
Senior Product Designer, Foundations
Homebase (YC W21)
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Denver • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $126,500 - $149,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Partner on design system evolution: Work alongside our Principal Designer (Design Systems) and UX Engineer to contribute components, patterns, and documentation
- Tackle platform experiences end-to-end: Design for critical horizontal surfaces—auth flows, billing & subscriptions, account settings, permissions, team management, and compliance touchpoints
- Turn 'necessary' into 'delightful': Transform utilitarian platform experiences into moments that reinforce trust and reflect our brand
- Bridge design and engineering: Partner closely with platform engineers and our UX Engineer
- Be the connective tissue: Work across product teams to ensure platform experiences feel cohesive
- Flex where the team needs you: You'll shift between beautiful UI design, systems contributions, and product work
- Grow your craft and influence: This role offers a real opportunity to deepen your skills
Requirements
- 4–7 years designing digital products, with demonstrated strength in visual/interaction design and growing systems thinking
- Exposure to design systems: You've contributed to design systems—building components, using tokens, writing documentation, or collaborating closely with a systems team
- Platform or infrastructure design experience (a plus)
- Technical curiosity: You can collaborate effectively with engineers
- Strong craft: Your portfolio shows attention to detail
- Comfort with ambiguity and context-switching: Platform work means shifting gears often
- Clear communication: You can articulate design rationale, give and receive feedback gracefully
- Cross-platform design chops: Your portfolio includes iOS, Android, and web work
Benefits
- Stock options + 401(k) with 4% match
- Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage + FSA options
- Unlimited PTO (salaried) + company holidays
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave (after 6 months of service)
- Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage
- Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly
- Meals provided, commuter benefits, team offsites, and Customer Days
- Required in-office days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
visual designinteraction designdesign systemscomponent buildingdocumentation writingplatform designcross-platform designUI designsystems thinkingattention to detail
Soft Skills
clear communicationcollaborationfeedbackcomfort with ambiguitycontext-switchingtechnical curiosity