Staff Product Designer

Renting should be faster, fairer, and less stressful than it is. We're the infrastructure that makes that happen. Four million users. 300+ real estate company and MLS partnerships. Ten years of consistent growth. From applications and screening to payments and lease management, the full rental journey runs on RentSpree.

Recognized by Forbes as a Best Startup Employer and by BuiltIn Seattle as a Best Place to Work.

Design is a critical driver of innovation and impact at RentSpree. As a Staff Product Designer, you will operate as both a hands-on craft expert and a strategic design leader—solving high-impact problems, shaping end-to-end experiences, and influencing product direction at a company-wide level. You’ll collaborate across disciplines to create intuitive, elegant, and scalable solutions that serve our diverse customers—agents, landlords, and renters.

We’re looking for a senior-level IC who thrives in complex problem spaces, sets a high bar for craft, and mentors others while staying deeply involved in execution. You’re a systems thinker, a skilled storyteller, and a champion for design excellence who can balance vision with pragmatic delivery in a fast-moving environment.

This role is Seattle-based (hybrid, 2x/week in-office.)

• Lead design for high-impact initiatives across multiple product areas, from discovery to delivery
• Define and drive your own work, making clear decisions on priorities, scope, and direction while keeping cross-functional peers and stakeholders aligned
• Drive product vision and strategy in partnership with Product, Engineering, and Research
• Translate complex problems into elegant, user-centered solutions that balance business goals and customer needs
• Contribute to our design system to ensure consistency, scalability, and efficiency across the product
• Champion a holistic user experience, advocating for design considerations that span the entire customer journey
• Prototype, test, and iterate rapidly to validate ideas and refine solutions
• Communicate design decisions with clarity and influence, aligning stakeholders and driving consensus
• Contribute to our design team’s culture and strategy, fostering collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning

Our job descriptions evolve with our business needs and priorities. Your role may include other tasks, projects, and team support.

• 7+ years of experience designing digital products end-to-end, with at least 3 years in senior or staff-level roles
• Exceptional visual and interaction design skills, grounded in usability and accessibility best practices
• Strategic product thinking: You connect design decisions to company vision, product goals, and user impact
• Proven ability to work autonomously—defining, leading, and executing design work while ensuring alignment with cross-functional peers and stakeholders
• Experience leading design across multiple teams or initiatives while maintaining a high standard for craft
• Strong systems thinking: You design for scale, reusability, and long-term maintainability
• Adaptability: You navigate ambiguity with confidence and adjust quickly as priorities shift
• Bias for action: You take initiative, move ideas forward, and focus on impact
• Growth mindset: You continuously evolve your skills, embrace challenges, and help others grow alongside you

• Experience designing and building tools in small, fast-moving teams
• Experience in SaaS, proptech, or marketplace platforms
• Proficiency with design systems at scale in multi-product ecosystems
• Strong facilitation skills for workshops, visioning, and alignment sessions

These are the principles we hire for and hold ourselves to:

• Own it end to end. Drive projects from idea to execution. Take pride in the work. Do what it takes.
• Communicate like a teammate. Direct, candid, and respectful. Give feedback well, receive it well, and build trust through transparency.
• Hold a high bar. Think critically. Stay curious. Keep looking for ways to do it better.
• Stay adaptable. Anticipate challenges, take initiative, and bring resourcefulness to whatever comes next.
• Experiment and learn fast. Try things. Learn from what doesn't work. Keep it simple.
• Debate well, commit fully. Push back constructively, contribute your point of view, then align and move together.
• AI is a core skill. Use AI tools to move faster and think sharper.

RentSpree has teams in the US and Bangkok. Collaboration across that distance requires a shared window: Monday-Thursday, 5–7pm PT, and shifts to 4-6pm PT during daylight saving.

How often you're in SpreeHours depends on your role, team, and projects. Any SpreeHours you work, you take back as flex time the same week. Outside of SpreeHours, your schedule is yours.

The work here is real, the problems are hard, and you'll have teammates who push you to do your best.

• Compensation. $180-220k base.
• Equity. Share in what you help build.
• The team. Talented colleagues who push you and back you up.
• Room to grow. Coaching, resources, and development beyond the role you start in.
• Health coverage from day one. Medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents. HSA/FSA options. Headspace Care+, gym discounts, and more.
• A real plan for your future. Life and disability coverage, plus a SIMPLE IRA with company match.
• Flexible vacation. Take the time you need. We trust you to manage it.
• 11 holidays a year, plus 3 recharge days.
• Ways to connect. Reimbursed weekly team lunches, game nights, and events. In-person and remote.
• Recognition. Recognize a peer with Sprees (redeemable for gift cards or donations). Nominate someone for a S.P.R.E.E. Award with a potential spot bonus.
• The tools to do your best work. Business expense allowance and internet reimbursement.
• Family support. Parental leave and fertility benefits.
• Legal and tax help. Legal benefits and tax support through RocketLawyer.
• Seattle HQ perk. Company-sponsored Orca card for public transit to and from the office.
• High impact, lean team. Small teams, close to customers, shipping work that matters. Your fingerprints are on the product.

If you take ownership, move with urgency, and want to work on problems that matter, we'd love to hear from you. You don't need to meet every requirement. If this feels like the right place to do your best work, reach out.

RentSpree is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. This applies to all employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Hiring decisions are made on qualifications, merit, and business need.