🤞About Usual
Usual was born from a simple observation: dominant stablecoins operate like centralized banks — they capture bilions of revenue and don’t redistribute it. In parallel, most crypto tokenomics have failed to deliver long-term fairness, favoring insiders over users.
We’re here to change that.
Usual is the first stablecoin protocol that gives back the ownership and the value to its users. By turning users into stakeholders, we’re pioneering a new, more equitable financial infrastructure — one where value flows back to the community.
In just a few months, we built and launched a full protocol from scratch, introduced a new kind of stablecoin backed by tokenized US Treasuries (USD0), its yield-bearing counterpart (USD0++), and a revenue-sharing governance token ($USUAL).
The protocol quickly reached $1.8B in TVL before stabilizing around $800M during a period of major product and governance upgrades.
We’re a small, highly committed team of DeFi natives with a strong execution track record and a deep ambition to reshape how value circulates in crypto.
Joining Usual means working at the frontier of decentralized finance, owning your scope, moving fast, and collaborating with some of the best minds in the space.
🎨 Your Role
We’re looking for a Product Designer with a strong DeFi culture and an obsession for detail to help us elevate our UX and UI to fintech-level standards—while embracing the quirks and complexity of Web3.
You’ll be responsible for crafting seamless user journeys across our dApp and interfaces, refining our design system, and shaping the way people interact with the Usual protocol.
This is a core team role, working directly within the Product Pod alongside our VP of Product, frontend & backend developers, and cross-functionally with tokenomics, growth, and business teams.
🧠You will
- Design user-centered experiences across our dApp and website, with a focus on clarity, flow, and accessibility.
- Craft micro-interactions and animations that bring delight and usability to our product.
- Map and optimize user journeys, simplifying complex tasks into smooth, intuitive flows.
- Build and iterate on interactive prototypes, testing ideas quickly and validating with internal stakeholders and users.
- Take ownership of our design system, ensuring scalability, visual consistency, and seamless handoff to development.
- Contribute to design and build website interfaces in Framer, keeping our brand fresh and alive.
- Collaborate daily with product managers, engineers, and leadership to turn big ideas into great products.
- Work autonomously and be ready to ship fast, iterate often, and stay flexible when priorities evolve.
🧰 You have
- Experience designing for Web3 / DeFi platforms: you understand wallets, tokens, and user behaviors in decentralized environments.
- 4+ years in product or UX/UI design, ideally with at least 1 year in Web3.
- A pixel-perfect eye for interaction design, responsiveness and the little touches that make a big difference.
- The ability to map and communicate user flows with clarity and insight.
- Proficiency in Figma for designing, prototyping, and building scalable design systems that scale with a growing product.
- Bonus: You've worked with Framer (or want to learn fast) and enjoy building beautiful, functional websites.
🌟 You are
- A strong communicator who can explain design decisions and align stakeholders.
- Proactive, you don’t wait for permission to improve the experience.
- A team player, able to work across disciplines with empathy and clarity.
🌷What success looks like
- Launches that feel effortless for users thanks to intuitive flows and polished design.
- A design system that’s easy to maintain, collaborate on, and extend across products.
- High-quality prototypes that speed up feedback and reduce development uncertainty.
- A consistent, engaging, and accessible user experience—across dApp, website, and beyond.
- A seat at the table: your design voice helps shape strategy and prioritization.
🌍 Why Join Us?
- Join one of the fastest-growing protocols in DeFi.
- Build the financial primitives of tomorrow with a small, elite team.
- Work on cutting-edge DeFi projects that have a real impact.
- No red tape, no middle layers—you ship.
- Competitive salary and token options.