Introduction to role & team
At Bumble, we’re building a world where healthy, equitable relationships — romantic and platonic — can spark and thrive. Our Product Design team shapes thoughtful, intuitive experiences that help people feel empowered, safe, and confident as they connect. As an early-career Product Designer, you’ll bring a strong pulse on emerging user behaviours and cultural trends, helping us design experiences that resonate with the next generation of Bumble members. Grounded in our values of Curiosity and Respect, you’ll collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Research — and begin building strong, responsible habits around using AI as part of your creative and problem-solving toolkit.
What you’ll do
- Translate user insights, cultural signals, and behavioural trends into clear design opportunities, demonstrating Curiosity and Joy in your craft.
- Design flows and UI for web and mobile experiences, producing high-quality wireframes, prototypes, and specifications that enable confident delivery.
- Partner cross-functionally with Product and Engineering to take ownership of scoped design work and move projects from insight to impact.
- Support lightweight discovery work (e.g., usability testing, rapid feedback loops, desk research) to validate ideas and refine solutions.
- Prototype interaction patterns and iterate quickly, applying an agile mindset to continuously improve outcomes.
- Use AI tools responsibly to synthesise feedback, explore design directions, and accelerate iteration — while applying human judgment to ensure inclusivity, safety, and fairness.
- Contribute to maintaining consistency within our design system and uphold accessibility best practices so our experiences work well for diverse communities.
- Participate in critiques and team rituals, giving and receiving feedback with Courage and Respect.
About you
- Typically requires 0–1 years of experience, though we welcome candidates with alternative backgrounds that demonstrate equivalent skills.
- Internship experience and/or shipped product work (class projects, portfolio pieces, or side projects) that demonstrates end-to-end thinking.
- A portfolio that showcases interaction design fundamentals, visual craft, and clear decision-making (not just polished screens).
- Strong collaboration skills — you work cross-functionally with purpose, take ownership of your contributions, and incorporate feedback thoughtfully.
- A learning mindset toward AI: you’re curious about how AI tools can support creativity and efficiency, and you understand the importance of responsible use.
- Awareness of inclusive design principles and accessibility basics, grounded in Respect for diverse users.
- Familiarity with modern design tools such as Figma and prototyping workflows.An agile, growth-oriented approach — you iterate quickly, adapt to feedback, and see work through from concept to shipped experience.
About Us
Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products.
AI Fluency
AI is important to us. We’re excited by people who are curious and experimental, and who think thoughtfully about how AI can amplify their impact and outcomes.
We encourage you to use AI responsibly as you prepare your application. Please don’t use it to fabricate experiences or answer questions live in interviews. We care deeply about authenticity and want to understand your real skills, judgment and voice, because building a meaningful, genuine connection with you matters to us.
Inclusion at Bumble Inc.
Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent people to apply. We're happy to make any reasonable adjustments that will help you feel more confident throughout the process, please don't hesitate to let us know how we can help.
In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example: she/her, he/him, they/them, etc).
