Senior Design Systems Lead for AI-Driven Product

Grindr; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision coverage

Fertility & family-building support

401(k) with 6% match

Competitive compensation & equity

Gender-affirming care

Flexible vacation & rest weeks

Monthly stipends for phone, internet,+

Job summary

Grindr is seeking a design systems lead to own, document, and evolve Grindr's core design system—components, tokens, patterns, and usage guidelines—working closely with product designers and engineers to ensure consistent adoption and real product impact.

In a lean, autonomous setting, you will push visual craft, define token governance, mentor teammates, and explore AI-powered tooling to accelerate delivery while maintaining a coherent user experience across Grindr's apps and surfaces.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product or visual design experience, with at least 2-3 years of focused design systems ownership.
• Experience building or evolving design systems in smaller or mid-size companies.
• Strong visual design skills - typography, color, iconography, spacing, and motion, with a portfolio showing craft and systems thinking.
• Proficiency in Figma, including component architecture, variables, auto layout, and design token management.
• Track record of partnering with engineers to implement design systems in code and handoff.
• Experience documenting systems clearly for audiences with varying levels of design fluency.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Design systems ownership

Figma proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Design to code handoff

Visual design craft

Tools

Figma

Design tokens

Job description

Grindr is seeking a design systems lead to own, document, and evolve Grindr's core design system—components, tokens, patterns, and usage guidelines—working closely with product designers and engineers to ensure consistent adoption and real product impact.

In a lean, autonomous setting, you will push visual craft, define token governance, mentor teammates, and explore AI-powered tooling to accelerate delivery while maintaining a coherent user experience across Grindr's apps and surfaces.