Staff Product Designer

Grindr • San Francisco, CA

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

Grindr is hiring a foundational senior individual contributor to shape the quality and direction of design as the company scales. The role owns a full uplift of the Grindr core app, used by millions of people daily, with close access to product and engineering leadership. The position is hybrid, based in the San Francisco or Los Angeles office, with in-person work required Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The designer owns end-to-end product design for core app areas, from discovery and problem framing through high-fidelity production specifications and shipped features. They make independent design decisions, collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data, and help improve Grindr’s evolving design system. As a senior IC, they also help shape design culture, including critique, feedback, and team practices.

Grindr describes its operating approach as “Grindr Mode”: focused on outcomes, moving quickly, and doing excellent work while making room for full lives. The company is building an AI-native organization and a product for a large, underrepresented community.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of product design experience as a senior individual contributor at a consumer-focused technology company.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong end-to-end ownership, from problem framing to shipped solution, and clearly explaining the candidate’s role, decisions, and measurable impact.
• Experience designing consumer mobile apps on iOS and/or Android, including complex interaction systems, edge cases, and multi-state flows.
• A 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, including the ability to explain design rationale, influence stakeholders, and build alignment with Product and Engineering partners.
• Experience designing monetization surfaces such as paywalls, subscriptions, conversion flows, or upsell moments.

Nice To Haves

• Actively uses AI tools in their workflow or is rapidly adopting them, and looks for new ways to leverage AI.
• Experience at a growth-stage startup or smaller company, with the ability to execute effectively with limited resources or systems.
• Comfort with ambiguity and shifting requirements, and the ability to generate strong concepts quickly without sacrificing craft.
• Care about community, inclusion, and products that serve an underrepresented user base.
• Interest in growing into a senior design voice on a team scaling its design function, with energy for close collaboration with product and engineering leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product design for core areas of the Grindr app, from discovery and problem framing through high-fidelity production specifications and shipped features.
• Drive design decisions independently, articulate clear rationale, and partner with Product, Engineering, and Data to move work from ambiguity to execution.
• Raise the quality bar through excellent craft, rigorous process, and effective cross-functional communication.
• Collaborate with the Design Systems Specialist to contribute to and improve Grindr’s evolving design system, bringing a consumer product perspective to system decisions.
• Help shape the design culture by contributing to critique, feedback practices, and team operations.

Benefits

• Full premium health, dental, and vision coverage for the employee; partial coverage for dependents.
• Up to $300,000 in fertility and family-building support, covering IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption.
• 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
• Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
• Gender-affirming care offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, and monthly stipends for HRT.
• Flexible vacation policy and two company-wide rest weeks per year.
• Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting.
• Breakfast and lunch.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed