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Staff Product Designer, Patterns & Design Innovation

Pinterest Remote (🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America)

Remote $158,765 - $326,870 Full-time Staff

The Staff Product Designer will lead the evolution of design systems and component libraries to ensure cohesive, scalable, and accessible user experiences across Pinterest surfaces. They will partner with cross-functional teams to drive design quality, mentor other designers, and translate complex product needs into intuitive design patterns.

Responsibilities

  • Drive system quality, leading the stewardship, evolution, and adoption of core design patterns, component libraries, and gestalt subsystems
  • Partner horizontally with product, engineering, and design teams, empowering them to leverage best-in-class patterns and ship with confidence
  • Apply methodical, systematic approaches to pattern creation, balancing product usability, craft, accessibility, and business needs

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in product design, with significant time spent driving or evolving design systems or pattern libraries
  • Portfolio demonstrating polished interface design, systemic thinking, component-based UIs, and tangible influence across large organizations
  • Track record in staff/principal-level roles, influencing horizontally, upholding design craft quality, and partnering cross-functionally
  • Design technologist mindset, with experience in Figma prototypes, AI, and front-end code

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $158,765-$326,870 USD
  • Equity
  • Flexible working model
  • Opportunities for career growth and development

Key Skills

Product design Design systems Pattern libraries Interface design Systemic thinking Component-based UIs Figma AI Front-end code Design technologist mindset Motion design Visual design Accessibility standards Conversion principles User-centred design Cross-functional collaboration Communication Storytelling Leadership Mentoring

About Pinterest

Pinterest's mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love. It's the visual inspiration platform where more than 600 million monthly active users worldwide come to search, save, and shop the best ideas in the world for all of life’s moments.

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