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Lead Product Designer

Block Renovation 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

Hybrid Full-time Senior

The Lead Product Designer will own the end-to-end design of customer-facing experiences, from concept through shipped code, utilizing code-based prototyping with AI tools. They will collaborate closely with engineers in the codebase, pushing pull requests and building/maintaining the design system within the codebase.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end design of customer-facing experiences—from early concept through shipped code
  • Prototype in code using tools like Claude Code and Cursor
  • Collaborate closely with engineers in the codebase—iterating on designs, pushing pull requests, and working as a peer rather than a handoff partner
  • Build and maintain our design system within our codebase — not just using Figma libraries
  • Partners closely with Product Management and Engineering to shape squad goals, scope work, and deliver against our ambitious roadmap
  • Advocate for the customer in every conversation — grounding design decisions in real user needs, not assumptions
  • Contribute to design crits and product reviews, maintaining a high bar for quality and consistency

Requirements

  • 8+ years of product design experience, with meaningful time spent shipping code — not just handing off designs for engineers to build
  • Comfort with modern frontend development— React, Next.js, or React Native
  • Hands-on experience with AI-assisted prototyping—you can take a design idea and produce a working prototype in a single sitting
  • Systems thinking and surface-level craft. You care about building scalable, maintainable design patterns and achieving pixel perfection on a single screen
  • Strong product instincts and comfort working across engineering, product, and design to solve complex problems

Benefits

  • Earn equity in an early-stage high-growth company
  • Subsidized health insurance, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible work environment, with a hybrid schedule and 'work from anywhere' time
  • PTO and company holidays
  • 12 weeks universal fully paid family leave
  • 401k retirement savings plan with matching employer contribution
  • HSA with employer contribution & FSA plan
  • Budgeted learning and development stipend
  • The tools you need to do your best work (including AI tool subscriptions)
  • Working alongside an ambitious, kind, no-drama team

Key Skills

Product Design UX/UI Design AI-Assisted Prototyping Frontend Development React Next.js React Native Systems Thinking Design Systems Prototyping Collaboration Communication Problem-Solving Product Instincts Engineering Design Critiques

About Block Renovation

Block is an AI-powered renovation platform and marketplace transforming the $500 billion renovation industry. Our mission is to enable millions of homeowners to create spaces they love and thousands of contractors to build thriving businesses. With Block, homeowners can: 1. Plan + Design Instantly: Homeowners can plan their remodel and design their space in minutes using our AI-powered tools. 2. Get Matched + Quoted: We match them with vetted contractors and provide accurate, competitive quotes based on their style, scope, and budget. 3. Renovate with Confidence: With expert support, clear pricing, and payment protection, homeowners stay in control from start to finish. Trusted from coast to coast, Block has successfully supported thousands of renovation projects and transforms your vision into a home that feels truly yours. We are building an ambitious, tenacious, and creative team who is unafraid of tackling new challenges. Investors include Softbank, New Enterprise Associate

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