Company Description
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

Salary Range:

$196,000.00 - $254,000.00

What’s the role?

Design Systems are foundational to product development at Etsy, enabling teams to build brand-aligned, inclusive, usable products at scale. As a Senior Staff Product Designer, you will reimagine our design system and how our product expresses Etsy’s brand. You will be a key driver in forming the team’s vision and strategy, partnering with fellow design teams and cross-functional partners to create a unified design language. You’ll lead design for the components, styles and patterns that will have a multiplier effect across every piece of the customer journey, empowering designers and engineers to innovate and elevate their craft.  

This is a full-time position. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy. 

This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Product Design. For this role, we are considering candidates based in the United States. Candidates living within commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office Hub or in the San Francisco Bay Area may be the first to be considered. For candidates within commutable distance, Etsy requires in-office attendance once or twice per week depending on your proximity to the office. Etsy offers different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more details about our  work modes and workplace safety policies here.

What’s this team like at Etsy?

• We craft the patterns, guidelines, styles and components that make up the fabric of Etsy’s customer experience.

• Our product teams use Etsy’s mature Design System, “Collage”, to build beautiful, engaging, inclusive, accessible and useful products consistently to Etsy’s Buyers and Sellers.

• You will work directly with Design, Product and Engineering leadership across all platforms to craft our growing landscape of systems. 

• Design Systems is a truly cross-functional, cross-platform team made up of 10+ web and native designers and engineers who are fun, curious, collaborative, passionate leaders - if that resonates with you, please join us!

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Discover insights, opportunities, and requirements to evolve our tools, patterns and guidelines

• Identify new tracks of work to improve our design system, partnering with cross-functional leads to define our vision and strategy. 

• Create and update reusable components and styles that are used across our marketplace.

• Test prototypes and hypotheses with users to collect feedback

• Serve as an advocate for Design Systems across Etsy 

• Research and formulate an opinion on industry trends in design systems and accessibility

• Partner with customer experience teams in sprints and workshops to explore the future of our products’ UI and UX

• You’ll regularly make use of your soft skills: listening, negotiating, decision-making

• You’ll spend time providing mentorship to other designers, coaching and leveling up craft across our teams

• You’ll play a key part in onboarding, and improving our team’s culture and engagement

• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• You have a long track record of building and maintaining mature design systems for global products

• You’re an expert in design across digital platforms, inclusive of native, web, and email 

• You raise the design bar and can run independently, providing direction to designers within your team 

• You have excellent visual and interaction design skills, from prototyping to polished execution with an eye for pixel perfect detail

• You’re a systems thinker who can diagnose complex problems and deliver scalable solutions

• You have an ability to create and translate creative direction and brand foundations, bringing them to life in our product experience

• You can lead workshops and effectively align a group around a vision and approach

• You’re a great communicator who can lead teams and manage a wide variety of stakeholders

• You have a deep understanding of the tech that powers digital products, and how to collaborate with engineering to make the most of emerging capabilities 

• You are able to context switch and apply a wide variety of product design skills (e.g., design thinking, design strategy, user problem definition, information architecture, service design)

Additional Information

What's Next
If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.

Our Promise
At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.