The ad says“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”
The ad says“Proficiency in Figma, including component architecture, variables, auto layout, and design token management”
The ad says“Strong visual design skills - typography, color, iconography, spacing, and motion - with a portfolio that shows craft alongside systems thinking”
The ad says“Proficiency in Figma, including component architecture, variables, auto layout, and design token management”
The ad says“Proficiency in Figma, including component architecture, variables, auto layout, and design token management”
The ad says“Proficiency in Figma, including component architecture, variables, auto layout, and design token management”
The ad says“Strong visual design skills - typography, color, iconography, spacing, and motion - with a portfolio that shows craft alongside systems thinking”
The ad says“Strong visual design skills - typography, color, iconography, spacing, and motion - with a portfolio that shows craft alongside systems thinking”
The ad says“Strong visual design skills - typography, color, iconography, spacing, and motion - with a portfolio that shows craft alongside systems thinking”
The ad says“Strong visual design skills - typography, color, iconography, spacing, and motion - with a portfolio that shows craft alongside systems thinking”
The ad says“Proficiency in Figma, including component architecture, variables, auto layout, and design token management”
Own the development, documentation, and ongoing refinement of Grindr’s core design system - components, tokens, patterns, and the guidelines that govern how they are used
Partner directly with product designers and engineers to ensure the system is adopted consistently and evolves to meet real product needs
Identify and resolve design inconsistencies across the core app, driving toward a more coherent and efficient product experience
Contribute strong visual design craft to the system - not just structural rigor, but considered, polished execution that raises the quality bar for the whole product
Operate with a high degree of autonomy in a lean environment - prioritize effectively, make defensible decisions without heavy process, and move fast without creating debt
Lead the charge on integrating our design system with AI tools
Benefits
100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees
401k Matching (up to 6%)
Flexible PTO, sick-time, holidays, and two company wide shut-down weeks + an annual travel and leisure stipend
Equity for all employees
Monthly lifestyle stipend for food and wellness as well as fully catered onsite breakfast, lunch, and snacks
Gender Affirmation Fund for transgender and gender non-conforming employees
Queer-inclusive health benefits including LGBTQ consultative healthcare and expanded HRT shipped directly to employees in eligible states
Monthly commuter stipend to get you to and from the office on in-person collaboration days
Community projects and charitable giving stipend to support LGBTQ+ non-profit organizations alongside Grindr for Equality
Preferred experience
Experience documenting systems clearly for audiences with varying levels of design fluency - product designers, engineers, and non-design stakeholders
Proficiency in Figma, including component architecture, variables, auto layout, and design token management
5+ years of product or visual design experience, with at least 2-3 years of focused design systems ownership - building or significantly evolving a system, not just contributing to one
Demonstrated experience working in smaller or mid-size companies where you built or maintained systems with limited resources and without a dedicated systems team around you
Track record of partnering with engineers to implement design systems in code - comfortable working across the design-to-development handoff
Strong visual design skills - typography, color, iconography, spacing, and motion - with a portfolio that shows craft alongside systems thinking
Are energized by constraints - limited headcount, fast timelines, and high standards feel like the right conditions to do your best work, not obstacles to it
Care as much about the quality of what the system produces as the quality of the system itself - visual craft and structural rigor are not in tension for you
Thrive in environments where you are the primary owner of a system, not one contributor among many - you make decisions, document them, and stand behind them
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
