Design Technologist - (aka Technical Designer)

GSSTech Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital transformation company in Dubai is seeking a Design Technologist to bridge the gap between design and development. This role involves translating high-fidelity UI concepts into production-ready code and building design-system components. The ideal candidate has 2-5 years of experience in front-end development and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. Join us to enhance our digital product offerings and ensure high design standards.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in front-end, product design, UX engineering or similar.
• Experience working on or contributing to a design system.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers to translate high-fidelity UI designs into interactive UI components.
• Build and maintain design-system components ensuring design consistency across products.
• Develop accessible, performant, responsive interfaces.

Skills

HTML5

CSS3 (SASS/LESS)

JavaScript (ES6+)

Figma

React

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HCI, interaction design, computer science, or related field

Tools

Storybook

Figma

GitHub

Job description

We’re hiring on behalf of one of our leading clients in the digital transformation space! They’re looking for a Design Technologist who can bridge the gap between design and development—bringing high-fidelity UI concepts to life through production-ready code.

Role Overview

A Design Technologist in a design systems unit serves as a bridge between designers and developers—supporting both to build consistent, high-quality digital products across the organisation. The design system engineer acts as a workflow integrator, ensuring cohesion between design and engineering.

Ideal for someone who can take design ideas from prototypes through to production-ready code.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with designers to translate high-fidelity UI designs into interactive, coded UI components.
• Build and maintain design-system components (React, Vue, Angular) ensuring design consistency across products.
• Develop accessible, performant, responsive interfaces (WCAG standards, internationalisation).
• Document design patterns, assist in creating/maintaining the style guide and code library.
• Document Design System components in Storybook.
• Work within agile methodologies, participate in Agile ceremonies across Tribes.
• Collaborate closely with front-end engineers to refine components, define and integrate design tokens and APIs.

Requirements & Skills

Technical Skills

• HTML5, CSS3 (SASS/LESS), JavaScript (ES6+) – solid foundation
• Familiarity with at least one modern UI framework or library (React/Vue/Angular)
• Build/design tooling: Storybook, Styleguidist, Figma‑to‑code plugins, Babel, Webpack
• Understanding of component architecture: theming, tokens, props API
• Accessibility (WCAG 2.0/2.1), responsive design, mobile-first
• Version control (GitHub)
• Agile/scrum experience

Design & UX Skills

• Proficient in Figma
• Strong sense of interaction, visual, and motion design with attention to detail
• UX fundamentals: user flows, accessibility, inclusive design
• Familiarity with ISO usability standards (ISO 9241) a plus

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication & cross-functional teamwork abilities
• Problem-solving mindset and attention to detail
• Analytical mindset: use data & feedback to iterate
• Self-starter, proactive in system improvements

Experience & Qualifications

• 2–5 years in front-end, product design, UX engineering or similar
• Experience working on or contributing to a design system
• Bachelor’s degree in HCI, interaction design, computer science, or related field preferred

Category & Skills

1. Languages - HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JS (ES6+)
2. Frameworks - React, Vue, or Angular
3. Design Tools - Figma, Sketch, Adobe Suite
4. Prototyping - Storybook, prototypes to production level
5. UX/Accessibility - WCAG 2.x, inclusive/principled design
6. Collaboration - Agile, Git, design–dev hand-offs
7. Soft Skills - Communication, problem-solving, UX empathy