Product Designer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 10+ years designing and shipping consumer digital products, with clear examples of owning complex experiences end to end
• Excellent visual design craft, with a gift for making complex workflows feel simple
• A strong systems thinker who builds reusable foundations, not just one-off screens
• A strategic partner to Product who shapes what we build next, not just how
• Fluency using AI as a design multiplier (exploration, prototyping, production), and genuine interest in building a foundation the team can scale with it
• Excellent judgment around user trust, safety, and quality, especially designing for kids and the parents who trust us
• Ability to set direction and move independently, with little oversight
• Hands-on and scrappy approach; you'd rather build the component or run the test yourself than wait on someone else
• Low-ego and collaborative vibes; you share credit and pitch in on problems that aren't yours

Responsibilities

• Own design across the whole software experience, shaping the core Tin Can experience, the stuff that keeps the phone ringing
• Run research yourself, talk to families, watch where things break, to set your next move
• Shape what we build next, not just how; you're a strategic thought partner to Product, not just an executor
• Build the patterns and design language that help the team and when appropriate, AI, move fast but meet our bar
• Get hands-on: prototype it, write the copy, sit with an engineer until it’s right

Benefits

• We're building tech that protects childhood: We're on a quest to give kids a more analog childhood — one with real conversations, real connection, and way less screen time. No doomscrolling, data mining, or dopamine traps — just a simpler, better way for kids to stay in touch. This is a rare opportunity to build something that truly matters.
• You'll set the foundation, not inherit one: As our first dedicated UX owner, you'll define how the software experience looks, feels, and scales — with the autonomy and backing of the founding team to do it right.
• Small, high-trust team: Every company says "team," but at Tin Can it means something different. We're a small, mission-driven group that genuinely has each other's backs — professionally and personally. You'll be joining a tight-knit crew where your ideas and instincts matter from day one.
• Room to explore, not just execute: You'll have the space to explore new ideas, challenge assumptions, and shape an experience that reflects our values of trust, simplicity, and care.