Principal Uiux Designer

Shaewellness; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wellness technology company in South Africa is seeking a product designer with expertise in AI-driven applications. The role involves leading design strategies across multiple modules and ensuring accessibility and performance in all designs. Ideal candidates will have 6-10 years of experience, a robust portfolio, and familiarity with tools like Figma, Flutter, and Rive.

Benefits

Competitive monthly compensation

Paid design audition before engagement

Qualifications

• 6-10+ years of experience in cross-platform product design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating advanced motion and systematic design.
• Proven expertise in Figma Variables/Tokens and component architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy across 15+ modules.
• Create a tokenized Figma system for rapid application development.
• Prototype and validate designs, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards.

Skills

Cross-platform product design

Figma Variables/Tokens

Motion design

Accessibility (WCAG 2.2)

Tools

Flutter

Rive

Lottie

Job description

Overview

We build AI-first, precision-personalized wellbeing products (Digital Twins, Clinical AI, AI for Schools, and more) that ship as white-label apps across many industries.

Your mission

Craft jaw-dropping yet accessible experiences that scale across brands, markets, and devices.

What You'll Do

• Lead strategy ? system ? flows ? UI ? motion for 15+ modules across verticals
• Create a tokenized Figma system (Variables / Modes) that maps 1 : 1 to FlutterFlow themes / design library for rapid cloning
• Ship micro-interactions and animated feedback with Rive / Lottie that run natively in Flutter
• Design ethical gamification loops (progress, streaks, rewards) that drive adherence—no dark patterns
• Prototype, test, and validate; ensure WCAG 2.2 compliance and smooth handoff to engineering
• Work autonomously with daily WhatsApp updates and a weekly demo / call; build in our Figma

Must-haves

Portfolio proving mind-bending motion + serious system design; expert Figma Variables / Tokens; strong cross-platform craft.

Whitelabel apps preferred

Fluency with Rive / Lottie and Flutter / FlutterFlow handoff

Accessibility, performance, and testing mindset; comfortable leveraging AI for speed and documentation

Glassmorphic experience (ideally Neomorphic also)

Nice to have

• Health / wellness UX
• Localization
• Data-viz
• Audio / haptics
• Experimentation
• Liquid glass design style

Requirements

• 6-10+ years cross-platform product design; portfolio that clearly shows pioneering motion + systematic design
• Expert in Figma Variables / Tokens & component architecture; Flutter / FlutterFlow theming familiarity
• Rive / Lottie animation authoring or tight collaboration with motion designers
• Accessibility fluency (WCAG 2.2), usability testing, and performance awareness

Benefits

Senior contractors typically $2,-$4, / month (range depends on portfolio and throughput).

Paid design audition (fixed scope) before engagement

Corporate Culture & Work Ethos

We foster a culture of innovation, performance, and purpose.

Success is measured by outcomes, and we thrive in a fast-paced, AI-first environment.

Transparency, collaboration, and high standards guide how we work, while our mission is to use technology for good, advancing health, well-being, education, and human performance.