Technology & Design Intern (Frontend & UI/UX)

Ikigai Motors; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Ikigai Motors is offering a Technology & Design Intern (Frontend & UI/UX) for a part-time internship spanning frontend and UI/UX. You will help implement interfaces, refine designs in Figma, fix small bugs, and learn how a production Next.js + Supabase platform is built and shipped.

You will support frontend tasks with React/Next.js components and Tailwind styling, assist UI/UX work with wireframes and QA against live pages, and document bugs clearly.

Qualifications

• Studying or recently completed computer science, design, IT, or related.
• Basic HTML/CSS; exposure to React or Figma.
• Curious, reliable, and comfortable asking questions.

Responsibilities

• Implement interfaces and refine frontend UI/UX features.
• Fix small bugs and learn our Next.js + Supabase stack.
• Document bugs with steps, screenshots, and priorities.

Skills

HTML/CSS

React basics

Figma

Git basics

Attention to detail

Education

Pursuing CS/Design/IT

Tools

Tailwind CSS

Next.js

Supabase

Job description

Technology & Design Intern (Frontend & UI/UX)

A part-time internship spanning frontend and UI/UX—help implement interfaces, refine designs in Figma, fix small bugs, and learn how a production Next.js + Supabase platform is built and shipped.

Support frontend tasks: small React/Next.js components, styling with Tailwind, and loading/error states under review.

Assist UI/UX work: wireframe tweaks, Figma component updates, spacing/type checks, and screenshot-based QA against live pages.

Document bugs and UX issues clearly (steps to reproduce, screenshots, suggested priority).

Pair with the frontend developer on PRs: learn git flow, linting, and how we structure App Router pages.

Pair with the UI/UX designer on flows: map simple user journeys and propose improvements for student-level scope.

Help test careers, enquiry, and showroom paths on mobile and desktop before releases.

Keep design files and dev notes organised in shared drives; follow naming and handoff conventions.

What we’re looking for

Studying or recently completed computer science, design, IT, or related—or strong self-taught portfolio.

Basic HTML/CSS; exposure to React or Figma (either is fine to start—we mentor the other).

Curious, reliable, and comfortable asking questions; accepts code/design review feedback.

Able to commit to agreed part-time hours for at least one university term (or equivalent).

Nice to have

TypeScript or Next.js tutorials completed; personal GitHub with small projects.

Figma make/components practice; interest in automotive or retail products.

Accessibility awareness (contrast, focus states, form labels).

What you’ll get

Build real product used daily by staff and customers—not slide decks or throwaway prototypes.

Modern stack: Next.js (App Router), React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Supabase, and Radix/shadcn UI.

Small-team influence: your work ships to production and improves showroom, workshop, and enquiry flows.

Flexible remote/hybrid arrangement where possible (Melbourne on-site for key workshops when needed).

Mentorship across both frontend and UX—not siloed into one track unless you prefer to specialise later.

Portfolio-worthy shipped contributions when scope allows (with approval).