Principal Product Designer
The Principal Product Designer will partner with product and engineering to shape, prototype, and ship high-quality software experiences while improving design systems and mentoring peers. The role requires 7+ years of software design experience, strong product thinking, prototyping ability, and effective async communication.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with engineering and product to initiate and complete roadmap projects without hand-offs.
- Identify opportunities to redesign or refine key screens and flows, along with smaller quality issues and “paper cuts.”
- Create mockups, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals to communicate ideas and execution.
- Guide and inspire fellow designers through collaborative critique of work in progress.
- Use and improve lightweight design-system components.
- Help hire teammates who can elevate the team and product.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience designing software.
- Robust design skills and sharp product thinking.
- Ability to engage in technical discussions.
- Courage to ask questions, experiment, and advocate for sound design decisions.
- Humility to accept feedback, adapt thinking, and iterate toward the best solution.
- Experience prototyping in Figma and, beyond that, tools such as AI, HTML/CSS, and Origami.
- Ability to distill problems and feedback into clear, focused solutions.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, especially in an asynchronous environment.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity.
- Employee-friendly equity terms, including early exercise in the US and extended exercise windows.
- Daily meal and coffee stipend on every workday.
- Paid coworking space or desk.
- Health coverage based on country requirements.
- Five weeks of paid vacation plus local statutory holidays.
- Four months of paid parental leave.
- A paid month off after four years and every two years thereafter.
- Regular team events and off-sites.
- Remote-first work with no required commute.
Skills
Figma, HTML, CSS, Origami, AI, Design Systems, Prototyping, Product Design, User Experience Design
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