Design Tech Lead: AI-Driven Prototyping & Motion

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 251,000; Full time

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Perks & benefits

Job summary

At Atlassian, a Lead Design Technologist role is available for senior practitioners who shape the tooling and workflows used by product teams across the company. You will lead multi-disciplinary projects, influence design technology strategies, and advance AI-driven prototyping and motion design across products.

You will collaborate with PM, Eng, and Design peers, mentor teammates, and drive scalable solutions that improve experience at enterprise scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience leading a design or design technology craft domain
• Experience building interactive and rich media experiences with motion and visual craft
• Fluent with the latest AI product building workflows and fundamentals
• Strong front-end engineering concepts and prototyping
• Experience mentoring others
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly
• Ability to drive cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders
• Familiarity with AI/ML, motion, and accessibility in design

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality design technology solutions across multiple workstreams or domains
• Champion rapid prototyping, user testing, and cross-functional collaboration
• Mentor and guide less experienced designers and technologists
• Identify and implement opportunities to enhance design workflows through custom tooling and automation
• Solve complex design technology issues, optimizing processes and leveraging AI/LLMs
• Demonstrate advanced skills in JS frameworks, prototyping, and motion design
• Lead the co-creation of sense-making artifacts (blueprints, models) to communicate design concepts
• Drive adoption of best practices in design technology and contribute to continuous improvement

Skills

Design leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

JS frameworks

Prototyping

AI tools

Figma integration

Job description

At Atlassian, a Lead Design Technologist role is available for senior practitioners who shape the tooling and workflows used by product teams across the company. You will lead multi-disciplinary projects, influence design technology strategies, and advance AI-driven prototyping and motion design across products.

You will collaborate with PM, Eng, and Design peers, mentor teammates, and drive scalable solutions that improve experience at enterprise scale.