Principal Design Technologist

Intuit; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 239,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash bonus

Equity rewards

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Intuit is seeking a Principal Design Technologist in Mountain View, California. This role requires a seasoned professional with over 8 years of experience in design technology and UX engineering. You will drive the development of innovative tools, lead design principles, and enhance user experiences through agile collaboration with cross-functional teams. Offering a competitive salary range of $239,000–$323,000, including potential bonuses and equity rewards, this is a fantastic opportunity to shape user-centric design excellence at Intuit.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in design technology, UX engineering, motion design, web development, or related field.
• Proven track record in pushing boundaries of UI design through experimentation.
• Organized, self-directed, and able to manage multiple projects efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of tools for creating prototypes with real data.
• Lead development of principles and standards in prototypes and motion.
• Enable pixel-perfect execution across platforms.
• Champion customer-centered thinking in product experiences.

Skills

Design technology

UX engineering

Motion design

Web development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, HCI, Design, or related field

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Principal Design Technologist to drive the craft and scalability of our platform. In this role, you will inspire teams by creating ideal‑state prototypes and provocations that utilize cutting‑edge technical capabilities. By focusing on motion design, advanced prototyping, and the development of new tools, you will bridge the gap between design and engineering to deliver intuitive, expressive, and uniquely Intuit experiences.

Intuit has been design driven since its inception. Design for Delight (D4D) is foundational to how we identify opportunities and iterate toward breakthrough solutions. As a modern designer, you are both a craft leader and a hands‑on designer who is deeply invested in fit, finish, interaction quality, and emotional resonance. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations to translate forward‑looking design experiences, including agentic AI experiences, into scalable and customer‑facing experiences that feel natural, helpful, and human. This role is more than delivery. It’s about establishing the benchmark for platform design excellence at Intuit. Building systems, and experiences that consistently achieve it.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of tools that allow designers to create prototypes using real production components and customer data.
• Lead the development of principles, standards, scalable practices, frameworks, and libraries in prototypes and motion in service to design.
• Inspire, advise, provoke, and lead the organization through provocations and proofs of concept that show what’s possible in the medium of ULI code.
• Creatively innovate within the ULI in both existing and target state tech stacks.
• Enable pixel‑perfect execution for design and engineering across platforms. Unblock and accelerate team members to deliver with unparalleled quality and speed.
• Streamline design processes by leading style guide and token‑driven design/development.
• Architect scalable code‑based design systems that have design intention built in.
• Partner with senior leaders and galvanize the org to act with game‑changing prototyping, product features and concepts.
• Champion outside‑in, customer‑centered thinking from early exploration through refinement of every touchpoint, balancing craft, scalability, and business outcomes.
• Influence cross‑functional leaders and partners in a matrixed environment, driving bold experiences that elevate quality and platform coherence.
• Thoughtfully integrate agentic AI into product experiences, defining how intelligent systems show up in ways that feel natural, helpful, and human.
• Elevate the craft and cohesion of our platform experiences so they feel intuitive, expressive, and distinctly Intuit.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in design technology, UX engineering, motion design, web development, or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human‑Computer Interaction, Design, or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven track record in pushing the boundaries of user interface design through experimentation, developing new tools and processes, and partnering with design, engineering, data science, and research teams.
• Organized, self‑directed, efficient and able to manage multiple and complex projects in a timely manner.

Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs. Pay 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: Bay Area California $239,000–323,000; Southern California $222,500–301,000.

References: https://www.intuit.com/careers/benefits/full-time-employees/