About the role#
As a Product Design Intern, you will join our team for a full-time, paid internship during the summer of 2027. You will work on real projects that our customers need, helping to build and ship experiences that enable businesses to start and scale. You will act as a partner to engineering and product management, shaping user experiences from early concepts through to final delivery.
What you'll do#
- Translate business ideas into real experiences by working with a product team.
- Apply human-centered approaches to solve complex and ambiguous user problems.
- Develop and refine design solutions in partnership with other designers.
- Craft and prototype visually polished experiences to gather user feedback.
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, data scientists, and researchers, incorporating feedback throughout the process.
- Partner with engineering to implement features and deliver them to users.
- Participate in group design critiques and collaborative sessions.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in a design-related field such as UX/UI, Interaction Design, Human Interface, Computer Science, or HCI.
- Experience using design software like Figma or Canva.
- Demonstrated experience designing user flows and experiences.
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles.
- Ability to learn unfamiliar systems independently and work effectively with a mentor.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to use AI tools to accelerate work while applying critical thinking to validate outputs.
- Availability for a full-time internship between May and August 2027.
- Previous UX/UI project or work experience is preferred.
- Experience with AI tools like Cursor, Lovable, or V0 is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of design craft and visual design is preferred.
- Intent to return to your degree program after the internship.
Location & details#
- This is an on-site internship located in San Francisco, Seattle, or New York City.
- The internship takes place between May and August 2027.
About Stripe
Stripe builds programmable financial services for businesses. The company provides tools for accepting payments and managing revenue. It serves a range of clients from startups to large enterprises. Founded in 2010, the firm maintains headquarters in South San Francisco and Dublin. It employs over 17,000 people across multiple global offices.
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