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Product Designer

Grindr ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ San Francisco, California, United States of America

Hybrid $134,087 - $178,782 Full-time Senior

Own end-to-end product design for core areas of the Grindr app, moving from early discovery to high-fidelity production specs. Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to raise the quality bar and contribute to the evolving design system.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end product design for core areas of the Grindr app - from early discovery and problem framing through high-fidelity production specs and shipped features
  • Drive design decisions independently with clear rationale, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Data to move work from ambiguity to execution at pace
  • Raise the quality bar across the team by modeling excellent craft, rigorous process, and sharp cross-functional communication
  • Collaborate actively with the Design Systems Specialist to contribute to and improve Grindr's evolving design system - bringing a consumer product lens to system decisions
  • Shape Grindr's design culture as a senior IC on the team - contributing to how we critique, how we give feedback, and how we operate

Requirements

  • 5+ years of product design experience as a senior IC at a consumer-focused tech company
  • Portfolio demonstrating strong end-to-end ownership - problem framing to shipped solution - with clear articulation of your role, decisions made, and measurable impact
  • Proven experience designing for consumer mobile apps on iOS and/or Android, including complex interaction systems, edge cases, and multi-state flows
  • Track record of shipping features end-to-end within tight timelines, with systems thinking that accounts for implementation constraints and business impact
  • Strong communication skills - able to articulate design rationale, influence stakeholders, and build alignment with product and engineering partners
  • Experience designing for monetization surfaces - paywalls, subscriptions, conversion flows, or upsell moments

Benefits

  • Health, Dental & Vision: Full premium coverage for you. Partial coverage for dependents.
  • Family Formation: Up to $300,000 in fertility and family-building support, covering IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption.
  • Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
  • Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
  • Gender-Affirming Care: Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.
  • Time Off & Rest: Flexible vacation policy. Two company-wide rest weeks per year.
  • Other Benefits: Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch

Key Skills

Product design User experience Interaction design Visual design Figma Sketch Adobe XD Prototyping Usability testing User validation Agile Design thinking User-centered design Communication Collaboration Time management Leadership Mentoring iOS Android Mobile app design Monetization Paywalls Subscriptions Conversion flows Upsell moments

About Grindr

Grindr is an AI-native consumer technology company shaping how millions in the gay community connect, express themselves, and navigate their lives in real time. With 15M+ monthly active users across 190+ countries, we're building the digital infrastructure for gay life โ€“ from connections and companionship to health, travel, and beyond. We use machine learning and AI across our product and platform to solve complex problems at scale, including connection relevance, safety, personalization, discovery, and trust. AI is built directly into how we design, build, and ship. We develop these systems responsibly, with a strong focus on user safety and tailored for the real experiences of millions who use Grindr every day. We're a profitable, publicly traded company. Every time we outperform, we prove what's possible when mission and business align. This isn't social work - it's impact through excellence. Every dollar we earn proves what our community can build and achieve. Join us in building

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