Job Description
We are currently seeking a Senior Product Designer who will lead the core UX experience of Caper Cartโs interface. Caper Cart, Instacartโs AI-powered smart cart, aims to transform the in-store grocery shopping experience by helping customers save time and money while helping retailers grow their business. You will be working on a dynamic surface that involves collaboration with various teams to implement a seamless experience throughout the shopping and checkout process. Your mission will be to streamline and simplify what it takes for a customer to purchase and save on groceries in person.
We are looking for a Product Designer who will significantly contribute to enhancing the interface of Caper Cart, Instacartโs AI-powered smart cart. As part of our team, you will:
- Support the ongoing design of Caper Cartโs UX, focusing on creating a seamless and engaging in-store experience for customers.
- Partner closely with the Lead Product Designer on our Core Experience pillar to ensure a cohesive and holistic experience across the shopper journey.
- Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including industrial designers, motion designers, product managers, and engineers, to integrate diverse insights into the design process.
- Help to streamline and simplify the shopping journey, making it easy, fun, and useful, for customers to use the cart.
About the Team -
Caper Cartโs Core Experience team is responsible for the main interface that customers use while shopping in grocery stores. This includes the pre-shopping, shopping, and post shopping experience such as onboarding, adding and removing items, payments and checkout. This team is a key pillar within Caper Cart and collaborates closely with other pillars working on value and monetization, customer delight, and retailer customizations.
About the Job
Weโre seeking a creative problem solver to define the next generation of in-store shopping experiences by pushing the boundaries of design. Youโll use your full range of skills including strategic design, ideation, interaction design, and visual design to shape and ship amazing experiences. Youโll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Industrial Design, and Motion Design to identify new opportunities and bring them to life.
About You
Minimum Qualifications
- Proven track record of working on consumer interfaces that sit at the intersection of software and hardware. Minimum 5+ years experience working on consumer products.
- Experience in contributing to projects that balance innovative vision with practical execution.
- Portfolio that demonstrates involvement in various phases of the design process, from ideation to final solution
- Demonstrates strong or developing visual design skills and attention to detail, with a customer-centric approach.
- Comfortable working across disciplines and collaborating with motion designers, product managers, and engineers.
- Able to adapt to a fast-paced, start-up environment and possesses strong communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing at the intersection of hardware and software
- Experience partnering with industrial designers
