HR · Marketplace · B2B2C · 2022—2023

Tempi — gig work

A two-sided temp-work marketplace, shipped to the App Store (Tempi). The product team grew 3 → 20 in a year.

TL;DR

Gig platform from scratch: App Store, team 3 → 20, onboarding 70%/32%

  • 018 in-depth interviews: confirmed — 'need a shift tomorrow, find one in 5–14 days'
  • 02Two-step hiring and instant payouts via Tinkoff API — solutions addressing fear on both sides of the market
  • 03Design system from scratch — held through team growth 3 → 20 with no revisions

CLIENT

Startup (NDA)

ROLE

Senior Product Designer

TIMELINE

2022 — 2023

TEAM

3 → 20 people

The challenge

A gig platform: a job seeker finds a shift nearby and starts tomorrow — no lengthy application, no experience needed. A two-sided marketplace from scratch. Team of 3, the only designer.

Research

8 in-depth interviews with HoReCa respondents (through a partner). Confirmed the core pain: shifts needed by tomorrow, found in 5–14 days; no way to rebook a familiar workplace without a new application; no payment guarantee.

Methodology

JTBD, CJM, Segment Scoring — prioritized segments and validated hypotheses before design. Competitive analysis of 10+ platforms surfaced a non-obvious insight: the key barrier wasn't search — it was trust and getting through the first shift.

Onboarding & hiring

Simple registration + onboarding that shows the value of completing a profile: 70% of users fill it in partly, 32% — fully. Two-step hiring: first shifts by employer selection only; after a positive rating — the right to pick shifts independently.

Payouts

Designed the fast-payout flow: self-employment verification, auto-generated receipts and documents, Tinkoff API integration. Payment after the shift — the guarantee that removed the worker's main fear.

Design system

Built from scratch for web and mobile (two apps: job seekers + employers). Held through team growth from 3 to 20 with no token or component revisions.

Result

Product shipped to the App Store (Tempi). A verified hypothesis base for continued development. Upfront prototyping practice reduced dev iteration cycles.