Staff Product Designer, OpenSea
$175-275k
Salary applicable for candidates based in the US, may vary in other locations + Equity
Decentralised NFT marketplace
Open for applications
Decentralised NFT marketplace
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$175-275k
Salary applicable for candidates based in the US, may vary in other locations + Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To shape an accessible and open digital economy for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re energized by ownership, collaboration, and the chance to design for millions of users in a fast-evolving space, we’d love to meet you
- 7+ years of product design experience, across both consumer and platform-facing products
- Demonstrated ability to own complex, ambiguous problem spaces and turn them into elegant, intuitive solutions
- Strong product sense—comfortable thinking strategically and operating without the structure of a large product org
- Excellent interaction and visual design skills, with a portfolio that highlights both systems thinking and attention to detail
- Experience collaborating closely with engineers to ship high-quality, technically informed designs
- Breadth across UI, UX, motion & interaction, with deep skills focussed in 1-2 areas and comfort dabbling in the others
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional partners
- Experience working in emerging technologies such as Web3, fintech, or AI—a big plus, but not required
- If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone who is excited to join the team
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a highly skilled, creative and self-driven Staff Product Designer to join OpenSea’s small but mighty design team
- In this role, you’ll help define the future of how people discover, trade, and interact with digital assets—working closely with engineers and fellow designers to bring clarity and craft to complex problems
- Design plays a central role in shaping product direction and strategy, so this position is ideal for someone who combines strong product thinking with hands-on design execution
- Lead design initiatives from concept through launch, collaborating closely with engineers and other designers to define and deliver high-quality user experiences
- Channel design thinking into our product development process, ensuring we’re solving real user problems with consistency & simplicity
- Hone open-ended product ideas into actionable design directions through research, prototyping, and iteration
- Create end-to-end experiences balancing user needs, technical feasibility, and business goals
- Contribute to and evolve our design system to raise quality, consistency, and efficiency across all OpenSea surfaces
- Communicate design rationale clearly and effectively across disciplines, helping align teams around shared goals
- Help shape the design culture at OpenSea by modeling strong craft, collaboration, and curiosity
Our take
OpenSea is a peer-to-peer digital marketplace for NFTs or uniquely identifiable digital items. These items are authenticated with blockchain and are part of a new internet economy that consists of digital products representing art, game characters, domain names, and event tickets.
The OpenSea platform allows users to both purchase NFTs or list digital items for sale. The platform initially encountered speed issues when NFT trading boomed due to the limitations of the Ethereum blockchain technology it was using. However, the company has transitioned to a new blockchain system, Polygon, which has mitigated the problem.
In the wake of the FTX collapse the NFT world has been shaken up, and new competitors have arisen to take advantage of the disruption. One such rival, Blur, overtook OpenSea's market lead in 2023. This has led to OpenSea changing its policies and fee structures to be more favourable to creators in a bid to retake its crown. It remains to be seen whether Blur and other rivals will be able to keep up the pressure, but it's clear that OpenSea will need to innovate if it wants to remain at the head of the market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2022
$300m
SERIES C
Jul 2021
$100m
SERIES B
Total funding: $427.3m
Company benefits
- Paid family leave
- Health insurance
- Flexible vacation policy
- Flexible hours
- Workshops & conferences
- Travel & company retreats
Company HQ
Tribeca, New York, NY
Leadership
Devin Finzer
(CEO & Co-Founder)Started their career as a Pinterest Software Engineer, before leaving after almost 2 years to co-found Iris Labs and Claimdog. They left their Engineering Manager role at Credit Karma in December 2017 to co-found OpenSea.
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