Product Designer

About the Team

Grindr is an AI‑native platform powering how millions of gay people connect globally. With 15M+ monthly users, 130B+ annual messages, and a team of fewer than 200, we move fast, stay lean, and tackle technical problems at a scale few companies ever see.

The Design team at Grindr punches well above its weight. Designers here work directly alongside product and engineering leadership – shaping what gets built and how it shows up for millions of users, not executing against briefs handed down from above. This Senior Product Designer role is a foundational senior IC hire: someone who sets the quality bar, drives design from ambiguity to shipped product, and helps define how the design function operates as we scale.

• 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, give feedback, and operate.

Hybrid role based in our San Francisco office; required in person Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• 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.

• Are AI‑native or rapidly becoming so – you actively use AI tools in your workflow and are always looking for new ways to leverage them.
• Have worked at a growth‑stage startup or smaller company and know how to do more with less – you don’t need a fully built system to execute at a high level.
• Thrive in ambiguity and move quickly when requirements shift – you generate multiple strong concepts fast without sacrificing craft.
• Care about community, inclusion, and building products that genuinely serve an underrepresented user base.
• Want to grow into a senior design voice on a team being built for scale – and are energized by proximity to product and engineering leadership, not just execution.

• 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.