Developer III (Design Technologist)

Seattle, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company operating a marketplace for consumers sellers and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third party sellers.

Job Title: Developer III (Design Technologist)

Location: Seattle WA 98109

Duration: 8 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

Client is looking for a builder with a passion for designing solutions that accelerate our teams ability test and evaluate new experiences.
As a Design Technologist you will use your front-end engineering and hardware expertise to build dynamic multi-device database-driven prototypes used in a lab setting.
You will be part of a design team obsessed with understanding the needs of our customers and experimenting with new ideas in physical spaces.
You will work with and support a testing team conducting ongoing experimentation.

Key responsibilities

Lead development of hardware and software prototypes for a confidential project within Clients Worldwide Grocery Stores organization focusing on customer-facing innovations that merge physical and digital retail experiences
Use GenAI tools to accelerate all work including prototype development inventory inbound processing database construction tester operations and video analysis
Design and build dynamic prototypes that communicate with each other and demonstrate novel in-store digital experiences while ensuring technical feasibility and implementation quality
Collaborate closely with UX Designers to translate complex requirements into working prototypes while ensuring seamless integration between physical and digital touch points
Lead prototyping efforts in a lab environment including hardware/software integration user testing and technical feasibility analysis of proposed solutions
Support testing operations by being on-site before and during testing events to help set up troubleshoot and conduct usability experiments

Basic qualifications

Available online portfolio
Experience developing visually polished engaging multi-user UX prototypes
Coding samples in front end programming languages
Deep knowledge of mobile prototyping using HTML/CSS/JS and Swift for iOS
3 years of front-end technologist engineer or UX prototyping experience
Experience using GenAI tools like Claude Code Cline Codex or similar
Experience collaborating with UX Product and technical partners

Preferred experience

Background in physical (real-world) and digital hybrid interaction design
Strong understanding of software architecture and system design
Proficiency with real-time prototyping frameworks
Experience prototyping with novel sensing and display technologies
Degree specializing in Human Computer Interaction or Interaction Design

Review of Business Group

Creating new experiences that intersect digital experience physical product experience and retail experience

Purpose of the Team and key projects

Develop digital prototypes (for simulation) final products that are developed and shipped to customers but a scrappy version
Looking to find new ways to explore new ways for people to shop in physical environments

Task Breakdown and Workflow:

In lab:

Catching up with Phil (manager for SEA) for the day
Getting feedback on what needs to be focused on that day/week
What next testing event will be what will be learned
What software will need to be developed
Helping prioritize where to focus
Heads down focused on hardware/software
Utility player
Testers
Asking people to sign NDAs
Setting up with recording equipment
Behind the scenes firing events for software to make it seem more real for testers
Helping moderator
Download recordings uploading
Generative AI to accelerate their work
3-4 week sprints (understanding goal working heads down and supporting testing)

Internal Team interactions

Supporting moderator during lab
Phil (manager in SEA)
Other UX designer/researcher

Work environment

Scrappy but everyone is very passionate

What makes this role interesting

Intersection between physical and digital
Level of innovation
Real-world work (never existed before experiences)

Team culture/ selling points

Possibility for conversion for the right candidate
Scrappy but hard working and passionate team
Candidate Requirements

Top 3 Must Have Hard Skills

Front end coding / front end capability
Stitch together digital hardware
Software experience

Nice to haves

Background in physical (real-world) and digital hybrid interaction design
Strong understanding of software architecture and system design
Experience prototyping with novel sensing and display technologies

Leadership Principles

Bias for action
Deliver results deliver without guidance

Years of Experience

Looking for a Design Technologist (DT) vs a typical SDE. They must be versed in creating software / hardware solutions and iterative experimentation.
Available online portfolio
Experience developing visually polished engaging multi-user UX prototypes
Coding samples in front end programming languages
Deep knowledge of mobile prototyping using HTML/CSS/JS and Swift for iOS
3 years of front-end technologist engineer or UX prototyping experience
Experience using GenAI tools like Claude Code Cline Codex or similar
Experience collaborating with UX Product and technical partners

Disqualifies

Talking about how they use generative AI
Need to have front end designer eye
Need to have some sort of design

Performance Indicators

Speed
Able to work without guidance
Receptive feedback
Able to have a lively discussion with
Innovative mindset

Degree/ Certification Requirements

None required just looking for experience

What background does someone have that is successful in this role

Front end engineering side

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company operating a marketplace for consumers sellers and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purch...