Senior Product Designer, Instacart

• 8+ years of experience designing consumer-facing digital products across web and mobile, with a portfolio of shipped, high-impact work and measurable outcomes
• Expertise in interaction and visual design, with demonstrated fluency in design systems, information architecture, and content hierarchy
• Proven ability to translate ambiguous problem spaces into clear design frameworks, experience principles, and shipped product experiences
• Track record partnering with Product, Engineering, Research, and Data Science through discovery, iteration, testing, and launch
• Proficiency in Figma and Google Slides; experience incorporating generative AI tools into the design process
• Experience presenting work and rationale to cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders to drive alignment and decision-making
• Comfort operating in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments and creating structure from loosely defined opportunity areas

Desirable

• Every year, people spend nearly one trillion dollars on groceries—and food is one of the most meaningful parts of daily life, from rituals and celebrations to comfort and care
• Instacart’s Design & Research team is dedicated to making grocery shopping effortless for everyone, solving large-scale challenges across our four-sided marketplace of consumers, shoppers, retailers, and advertisers
• We’re seeking a Senior Product Designer to join our Meals & Health pod and shape highly personalized consumer experiences that integrate meal planning, nutrition, allergy management, and family dynamics into the core grocery journey
• You’ll collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science, Marketing, and Brand to create cohesive, trust-building experiences at scale that unlock new layers of value for households with specific needs and goals
• This is a high-impact, highly collaborative role for a designer who thrives in ambiguity, balances rigorous execution with creative exploration, and connects strategy, interaction, and craft
• You’ll work at the frontier of AI-powered, agentic grocery experiences alongside a tight, senior team that values clear communication, ownership, and inventive problem-solving
• The role is remote-friendly across North America, with a preference for candidates able to collaborate effectively with Pacific Time hours
• As a key member of the Meals & Health pod, you’ll lead end-to-end product design across high-visibility surfaces and new 0→1 experiences that help customers plan meals, manage nutrition and allergies, and build healthy household routines
• Lead end-to-end design from discovery through delivery across Meals & Health initiatives, including problem framing, exploration, prototyping, validation, and handoff
• Design cohesive journeys across home, browse, and personalized feeds—establishing patterns, grids, and hierarchy that balance user needs, business goals, and partner visibility
• Define experience frameworks for key moments (e.g., first 3 orders, onboarding for health goals, meal planning adoption) and translate principles into flows, UI, and content hierarchy
• Leverage AI-assisted prototyping and concept development; explore agentic and conversational interfaces that bring personalized, AI-powered experiences to life within our design system
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science, Marketing, and Brand to shape requirements, run experiments, and ship measurable outcomes at speed and quality
• Plan or collaborate on research to uncover insights about meals, nutrition, and lifecycle behaviors; synthesize findings into journey maps and design opportunities
• Raise the bar for experience-led thinking—mentoring partners on journeys and emotions (not just screens) and advocating for coherent, principle-driven work