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Senior Product Designer, Foundations (Hybrid)

Homebase · San Francisco, CA · 4 wk ago
HybridDesign$144k–$169k/yrFull-time

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Product Designer, Foundations who thrives at the intersection of systems thinking and product craft. You'll be a design partner for our foundations team—shaping foundational experiences that every user touches, but few teams own: authentication, billing, permissions, compliance, and more—across iOS, Android, and web.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with our design manager, Principal Designer (Design Systems), our UX Engineer, and multiple Product Managers across surfaces—contributing to the design system while also owning end-to-end design for critical platform experiences.
  • Tackle platform experiences end-to-end: Design for critical horizontal surfaces—auth flows, billing & subscriptions, account settings, permissions, team management, and compliance touchpoints—with a strong emphasis on native mobile experiences (iOS and Android).
  • Turn "necessary" into "delightful": Transform utilitarian platform experiences into moments that reinforce trust and reflect our brand.
  • Bridge design and engineering: Partner closely with platform engineers and our UX Engineer, using prototypes and specs to validate decisions and ensure implementation matches intent.
  • Lead with mobile craft: Bring a high bar for interaction design and visual polish on native platforms, ensuring experiences feel intentional—not generic or pattern-default.
  • Flex where the team needs you: Platform work is varied by nature. You'll shift between beautiful UI design, systems contributions, and product work based on what's highest impact, embracing the breadth rather than resisting it.

Requirements

  • 4–7 years designing digital products, with demonstrated strength in visual/interaction design and growing systems thinking.
  • Exposure to design systems: You've contributed to design systems—building components, using tokens, writing documentation, or collaborating closely with a systems team.
  • Technical curiosity: You can collaborate effectively with engineers. Whether that means understanding constraints, prototyping with real interactions in Figma, or reviewing implementations—you bridge the gap.
  • Exceptional craft: Your work demonstrates a high level of polish—strong typography, spacing, hierarchy, and interaction design. You care deeply about the details that make products feel great.
  • Comfort with range and context-switching: You enjoy moving between different types of problems—system work, product design, and UI refinement—and can maintain quality across all of them.
  • Clear communication: You can articulate design rationale, give and receive feedback gracefully, and document your decisions for teammates present and future.
  • Cross-platform design chops: Your portfolio includes iOS, Android, and web work. You know when to honor platform conventions and when to unify for brand consistency.

Qualifications

  • Strong native mobile experience. Your portfolio includes high-quality work on iOS and/or Android. You understand platform conventions and design interactions that feel polished, intuitive, and intentional.
  • AI fluency: You actively use AI tools in your design workflow (e.g., for exploration, iteration, or production). You’re curious, experimental, and energized by how AI can improve speed and quality.
  • Bonus points if you bring: Experience at high-growth startups where you've worn multiple hats, Background in fintech, HR tech, or B2B SaaS with complex permissioning, Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices, Experience designing for compliance contexts (SOC 2, GDPR, etc.), Comfort with or curiosity about front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

Benefits

  • Mental health benefits: Access to mental health resources and support.
  • Professional development: Opportunities for growth and learning through workshops, training, and mentorship programs.

Pay

  • San Francisco - $143,700 - $169,000
  • Denver - $126,500- $149,300

Schedule

  • Flexible Time: Unlimited PTO (salaried) + company holidays
  • Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly

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