Product Designer

The Role

The company is seeking a Design System Product Designer to create, maintain, and scale the foundational building blocks that power the entire customer experience. This role defines the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the design system while partnering closely with engineering to ensure adoption and implementation quality.

• Create, maintain, and scale component libraries, design tokens, interaction patterns, and accessibility standards
• Define and own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the design system
• Partner closely with engineering to ensure system adoption, alignment, and implementation quality
• Develop workflows that improve designer-developer collaboration, including Figma libraries, documentation, and quality checks
• Shape internal best practices for design documentation, guidelines, and cross-team collaboration
• Constantly raise the bar for design craft and execution across the organization

What the Candidate Brings

• Required experience and skills:
• 4+ years of experience in product design
• Proven experience building design systems for SaaS platforms
• Deep expertise in Figma, including component libraries, tokens, variants, and systematic file organization
• A commitment to constantly learning and adapting to the rapid changes AI brings to user interface and user experience design
• A proclivity for adopting and intelligently experimenting with AI tools in the design workflow
• Strong communication and documentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate system rationale and implementation guidance
• Experience operating in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and high expectations for craft
• A portfolio that demonstrates how the candidate has shaped scalable design patterns, systematized complex UI challenges, and delivered cohesive experiences

Who Thrives Here

• Has a "do what it takes" attitude – willing to dive into problems and solve them independently, without anyone to delegate to
• Willing to adopt and experiment with AI tools in the design workflow
• Internal sense of urgency and a bias toward doing things today rather than tomorrow
• Experience working in a startup environment (preferred but not required)
• Genuinely excited about the adventure of building a company

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary: Up to $280,000 + Equity is awarded on top of base salary
• Medical benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to suit the needs of the employee and their family
• 401(k) program: Access to a company-sponsored 401(k) program for future planning
• Commuter benefits: Provided to help make getting to and from the office easier and more convenient
• Unlimited PTO: Time off to recharge, stay healthy, and bring the best self to work
• Office perks: A vibrant downtown San Francisco office with catered lunch provided five days a week, premium snacks and coffee, a gym located in the building, and a dog-friendly environment