Jonas Downey

Head of Design

Chicago, IL, USA24 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led design for HEY email from concept to launch.
Co-creator of Hello Weather app for iOS and Android.
Experience with major design teams at Figma and Twitter.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused design leader with extensive experience in user interface and experience design.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Interface DesignUser ExperienceWeb Applications

Other Skills

Web DevelopmentJavaScriptPHPMySQLjQueryContent ManagementCSSRuby on RailsHTML 5Information ArchitectureMountaineeringBasecamp

About

Hello, I'm Jonas! I’m a software designer, developer, and writer. I've been building things for the web since the early 2000s. Currently I’m the Head of Design for Superhuman Mail, where we're imagining and building the future of communication tools. Previously I led product design teams at Figma, Twitter, and 37signals. I've helped launch products used by millions, including Dev Mode, Figma Sites, and HEY email. I’m also the co-creator of Hello Weather, the exceptionally useful weather app for iOS and Android.

Experience

Superhuman

Head of Design, Superhuman Mail

Jan 2026 – Present · 2 mos

Figma

Design Manager

Oct 2022 – Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 3 mos

At Figma I was focused on making creative ideas real, and bringing designs to production. I led design teams working on Dev Tools (Dev Mode, MCP, Code Connect), Figma Sites, Design Systems, and Prototyping.

User Interface DesignUser ExperienceWeb Applications

Twitter

2 roles

Design Director

Promoted

Feb 2022 – Sep 2022 · 7 mos

I helped lead the Home timeline and Tweets teams, improving personalization, UX, and content layout for Twitter's core product.

Sr. Staff Designer

Aug 2021 – Feb 2022 · 6 mos

37signals

4 roles

Head Of Design

Promoted

Apr 2019 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

During my time at 37signals, I helped develop products like Basecamp 2 and 3, Know Your Company, and more. I also led design for HEY email from 0→1, and managed the company's design team, including web and mobile product design, and marketing.