Senior Design Technologist, Design Platform

Intuit Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Toronto is seeking a Senior Design Technologist to enhance their AI-assisted Design Platform. The ideal candidate will leverage their 5+ years of experience in design and technology to develop AI-accelerated solutions, collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, and define technical roadmaps. Experience in frontend technologies and strong communication skills are essential. This role offers a competitive compensation package including cash bonuses and equity rewards.

Benefits

Cash bonus

Equity rewards

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in design and technology roles.
• Strong knowledge of AI-assisted tooling and workflows.
• Proven experience in delivering reusable or componentized code.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI-accelerated solutions for the platform.
• Collaborate to transform design concepts into code.
• Define technical roadmaps for iterative improvements.

Skills

AI concepts understanding

Frontend web technologies

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of accessibility

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent experience

Tools

HTML

CSS

React/TS

Figma

Job description

At Intuit, our mission is to Power Prosperity for consumers and small businesses around the world. The Intuit Design System (IDS) is a company-wide design system that accelerates Intuit’s mission by delivering innovative and foundational design system guidelines, tools, and services that support Intuit designers and developers across TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Credit Karma, and many other Intuit offerings.

To help us achieve this, we are seeking a Senior Design Technologist to join a new team focused on establishing an AI-assisted Design Platform. In this role, you'll be an early member of a small team focused on creating a platform of tools and experiences that will speed up the work of design through the application of artificial intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI-accelerated solutions for the Intuit Design Platform, harnessing user insights and data to define success metrics and validate solutions.
• Collaborate with designers and other partners to transform design concepts into code, maintaining a strong focus on performance and high-quality implementation.
• Bridge design and engineering teams, supporting the development of solutions using Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Conversational User Interfaces (CUI).
• Integrate external tools and processes and securely embed the Intuit Design System into the platform, ensuring consistent and unified design standards.
• Define technical roadmaps for the platform, championing iterative improvements to design systems, tooling, accessibility, and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience
• At least 5 years of experience in a mix of design and technology roles.
• You should have a strong understanding of AI concepts (LLMs, NLUs, CUIs, APIs, data), including what can be achieved with AI and how to deliver AI-assisted tooling and workflows.
• Deep experience working in frontend web technologies (HTML, CSS, React/TS), tooling (Figma plugins), and Generative AI APIs.
• Proven experience in crafting prototypes that seamlessly integrate complex technologies and capabilities such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) and real data sets that drive product innovation.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to influence within the design system team and with teams adopting our design system.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility both in design and code.
• Thorough understanding of the creative development processes and product development lifecycle.
• Proven track record of delivery and shipping reusable or componentized code.
• An infectious optimism, zest for design systems, and a passion for helping bring great, cohesive customer experience to market!

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position will be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is:

Ontario $ 110,500- 149,500