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Principal Product Designer, Visual (Merchant)

DoorDash
Seattle, WA
Hybrid
Full-time
$209k - $307k
4d ago

Apt Insight

In this role, you will set the visual direction and identity for DoorDash merchant products across DashOS, including point-of-sale, handheld, tablet, mobile, web, and agentic experiences. You will turn complex, data-dense workflows into clear interfaces and define a visual design-system foundation that helps teams and AI tools produce consistent, high-quality work. You will join the Merchant design team and report to the Senior Director of Product Design for Merchant. The role combines visual design craft with hands-on prototyping and implementation using code and AI tools, along with cross-functional influence and mentoring. DoorDash builds technology and logistics products to support merchants, Dashers, and consumers as it expands beyond food delivery.

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Responsibilities

Set visual direction for merchant products across DashOS and align teams around a shared product vision.
Design clear, high-craft interfaces for complex merchant workflows across software and hardware surfaces.
Define and maintain visual design-system tokens, components, usage guidance, and examples.
Prototype and refine production-ready interfaces using React and AI-assisted design tools.
Review generated and team-produced UI against the visual quality bar and improve the system based on its use.
Collaborate with product and engineering partners to deliver merchant experiences and advocate for design quality.
Mentor senior designers, support hiring, and help raise the team's design standards.

Qualifications

Have a portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft and range across brands and styles.
Have designed interfaces that established or reshaped a product's look and feel.
Have experience setting visual direction across a product area and gaining adoption through the quality of the work.
Be able to build or prototype interfaces using React, TypeScript, or similar technologies.
Use AI tools to explore design directions and refine interfaces.
Have shipped complex, information-dense products in partnership with product and engineering teams.
Nice to Have
Experience designing point-of-sale, fintech, marketplace, or platform products.
Experience designing for devices or contexts without established design conventions and creating a visual system from scratch.
Experience building scalable visual systems that help multiple designers work consistently.

Work Environment

The role is hybrid, with one to two days per week in a Design Hub.
The listed location is Seattle, Washington, United States.
You will work with the Merchant design team and closely with Product Management and Engineering.
The listing does not specify working hours or travel requirements.

Benefits & Perks

The listed U.S. base salary range is $208,800–$307,000 per year; pay is localized by work location, and eligible compensation also includes opportunities for equity grants.
Benefits include a 401(k) with employer matching, medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness and commuter benefits, paid parental leave, paid holidays, paid time off, and paid sick leave.
Additional benefits include disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program.
You can develop your influence by setting visual direction across a product area, mentoring senior designers, and shaping design standards used by people and AI tools.