Product Design Intern (Hybrid)

Hi, Future Homie!

At Homebase, you’ll join a team that’s bold, fast-moving, and obsessed with helping small businesses thrive. We build with empathy, act with urgency, and take big swings that drive real-world impact. Here, every Homie shows up to raise the bar, support one another, and celebrate wins as a team.

We’re not just building an app—we’re building unstoppable teams. So what do you say, are you in?

This is a 6-month, full-time, hybrid internship based in our Toronto, San Francisco, or Denver office with mentorship from senior designers.

 📍Your Impact Starts Here

This isn't an "observe and assist" internship. You'll own real projects, work end-to-end across research to ship products, and leave with work you're proud to put in your portfolio.
As a Product Design Intern, you'll help shape the experience of tools used by over 2.5 million workers every day. You'll partner directly with product managers and engineers to define, design, and deliver solutions that make hourly work radically easier—on both mobile and web.

These are the key ways you'll contribute and create impact in this role:

Own the full design process:

• Work end-to-end on real product problems, from research and scoping to prototypes, and final designs

• Translate user needs and business goals into clear, intuitive experiences across iOS, Android, and web

• Prototype quickly and iteratively, using feedback from users and stakeholders to sharpen your decisions

• Get your work in front of real users—and ship it to production

Champion the user:

• Conduct user research to identify pain points and unmet needs among our small business and hourly worker audiences

• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative signals to inform design decisions

• Shadow research calls and observe how customers use our product to build genuine product intuition

Strengthen the craft:

• Contribute to Homebase's design system to help the team ship higher-quality work, faster

• Bring visual polish and attention to detail to every surface you touch

• Help maintain consistency across mobile and web platforms

Collaborate and ship:

• Partner closely with engineers to bring designs to life from spec through implementation

• Participate in design crits, stand-ups, and collaborative working sessions as a full member of the team

• Give and receive feedback with clarity, generosity, and a genuine desire to improve

Work AI-first:

• Use AI tools (Figma MCP, Claude, Cursor, V0, or similar) to move faster, explore ideas more broadly, and reduce friction in your workflow

• Identify opportunities where AI can improve the quality or speed of design output

🚀 The Foundation for Success - These are the experiences and strengths that will set you up for success in this role:

• A strong portfolio that demonstrates product thinking—your process matters as much as your output

• Experience designing user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes.

• articulate design decisions to cross-functional partners

• Self-directed and comfortable navigating ambiguity—you ask good questions and figure things out

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Design, HCI, Interaction Design, or a related field

• Academic or personal project work that shows strong design thinking and a user-first mindset

• Eagerness to learn, receive feedback, and grow quickly in a fast-paced environment

Bonus points if you have:

• Prior internship experience in a product or tech environment

• Experience running or contributing to user research

• Familiarity with front-end basics (HTML, CSS) or advanced prototyping tools (ProtoPie, Framer)

• Experience contributing to or working within a design system

• A habit of using AI tools to accelerate your design process

🤝  The Homie Way - These principles guide everything we do—from how we work and make decisions to how we show up for each other.

• 💡 Be Customer Obsessed – Solve problems with empathy and creativity.

• ⚡ Move Fast, Learn Fast – Experiment, take action, and grow every day.

• 🎯 Own Your Impact – Think big, focus on what matters, and make decisions you stand behind.

• 🏆 Master Your Craft – Excellence fuels impact—show up, step up, and make your mark.

• 🏅 Win Together – Put goals over roles, lead with trust, and connect to our mission and each other.

What to Expect During the Interview Process

• Meet the Talent Acquisition team, Megha K.

• Portfolio Review with the Hiring Manager, Jan S.

• Participate in a Design Challenge

• Background Check + Offer Stage

• Welcome to the team, Homie 🎉

💜 Belonging at Homebase - We're committed to fostering a welcoming space where every Homie can be their full self. Experience comes in many forms—so if you're excited about this role, even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply! 

Homebase will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

👋 Hey, We’re Homebase

Homebase is the everything app for hourly teams—built to simplify the day-to-day and superpower local businesses. With tools for scheduling, time clocks, payroll, communication, HR, and more, we help teams stay connected and in control. Today, over 150,000 small (but mighty) businesses rely on us to make work radically easier. Together, we’ve tracked over a billion hours for 2M+ workers—and we’re just getting started.

At Homebase, we celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all candidates and do not discriminate based on any legally protected status. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know—we’re committed to ensuring fair and equitable access for all.