Principal Product Designer, Core

Responsibilities

• Own the design of core Chess.com product experiences including Gameplay, Puzzles, and Tournaments
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and leadership to define problems and build effective experiences
• Design polished, intuitive interfaces for web and mobile using the Chess.com design system
• Build interactive prototypes and leverage agentic tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Figma Make to test ideas
• Drive systemic design improvements to enhance consistency and scalability across the entire product
• Lead design critiques and mentor other designers to raise the craft bar across the team

Requirements

• 10+ years designing consumer-facing products or games, ideally for large, active user bases
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in interface and user experience design and product influence
• Mastery of UI design fundamentals including typography, color, layout, and visual hierarchy
• Experience leveraging agentic tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or Figma Make in your design process
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document and explain design decisions
• Proven ability to influence decisions across cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• A love for the game of chess and familiarity with our product
• Experience designing games or game-like consumer products
• Experience using motion and micro-interactions to add delight to a product
• Frontend or design engineering experience (web, iOS, or Android)
• Experience evolving or scaling a design system across a large product

About the Company

Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess. We are a team of over 600 fully remote people in 60+ countries supporting 250M+ chess players worldwide. We pride ourselves on a mission-driven, flat, and no-corporate culture.