Product Designer, IRL

Posted Yesterday
2 Locations
Hybrid
155K-175K Annually
Mid level
Mobile • Other
The Role
Design end-to-end in-person (IRL) features across Bumble products: research, prototype, validate, and ship high-fidelity experiences. Partner with PMs, engineers, researchers, and designers; use AI-assisted tools responsibly; advocate for accessibility, experimentation, and evidence-based product decisions to increase real-world connections.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Bumble, we're building the future of how relationships are made. Our portfolio spans relationships of all kinds—from romantic connections on Bumble and Badoo to friendship and community on Bumble For Friends. In-person connection is fundamental to our mission. Real relationships don't form in an in-app chat; they grow when people come together in real life, spend time with one another, discover whether there's a spark, and make plans to do it again.

We're hiring a Product Designer to imagine and build experiences that bring our members together IRL. This is an opportunity to help shape an exciting and evolving area of our product portfolio, designing experiences that make meeting in person feel more natural, joyful, and rewarding. You'll partner with product managers, engineers, researchers, and fellow designers to prototype, validate, and ship new features that help millions of members connect beyond the screen. Working across multiple Bumble products, you'll play an important role in bringing this vision to life while demonstrating our values of Curiosity, Excellence, and Respect, and thoughtfully using AI to enhance your design practice while applying human judgment throughout the design process.

What You'll Do

  • Lead the end-to-end design of new IRL features, from discovery and concept development through launch and continuous iteration.
  • Partner closely with Product Managers to understand member needs, business goals, and product strategy, translating insights into intuitive, impactful design solutions.
  • Collaborate with engineers throughout implementation to deliver high-quality experiences, balancing technical feasibility with exceptional design craft.
  • Create high-fidelity prototypes and validate concepts through research, experimentation, and user testing across the Bumble portfolio.
  • Develop the strategic case for your design by synthesising product data, exploratory research, and member insights to shape the future direction of IRL experiences.
  • Collaborate across Bumble's product portfolio and partner with other design teams to integrate IRL experiences while delivering a cohesive, high-quality member journey.
  • Use AI-powered design and prototyping tools to accelerate exploration, improve design workflows, and evaluate concepts while applying responsible human oversight and considering privacy, accessibility, and inclusion.
  • Demonstrate our Bumble values of Curiosity, Excellence, and Respect by collaborating across disciplines, taking ownership of outcomes, and adapting quickly as priorities evolve.

About You

  • Typically requires 3+ years of experience, though we welcome candidates with alternative backgrounds that demonstrate equivalent skills.
  • You have experience designing consumer-facing digital products and understand how to create intuitive experiences with broad consumer appeal.
  • You are an end-to-end product designer with strong capabilities across visual design, interaction design, prototyping, and product thinking.
  • You approach problems with first-principles thinking, investing time in understanding user needs before exploring solutions.
  • You thrive in fast-paced environments, demonstrate ownership, and enjoy collaborating across cross-functional teams to deliver meaningful outcomes.
  • You communicate design rationale clearly and are comfortable incorporating feedback from diverse stakeholders.
  • You confidently use AI tools to support research synthesis, ideation, content exploration, and prototyping while exercising sound judgment, validating outputs, and using AI responsibly.
  • Experience with design systems, accessibility best practices, experimentation, and evidence-based product design is highly valued.
  • Bonus points if you've contributed directly to production code or partnered closely with engineers to improve implementation quality.

About Us
Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. 
 
AI Fluency
AI is important to us. We’re excited by people who are curious and experimental, and who think thoughtfully about how AI can amplify their impact and outcomes.
We encourage you to use AI responsibly as you prepare your application. Please don’t use it to fabricate experiences or answer questions live in interviews. We care deeply about authenticity and want to understand your real skills, judgment and voice, because building a meaningful, genuine connection with you matters to us.
 
Final Compensation
Will be determined based on factors such as the selected candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, skill set, and other job-related considerations.

Benefits & Perks
Insurance: Medical/dental/vision, 30-day eligibility. Bumble has multiple competitive offerings that will be available to you on the first of the month following date of hire.
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%, 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 at Bumble Inc. 
Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent people to apply. We're happy to make any reasonable adjustments that will help you feel more confident throughout the process, please don't hesitate to let us know how we can help.
In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example: she/her, he/him, they/them, etc).
 
AI in Bumble Inc. Hiring 
At Bumble, we may use AI tools to support parts of our recruitment process — such as helping us record, transcribe, and summarize conversations, and supporting job alignment by comparing resumes and job descriptions to highlight skills and potential roles that may be a good match. These tools help us work more efficiently and stay focused on you during our conversations. Importantly, all hiring decisions are made by people. AI is used only to support our team’s efficiency and improve the candidate experience — not to evaluate or decide on your candidacy. Participation in AI-supported interviews and conversations is completely voluntary and will not impact your candidacy. If you’d prefer to opt out, simply let your recruiter or interviewer know at the start of a call, or anytime during the interview or conversation. Summaries and related data are retained only as long as needed in line with our internal data retention policies. If at any point you’d like a transcription or summary deleted, please contact your recruiter directly.
For further information on how we hold and manage your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

Skills Required

  • 3+ years of product design experience or equivalent
  • Experience designing consumer-facing digital products
  • End-to-end product design skills: visual design, interaction design, prototyping, product thinking
  • Create high-fidelity prototypes and validate concepts through research and user testing
  • Synthesize product data, exploratory research, and member insights to inform strategy
  • Confident use of AI-powered design and prototyping tools with responsible human oversight
  • Experience with design systems, accessibility best practices, experimentation, and evidence-based product design
  • Bonus: contributed to production code or closely partnered with engineers to improve implementation quality
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional teams
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The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
1,440 Employees

What We Do

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble, Badoo, and Fruitz. The Bumble platform enables people to connect and build equitable and healthy relationships. Founded by CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products. Fruitz, founded in 2017, encourages open and honest communication of dating intentions through playful fruit metaphors. Download Bumble : http://bit.ly/bumblesignup

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