Senior Product Designer, Experience (Social Core)

VRChat

Job Overview

Location

Remote

Employment Type

Full-time

Work Arrangement

Remote

Sector

Information Technology & Software

Experience Level

Senior (5-8 years)

Application Deadline

March 9, 2026

About the Company

VRChat is building the future of immersive, social platforms, creating a space where anyone, anywhere, can connect, play, explore, and express themselves. We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, creative, and collaborative environment where every team member can contribute to our ongoing projects and strategic direction.

As a 100% remote company, we offer flexible working hours and a global team dynamic. Our mission is to empower users through user-generated content and innovative social experiences. We value passion, teamwork, and the drive to make a significant impact on a dynamic platform. If you are a talented individual looking to shape the future of social interaction in virtual spaces, VRChat is the place for you.

Job Description

VRChat is seeking a highly skilled Senior Product Designer to lead the experience design for our Social Core features. As a fully remote company, we are building the next generation of immersive social platforms where users can connect, play, and express themselves. This role is critical in shaping how users make and find friends, join groups, participate in communities, and discover events.

You will be responsible for setting clear team direction in ambiguous spaces, partnering closely with Product Management and Engineering to define strategy and deliver end-to-end product designs across VR, desktop, mobile, and web. Your work will involve applying systems thinking to establish reusable interaction patterns and contributing to our design system, ensuring a coherent and high-quality user experience across all platforms.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a designer who thrives on complexity, values community norms, and is passionate about creating meaningful social connections in virtual environments.

To apply for this role, click the Apply button on this page and follow the instructions.

Required Skills

Product DesignUX DesignInteraction DesignPrototypingSystems ThinkingCross-Platform DesignAgile MethodologiesCollaborationCommunication

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead product design for social core experiences end-to-end.
  • Set clear team direction in ambiguous spaces and define problems.
  • Partner tightly with PM and engineering in agile cycles.
  • Drive cross-platform design across VR, desktop, mobile, and web.
  • Design with systems thinking and contribute to our design system.
  • Stay close to users and community behavior.
  • Communicate decisions with clarity and document flows and states.
  • Elevate the craft and culture around you through critiques and collaboration.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of professional product design experience.
  • Shipped significant, user-facing products with cross-functional partners.
  • Strong UX craft across flows, interaction design, prototyping, and systems thinking.
  • Comfortable designing across platforms and input modes.
  • Ability to operate as a lead, setting direction and driving decisions.
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguity and turn fuzzy spaces into clear outcomes.
  • Low-ego, high-agency collaborator.
  • Care deeply about social product quality and healthy user interaction.

Benefits & Perks

  • Work from anywhere (100% remote company with flexible working hours and core collaboration hours).
  • Health benefits for U.S. and Canadian employees.
  • 401K (U.S.) and RRSP (Canada) retirement plans.
  • Stock options.
  • Unlimited/flexible vacation policy.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Generous holiday schedule.

How to Apply

To apply for this role, click the Apply button on this page and follow the instructions.

https://jobs.lever.co/vrchat/07c86e97-a01d-4fd9-979c-03075c437127

Posted Date

February 22, 2026

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