Senior Design Technologist: Design Systems & Prototyping

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

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.