Principal AI Design Technologist

Principal Design Technologist

Our client is hiring a Principal Design Technologist to build and scale an AI native design practice across their product suite.

Heres what were actually looking for:

Youve shipped AI augmented work. Not just used Claude Code or Cursor - actually built with them. Custom Figma plugins design system tooling interactive prototypes component migration helpers. Work thats made it to production and changed how your team works.

Youve scaled design at org level. Maybe it was a design system across 30 products. Maybe you took a design function from zero to a mature team. Either way you have evidence: adoption metrics org-wide influence a track record of making the people around you better.

You think in systems. Conceptual modelling reusable primitives reasoning about whats underneath the surface. You turn messy technical domains into something intuitive without losing the rigor underneath.

You have opinions about AI in design. Not just excitement - critical thinking. Youve evaluated tools and walked away from some. You know when to automate and when to insist on the human.

You can reason from code. Front end data visualisation ML/OCR experience - something that means you design for whats actually buildable and talk fluently with engineers about trade-offs.

Portfolio bar is high. Were looking at Figma libraries design systems speaking gigs public work that reflects your thinking. Craft matters. Detail matters. Foundation matters.

The role: Hands on and leadership at once. Youll design and ship production work. Youll build the tooling and workflows that let your team design better than they could alone. Youll have a seat at the table shaping what design-technology becomes across the org.

This is for: Staff/Principal level ICs whove also led teams.

If this resonates wed love to talk about scaled AI native design practice how youd build it and what youve shipped.

Apply with your portfolio link and resume. Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.