Hybrid Designer

at Tempo

• Job title: Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Designer at Tempo shaping brand identity and product design for stablecoin infrastructure. Leading design initiatives collaborating with engineering and design partners.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain Tempo’s visual identity and design system, covering everything from product UI to marketing surfaces, motion, and documentation.
• Lead the design of core product experiences—developer dashboards, reference apps, onboarding, analytics tools, and public documentation.
• Create clear, compelling visual storytelling to help explain Tempo’s architecture, stablecoin use cases, and value proposition to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate closely with the engineering team to prototype and implement UI, refine interaction patterns, and ship polished product surfaces.
• Work with Paradigm and Stripe’s design leadership to ensure alignment on brand tone, design quality, and creative direction.
• Scale a small internal design team—mentoring and hiring both brand and product designers as the team grows.
• Collaborate with external partners—motion designers, illustrators, developers—on launches, campaigns, or exploratory work.
• Contribute to the long-term vision of design at Tempo: how we work, what we prioritize, and how we build trust through design.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience across brand and product design, ideally in startups, infrastructure companies, or design-forward technical teams.
• Experience working on B2B or developer-facing products, with a strong understanding of how to make complex systems legible through design.
• A portfolio that demonstrates a high level of craft, clarity, and system-level thinking—across interfaces, identity systems, and narrative storytelling.
• Fluency in typography, layout, and composition—with the ability to move between static, interactive, and motion-based mediums.
• Strong communication skills—able to structure narratives visually and articulate design decisions to technical and non-technical collaborators.
• Experience building or contributing to componentized design systems in Figma or code, and collaborating closely with engineers.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, early-stage environment—able to take initiative, handle ambiguity, and operate both strategically and tactically.
• Interest in payments, crypto infrastructure, financial tooling, or the future of digital money is a plus—but not required.

Benefits

• Regular in-person work expected
• Flexibility within the day-to-day work