Senior Design Lead, Uniswap Labs
$254-283k
Salary range is applicable to NY candidates and may vary if applying elsewhere + Equity
Ethereum-based decentralized trading & AMM protocol
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Ethereum-based decentralized trading & AMM protocol
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$254-283k
Salary range is applicable to NY candidates and may vary if applying elsewhere + Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To unlock universal ownership and exchange for everyone, starting with bringing millions of people into the emerging web 3.0 economy.
Role
Who you are
- 12 years of experience in brand, marketing, and interactive design with a portfolio demonstrating both craft excellence and conceptual thinking
- Demonstrated expertise as a subject matter expert in brand and visual design
- Proven experience driving major branding or rebranding initiatives, from concept through execution, including positioning, identity development, and cross-channel implementation
- Prior management experience leading designers or agencies and owning major cross-functional initiatives
- Strong proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and emerging AI design tools
- Deep understanding of design principles including typography, composition, hierarchy, color, and motion
- Familiarity with crypto and experience using DeFi products or dapps
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly to feedback and changing directions
- Thoughtful communicator who can advocate for design while balancing user, brand, and business needs
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an experienced and self-directed design leader to help craft and communicate the Uniswap story. As a key member of our close-knit design team, you’ll drive creative strategy and execution across a range of mediums, helping evolve Uniswap into one of the most trusted, recognizable, and influential brands in crypto and beyond
- You’ll be joining a team known for producing high-impact, high-quality creative work in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep craft expertise with strong people leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Lead and execute complex design projects across brand, marketing, and events. This includes conceiving and scoping digital and offline campaigns, viral drops, physical experiences, and evolving our brand identity
- Solve ambiguous design challenges through systems thinking, storytelling, and strategic judgment
- Define and evolve Uniswap's visual language, ensuring consistency and innovation across all touchpoints
- Stay on the pulse of visual design, crypto, and marketing trends to inform and inspire the team
- Act as a mentor and design thought leader within the organization. Help grow a culture of excellence, curiosity, and low-ego collaboration
- Lead recruitment, onboarding, and performance development for internal designers and external contractors or agencies
- Manage designers and own the success of your team by setting direction, delegating effectively, and ensuring delivery of high-quality work. Own team goal achievement and drive measurable design impact aligned with broader company objectives
- Oversee planning, staffing, and performance management for your group. Make key decisions related to hiring, structure, and creative operations. Leverage a deep understanding of Uniswap's business model, products, and strategy to inform team priorities and design decisions
Our take
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has quickly emerged as a “killer app” for blockchain technology. Within the past two years or so, an ecosystem of hundreds of DeFi applications has developed on Ethereum — with use cases ranging from lending to trading to insurance — bringing permissionless access to financial services to anyone with an internet connection.
Out of these applications, Uniswap - originated by Uniswap Labs - has become the most actively used. It is the largest decentralized exchange (DEX), allowing anyone to create a market for anything, rather than relying on specific teams to be market-makers in an exchange.
Despite the behemoth size of its star asset, Uniswap Labs does not make money from Uniswap, as it is just a protocol with the 0.3% fee going to reward liquidity providers. The company instead relies on adjacent ways to drive revenue, leveraging its massive influence in the DeFi space to do so.
The company has secured impressive funding, including a 2022 Series B round which represented one of the largest raises in the DeFi sector's history. Now boasting a valuation of $1.66 billion, it intends to invest in expanding operations to bring Uniswap to “even more people across the world.”
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2022
$165m
SERIES B
Jun 2020
$11m
SERIES A
Total funding: $178.8m
Company benefits
- Unlimited and encouraged time off
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, & vision for you and your dependents
- 401(k) participation
- Annual $1,500 education stipend
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Home office setup stipend for remote employees
- Daily lunches at NY headquarters
Company HQ
Ramapo, Chestnut Ridge, NY
Leadership
Hayden Adams
(CEO)Former Engineer at Siemens.
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