Senior Product Designer, Mobile

Mudflap•Palo Alto, CA

10d•$194,000 - $215,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Mudflap is hiring a Senior Product Designer to shape and own end-to-end design for native iOS and Android experiences used by truck drivers and small fleet owners. The role focuses on making complex, real-world challenges feel simple, intuitive, and useful. The designer will work closely with Product and Engineering, stay connected to customers, and move from insight to execution quickly. Designers at Mudflap have a high degree of internal agency. They are expected to uncover opportunities, challenge assumptions, bring a strong point of view, and help shape both what the company builds and why. This role includes influencing the strategy and evolution of Mudflap’s mobile apps, conducting discovery and research, prototyping, executing, iterating, and launching polished products. It also involves building functional prototypes and experimenting with AI tools such as Claude Code and Cursor to accelerate design and product development. The role uses a hybrid work approach, combining in-office collaboration at Mudflap’s Palo Alto, California location with remote work. The stated base salary range is $194,000–$215,000, with exact compensation determined by skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Requirements

At least 7 years of product design experience.
Deep expertise designing and shipping native iOS and Android experiences.
Advanced Figma skills, strong interaction design, and an exceptional eye for visual detail.
Experience owning product design end to end, from identifying customer problems and shaping strategy through prototyping, execution, and launch.
Experience independently conducting customer research, testing ideas, and translating insights into intuitive product experiences.
Strong business instincts and ability to connect design decisions to customer behavior, product strategy, and measurable business outcomes.
Ability to thrive in fast-moving environments, navigate ambiguity, challenge assumptions, and deliver high-quality work with urgency.
Hands-on experience with Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools, using LLMs to build functional prototypes, accelerate iteration, and extend traditional design workflows.

Responsibilities

Build functional prototypes and experiment with tools such as Claude Code and Cursor to explore how AI can accelerate design and product development.
Understand truck drivers’ and fleet owners’ needs and translate their real-world challenges into intuitive mobile experiences.
Lead discovery, challenge assumptions, identify problems to solve, and drive solutions from concept through launch.
Influence the strategy and evolution of Mudflap’s iOS and Android apps, improving simplicity, usability, and visual craft.
Own the design process end to end, including research, prototyping, execution, iteration, and launch.
Balance high-quality design craft with speed and deliver work with urgency.
Connect design decisions to customer behavior, product strategy, and measurable business outcomes.