four-plus weeks. The principals take theirs. So should you.
We pay fairly. We give real raises. We tell the truth about what's working and what isn't. When the firm wins, the team wins. When the firm hits a hard quarter, you'll hear about it from us before you hear about it anywhere else.
This is a team. The work is hard. The room is warm. The bar is high. The hours are sustainable. If that sounds like the kind of place you've been looking for, we'd love to meet you.