Staff Product Designer, Design Systems

Posted 19 Days Ago
Boston, MA
167K-251K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce • Food • Sales • Software
Grubhub connects millions of diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants.
The Role
As a Staff Product Designer in the Design Systems team, you'll evolve and maintain Grubhub's design system, create and document design components, and ensure quality across platforms. Collaborate closely with designers and engineers to realize user needs and business goals, enhance documentation, and champion effective design practices within the organization.
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About The Opportunity
We're all about connecting hungry diners with our network of over 300,000 restaurants nationwide. Innovative technology, user-friendly platforms and streamlined delivery capabilities set us apart and make us an industry leader in the world of online food ordering. When you join our team, you become part of a community that works together to innovate, solve problems, grow, work hard and have a ton of fun in the process!
Why Work For Us
Grubhub is a place where authentically fun culture meets innovation and teamwork. We believe in empowering people and opening doors for new opportunities. If you're looking for a place that values strong relationships, embraces diverse ideas-all while having fun together-Grubhub is the place for you!
Ideally seeking candidate located in Chicago, New York or Boston to work hybrid in office. If you are not local to the 3 office locations, we are open to remote.
We believe design is a part of every product decision and has the ability to have a true impact for our customers & the business. Our design team is close-knit and highly collaborative - combining research, data and systems design to inform design decisions that impact and shape products into highly usable and successful experiences.
Grubhub Design is seeking a talented Staff Product Designer to join our Design Systems team. In this role, you will be instrumental in evolving and maintaining Cookbook, Grubhub's comprehensive design system. Your work will empower design and product teams to create high-quality, consistent experiences more efficiently. You will also help define the vision for the design system and uphold the highest standards of design quality across the organization.
The Impact You Will Make:

  • Create designs, specifications, and documentation for new components and patterns that serve diverse user experiences, including consumers, drivers, and restaurants
  • Work closely with product designers, engineers, and other stakeholders to understand user needs and business goals, ensuring the design system supports the organization's objectives
  • Collaborate with product, design and engineering leadership to identify and prioritize product areas in need of component discovery, setting the vision and quality bar for the design system
  • Foster strong working relationships and continuously champion Cookbook across the business.
  • Refine and enhance the design system by incorporating feedback and staying current with design trends and best practices
  • Build and maintain Figma libraries of Cookbook components, ensuring they utilize the latest features
  • Guide and support designers in using Cookbook components effectively
  • Maintain and improve component documentation and design guidelines
  • Partner with engineering counterparts to ensure consistent execution of design ideas across iOS, Android, and Web platforms
  • Work with Design Systems leadership to define frameworks, workflows, and best practices for design system processes
  • Collaborate with Design Systems leadership to build and maintain an effective onboarding program for designers, engineers, and product managers
  • Work with the marketing team to ensure consistency with the brand's look and feel
  • Enhance documentation and governance efforts to ensure the design system's scalability and consistency


**Submissions without a portfolio that includes examples of your design work will not be considered.**
What you Bring to the Table:

  • Min of 6 years of experience contributing to and maintaining a design system
  • Strong UX/UI design skills with a portfolio showcasing beautiful craftsmanship and competence in typography, color, iconography, and animation
  • Deep understanding of native mobile and responsive design methodologies and patterns
  • High level of expertise with Figma
  • Confidence to move projects forward independently while synthesizing feedback from various teams and functions
  • Ability to collaborate closely with engineers and discuss technical details
  • Ability to research, analyze, and make decisions based on multiple sources, including usability best practices, user research, feedback from product designers, A/B testing, analytics, and other design systems
  • Acute self-awareness and deep empathy for Grubhub's customers, as well as for the designers, engineers, and product managers you'll work with.


***As a matter of company policy, Grubhub does not sponsor applicants for employment visa status for this role.***
The base salary ranges for this position are below. The ranges provided exclude other forms of compensation such as equity and bonus.
New York: $167,000 - $251,000 base salary range
Grubhub uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience. In addition to the base salary, the role might also come with equity and other pay incentives as part of the full compensation package.
And Of Course, Perks!

  • Flexible PTO . Grubhub employees enjoy a generous amount of time to recharge.
  • Health and Wellness . Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits, 401k matching, employee network groups and paid parental leave are just a few of our programs to support your overall well-being.
  • Compensation . You'll receive a great compensation package with eligibility for generous incentives, bonuses, commission, or RSUs (role-specific).
  • Free Meals . Our employees get a weekly Grubhub credit to enjoy and support local restaurants.
  • Social Impact . At Grubhub we believe in giving back through programs like the Grubhub Community Fund . Employees are also given paid time off each year to support the causes that are important to them.


Grubhub is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity and encourage a workplace that is just as diverse as the customers we serve. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. If you're applying for a job in the U.S. and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
If you are a resident of the State of California and would like a copy of our CA privacy notice, please email [email protected].

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
10,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2004

What We Do

Grubhub is part of Just Eat Takeaway.com (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY), and is a leading U.S. food ordering and delivery marketplace. Dedicated to connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms, and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features more than 375,000 restaurant partners in over 4,000 U.S. cities.

Why Work With Us

Our teams thrive in a fast paced environment that strives to reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we serve. We value curiosity and data-driven mindsets to empower each other to think like owners, and innovate like entrepreneurs all while maintaining a healthy work-life balance and offering opportunities for professional growth

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Grubhub Offices

Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

We offer a flexible working environment where we value our in-person culture, while balancing the needs of our people with the needs of the business.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
HQChicago, IL
Boston, MA
New York, NY
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