Senior Design Technologist

SEEK; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Performance Bonus Plan

Flexible working (office + WFH)

Personal Flexi Days & Volunteer Days

Sustainability & net-zero by FY2050

Job summary

SEEK in Australia is seeking a Senior Design Technologist to bring our design system to life—building prototypes, tooling, and pattern-driven UI across marketplace apps. You’ll lead complex design-technology initiatives, uplift components, and create system-aware workflows with designers and engineers.

You’ll mentor peers, build real-data prototypes, and explore AI-supported workflows to enable faster ideation and cohesive, accessible experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in design technology, UX engineering or related field.
• Hands-on with React, TypeScript, HTML/CSS and design tokens.
• Experience building high-fidelity prototypes with real data.
• Experience creating internal tools or Figma plugins.
• Strong accessibility and performance principles in components.
• Interest in AI/LLMs and responsible use in product design.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver complex tooling, prototyping and design-system implementation projects.
• Design and build high-fidelity prototypes for web and app using real data and system components.
• Partner with Design System and engineering to refine components, patterns and tokens.
• Build and support internal tools, plugins, scripts and automation connecting Figma to code.
• Experiment with AI-supported workflows to generate system-aligned interfaces.
• Coach designers and technologists in prototyping, front-end implementation and design-system usage.
• Define and evolve templates and documentation from concept to implementation within constraints.

Skills

React

TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Design tokens

Design systems

Prototyping

Accessibility

AI/LLMs

Tools

Figma plugins

Scripting/Automation

Job description

At SEEK, we serve a noble purpose: to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and to help organisations succeed.

By joining us, you'll be part of a multi-national technology business that is far-reaching with a start-up working culture that focuses on a set of collaborative values and appreciates dynamic cultures. SEEK is a place where potential meets possibility - it's where your career aspiration and our purpose can make great things happen.

Be part of a multi-national tech company with strong core values to help us solve complex challenges for our customers while building a flexible, exciting career - one that could take you anywhere.

We're looking for people who thrive in dynamic teams and enjoy tackling regular new challenges in a large-scale, modern, and agile environment. As one of Asia Pacific's largest tech companies, you'll contribute to multi-lingual systems, solving high-impact problems to the benefit of millions of people within the region.

Be part of a fast-growing company with a strong culture and clear purpose, innovation and strong investment in responsible AI. SEEK offers you the opportunity to be involved in impactful work and be part of a great team. Expect a great investment in your career development with access to workshops, conferences and courses while you work alongside seasoned experts.

Company Description

About SEEK

At SEEK, we serve a noble purpose: to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and to help organisations succeed.

By joining us, you'll be part of a multi-national technology business that is far-reaching with a start-up working culture that focuses on a set of collaborative values and appreciates dynamic cultures. SEEK is a place where potential meets possibility - it's where your career aspiration and our purpose can make great things happen.

Why join us?

Be part of a multi-national tech company with strong core values to help us solve complex challenges for our customers while building a flexible, exciting career - one that could take you anywhere.

We're looking for people who thrive in dynamic teams and enjoy tackling regular new challenges in a large-scale, modern, and agile environment. As one of Asia Pacific's largest tech companies, you'll contribute to multi-lingual systems, solving high-impact problems to the benefit of millions of people within the region.

Be part of a fast-growing company with a strong culture and clear purpose, innovation and strong investment in responsible AI. SEEK offers you the opportunity to be involved in impactful work and be part of a great team. Expect a great investment in your career development with access to workshops, conferences and courses while you work alongside seasoned experts.

Job Description

The Role

You will bring SEEK's design system to life through high-impact prototypes, tools and implementation patterns that power our marketplace and apps as a Senior Design Technologist. Reporting to the Design System Lead, you will lead complex design-technology initiatives, uplift components, patterns and tokens in partnership with designers and engineers, and create system-aware workflows and automation that help product teams explore ideas faster and ship cohesive, on-brand experiences with more confidence.

This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports, with responsibility for mentoring other practitioners and modelling excellent design-technology craft. You will work closely with other Design Technologists, Design System designers, Visual Designers, Content Designers, Design Ops and engineering partners across the marketplace. You will build interactive, high-fidelity prototypes using real data, real interaction patterns and real system components, and experiment with AI-supported workflows that help teams generate and iterate on system-aligned interfaces responsibly and efficiently. You will also partner with UX Research to ensure prototypes and tools support effective discovery and evaluation, while working with product and engineering stakeholders to align on priorities and success measures.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver complex tooling, prototyping and design-system implementation projects that materially improve how teams design, test and ship on-system experiences.
• Design and build high-fidelity prototypes for web and app using real data, interaction patterns and system components to help teams make better decisions earlier.
• Partner with Design System and engineering teams to refine and extend components, patterns and tokens aligned with interaction, motion, responsiveness and accessibility standards.
• Build and support internal tools, plugins, scripts and automation that connect Figma to code, streamline handoff and reduce repeat work for designers and engineers.
• Experiment with and implement AI-supported workflows helping teams generate and iterate on system-aligned interfaces efficiently and responsibly.
• Coach other designers and technologists in prototyping, front-end implementation and design-system usage, contributing to internal documentation and practice forums.
• Define and evolve practices, templates and documentation that make it easier to go from concept to implementation while staying on-system and within constraints.

Qualifications

Essential Skills and Experience

• 5+ years ofexperience in design technology, UX engineering, front-end engineering or a related discipline, with a track record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong hands-on experience with modern front-end technologies such as React, TypeScript and HTML/CSS, as well as design tokens and component-based design systems.
• Proven experience building interactive, high-fidelity prototypes that help teams explore ideas, validate concepts and reduce delivery risk.
• Experience creating or extending internal tools, Figma plugins, scripts or automation that improve design and engineering workflows.
• Strong understanding of accessibility, inclusive design and performance, and how to embed these principles in components, prototypes and tooling.
• Demonstrated interest in emerging tools and technologies, including AI and LLMs, with an understanding of responsible application in product design and development.

Additional Information

At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• SEEK is committed to operating sustainably and is preparing for the impacts of climate change and the transition to a low-carbon future, and is working to minimise its environmental impacts which includes a long-term emissions reduction target of net zero by FY2050

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

At SEEK, we may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, including reviewing applications or assessing responses. These tools are designed to assist our hiring teams, not replace human judgment. All hiring decisions are made by people. If you'd like more information about how your information is managed during recruitment, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team.