Bumble Inc. is hiring a Senior Product Designer to help lead end-to-end design for Bee AI and “Dates powered by Bee,” shaping AI-powered date experiences that are clear, safe, and trustworthy. This Austin (onsite) role focuses on building intuitive journeys across conversational and recommendation moments, with cross-functional partners from insight through to scalable impact.
What you’ll work on
- Own end-to-end design for Bee AI and Dates powered by Bee, delivering engaging experiences across chat, match exploration, and date recommendation journeys.
- Design AI-powered conversational interfaces, including chat flows, system behaviors, and voice UI interactions, ensuring clarity, trust, and usability at each step. [Suggested]
- Define how AI-generated suggestions (including matches, prompts, and date ideas) are presented, balancing automation with user agency and transparency. [Suggested]
- Partner with Product Marketing to design acquisition and onboarding flows that introduce members to Bee AI experiences and communicate their value.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data to align user needs with technical capabilities and constraints, helping set product direction.
- Prototype and validate concepts using Figma and AI-assisted design workflows (for example, Claude or similar), iterating quickly based on insights and experimentation.
- Conduct and synthesize user research and usability testing to continuously improve experiences with inclusion and safety at the center.
- Drive delivery from insight to impact, using an agile mindset to adapt plans, and champion high-quality outcomes that scale.
What you bring
- Design with empathy and intention, centering diverse user needs and championing inclusive, safe experiences aligned with Bumble’s values of Respect and Courage.
- End-to-end product design experience, ideally within consumer apps, with a portfolio demonstrating high-quality interaction and visual design.
- Hands-on experience designing for AI-powered products, such as conversational UX, generative outputs, or recommendation systems. [Suggested]
- Fluency in Figma and comfort using AI-powered tools (for example, Claude or similar) for exploration, prototyping, and iteration.
- User testing and validation experience, translating qualitative and quantitative findings into clear design improvements.
- Ability to design for ambiguity, balancing experimentation with thoughtful decision-making in evolving product spaces, with an agile mindset.
- Strong collaboration and communication across disciplines, with ownership from concept to launch and beyond.
- Curiosity about the evolving role of AI in product design, applying it thoughtfully with strong judgment in responsible and inclusive use.
- Typically requires 6–8 years of experience; equivalent skills from alternative backgrounds are welcome.
Tools and technologies
- Figma
- Claude
- AI-assisted design workflows
- voice UI interactions
- chat flows
Compensation
USD 190,000 - 215,000 per yearly. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, relevant experience, skill set, and other job-related considerations.
Benefits at Bumble
- Medical/dental/vision insurance, with 30-day eligibility
- Unlimited PTO + 1 company-wide week off + Focus Fridays every week
- Fully paid life and long-term disability insurance
- 401k with 4% company match if you contribute 6%, with 90-day eligibility
- Monthly wellness benefit and access to Noom, Unmind, and Your Money Line
- Maternity and Fertility benefit + 26 week paid parental leave
- Premium App Access
Inclusion and accommodations
Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent people are encouraged to apply.
Bumble is happy to make reasonable adjustments to help candidates feel confident throughout the process. In your application, feel free to note which pronouns you use (for example, she/her, he/him, they/them).
AI in Bumble’s hiring
- Bumble may use AI tools to support parts of the recruitment process, such as recording, transcribing, summarizing conversations, and comparing resumes and job descriptions to highlight skills and potential role matches.
- Hiring decisions are made by people. AI is used to support team efficiency and improve candidate experience, not to evaluate or decide on candidacy.
- Participation in AI-supported interviews and conversations is voluntary and will not impact your candidacy.
- You can opt out by letting your recruiter or interviewer know at the start of a call or anytime during the interview.
- Transcripts and summaries are retained only as long as needed per internal data retention policies. You can request deletion by contacting your recruiter.
AI fluency expectations
AI is important to Bumble. Candidates who are curious and experimental, while thoughtful about how AI can amplify impact and outcomes, are encouraged. Use AI responsibly when preparing your application and do not fabricate experiences or answer questions live in interviews.
Bumble values authenticity and wants to understand your real skills, judgment, and voice.
