Product Designer

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We're looking for a product designer with exceptional craft and strong product instincts to work remote or hybrid in San Francisco.

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We're looking for someone who wants to make a meaningful impact early and help shape the future of the product.

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This role requires someone who thinks beyond UI and cares about the full product experience. You'll work directly with the founders to define the product, shape the design culture, and make foundational decisions about how Butter feels.

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You'll own work from concept through execution across our core product experiences, including group spaces, mini-apps, creation tools, onboarding, discovery, and our emerging AI systems.

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The product is still early. That means a high degree of ownership, ambiguity, and influence.

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What you'll do

• Design product experiences from first idea to shipped product
• Create simple, elegant solutions to complex interaction problems
• Define interaction patterns, motion, visual systems, and product quality standards
• Design and iterate on our most important user experiences, including group spaces, mini-apps, creation flows, and discovery
• Partner closely with founders, engineering, and product to shape company strategy
• Talk directly with users and translate insights into product direction
• Raise the quality bar across the entire product

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Must-haves

• 3+ years designing consumer products
• Strong visual design, interaction design, and product thinking
• A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional craft and attention to detail
• Ability to simplify complex workflows into intuitive experiences
• Strong taste and a deep understanding of internet culture, communication, and modern social products
• Comfortable working from ambiguity and creating clarity
• Fast execution without sacrificing quality
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills
• Excited by startup environments and founder-level ownership
• Available M-F during regular work hours

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Bonus points

• Experience at a consumer startup or 0→1 product
• Motion, prototyping, or creative coding skills
• Experience designing social products, creator tools, gaming products, or AI-powered experiences
• Based in San Francisco or interested in working hybrid (we're open to remote for the right person)

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What we're offering

• Competitive hourly compensation during the contract period
• Opportunity to transition into a full-time role with salary, equity, and benefits
• Flexible schedule and remote flexibility
• A small team with high trust, high ownership, and high standards
• The chance to help define a product from the earliest stages

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If you've ever wished you had more influence over what gets built instead of just how it looks, I'd love to hear from you.