Principal UX/UI Designer - Consumer iOS

About this opportunityThis role is being recruited by Calyptus on behalf of one of our clients.Calyptus is a specialist recruitment partner helping startups and high-growth technology companies hire across engineering, product and design.What to expectWe’ll review your application and, if your experience is a strong match, one of our team will be in touchWe’ll support you throughout the interview process and keep you updated at each stageIf this particular role isn’t the right fit, we may consider you for other relevant opportunities with our clients______________________________________________________We're hiring our Principal UX/UI Designer to own the craft bar for our mobile experience. We already have design that converts. What we don't yet have is design that makes people feel something — the kind of native, delightful, obviously-considered experience that earns a consumer's trust in the first thirty seconds and makes them willing to pay. That's what this hire is for.This is a mobile role, and specifically an iOS role. If you think in native patterns, obsess over motion and materials, and have opinions about what Apple shipped last month, you'll recognise the job immediately. You'll work closely with our Head of Engineering and directly with the CEO. It's a small team, so the scope is real: you're setting the visual and interaction language for the whole product, not decorating someone else's.WHAT YOU'LL DOOwn the end-to-end design vision across Jenny's core pillars — home inventory, services, and projectsDesign onboarding flows that are genuinely creative and convert — the highest-leverage surface we havePush the craft bar on native iOS: current Apple design language, latest native elements and materials, motion that feels intentionalBuild and maintain the design system in Figma — components, auto layout, variables and tokens, prototypingGet close to our users and design for how they actually live, not for a persona docPartner with engineering so what ships matches what was designedHold accessibility standards (WCAG) across everythingWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORDeep iOS design experience. You've designed and launched consumer iOS apps from 0→1, more than onceA B2C portfolio. Consumer products people chose to download and kept usingOnboarding as a craft. Show us flows you designed that were creative, not templated — and what they did to activationCurrent on native. You know what's new in Apple's design language and you've used itProduct instinct for the user. You can read an ICP and design for that personDeep Figma proficiency — component libraries, auto layout, variables/tokens, prototypingComfort in a distributed team across US and European time zonesNice to have: consumer lifestyle, health and wellness, home services, productivity, marketplaces, or fintech — anywhere consumers trusted a beautiful app enough to pay for it.______________________________________________________Genuine opportunitiesEvery role advertised by Calyptus is a live position we’re actively recruiting for. Some clients prefer to remain confidential during the early stages of the hiring process. When that’s the case, certain company details may be shared later in the process.Why work with Calyptus?Access opportunities with ambitious startups and high-growth technology companiesDirect support from experienced specialist recruitersHonest feedback and clear communication throughout the hiring processLong-term career support, not just a single job applicationWe look forward to hearing from you.