Principal Design Technologist

Intuit; Noblesville (IN); On-site; USD 262,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuit is seeking a Principal Design Technologist to drive craft and scalability of our platform. You will inspire teams by creating ideal-state prototypes and provocations that utilize cutting-edge capabilities, focusing on motion design and advanced prototyping.

You will bridge design and engineering to deliver intuitive, expressive Intuit experiences and partner with Product, Engineering, and Operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in design technology, UX engineering, motion design, web development, or related field.
• Proven ability to integrate AI tools into your design workflow to improve quality, speed, or exploration.
• Organized, self-directed, efficient and able to manage multiple and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of tools that allow designers to prototype with real production components and data.
• Lead development of principles, standards, scalable practices, frameworks, and libraries for prototypes and motion.
• Inspire and lead through provocations and proofs of concept showing what's possible with Ul code.
• Design experiences that make AI-powered features intuitive, transparent, and trustworthy for diverse users.
• Architect scalable code-based design systems with design intent built in.

Skills

8+ years exp

AI in design workflow

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / HCI / Design

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.

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. Its about establishing the benchmark for platform design excellence at Intuit. Building systems, and experiences that consistently achieve it. At Intuit, we’re intentionally building AI into how we design, prototype, and ship - and we’re committed to equipping our teams to work at the forefront of it. We look for designers who are excited to bring AI into their workflow - using it to move faster, explore further, and save their energy for the decisions that only human judgment and creativity can make. We're looking for designers who are curious, eager to experiment, and excited to continually evolve how they work.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of tools that allows 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 Ul code.
• Design experiences that make AI-powered features intuitive, transparent, and trustworthy for a diverse range of users
• Creatively innovate within the Ul 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.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools into your design workflow to improve quality, speed, or exploration
• Organized, self-directed, efficient and able to manage multiple and complex projects in a timely manner.

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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

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