Job Description
About Baselayer: Trusted by 2,200+ financial institutions, Baselayer is the intelligent business identity platform that helps verify any business, automate KYB, and monitor real-time risk. Baselayer's B2B risk solutions & identity graph network leverage state & federal government filings and proprietary data sources to prevent fraud, accelerate onboarding, and lower credit losses.
About You: You're obsessed with clean systems and thoughtful design. You love turning patterns, components, and tokens into tools that make products shine. You're comfortable in Figma, curious about how design and code meet, and eager to learn how great design systems scale. You care about the details, move fast to get things done, and take pride in the craft that makes every pixel feel intentional. You're excited to execute quickly, learn from feedback, and grow into a systems-minded product designer.
As Baselayer's
Junior Product Designer , you'll help shape the design systems that power our fintech platform. Working closely with our Lead Designer, you'll gain hands-on experience across system design, product development, and cross-functional collaboration - building the foundations that ensure consistency, usability, and scalability as we grow.
Key Qualifications & Traits: - 1-2 years of experience in UX/UI or digital product design (internship, freelance, or entry-level roles welcome)
- Strong working knowledge of Figma (Auto Layout, variants, components, tokens)
- Detail-oriented and organized - you maintain consistency across files, states, and use cases
- Comfortable taking direction, iterating quickly, and incorporating feedback
- A proactive communicator who collaborates well with product, design, and engineering
- Interest in learning design systems and scaling visual languages
Responsibilities: - Build and maintain a scalable UI library and component system for Baselayer's product
- Create and document reusable components, variants, and styles in Figma
- Collaborate with design and engineering to ensure visual and functional consistency across the platform
- Audit existing designs and update or refine components as needed
- Develop lightweight documentation for handoff and system usage
Benefits: - Time off when you need it: Flexible PTO so you can recharge without red tape.
- In-person energy: We're based in NYC and meet in the office 3-5 days a week - but flexible remote work is always on the table.
- Competitive compensation: We pay well and back it with equity - we want you to think and act like an owner.
- Career rocket fuel: You'll help build the foundation of a high-growth startup, working side by side with experienced founders and team members who've done it before.
- A seat at the table: We believe in transparency, radical candor, and giving every team member a voice
Salary Range: $55k - $85k | Equity: 0.01% - 0.05%
Job Tags
Freelance, Internship, Work at office, Remote work, Flexible hours, 3 days per week,