Staff Design Technologist

Quick Facts

• Role: Staff Design Technologist

Description

Own and evolve the practice of building and maintaining design systems that go from Figma components to production code, while preserving the designer’s intent. Build prototypes to validate interactions, motion, and details early, and set front-end standards for code quality, performance, accessibility, and privacy. Create tooling and AI workflows—such as Figma plugins, MCP integrations, and automation—that help designers move faster without compromising integrity.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain design systems across brands, platforms, and engagements (from Figma components through to production code)
• Create structured, well-documented components, tokens, and rules that AI tools and agents can reliably build from
• Prove tricky interactions, motion, and details so they match intended behavior and perform well
• Translate design knowledge to developers so the design is preserved and built cleanly
• Own front-end standards for code quality, performance, accessibility, and privacy
• Build early prototypes that answer real questions with real users before major decisions
• Explore AI-driven experiences, generative pipelines, and hardware/physical computing when needed
• Build tooling to make the design team faster (Figma plugins, MCP integrations, programmatic component systems, workflow automation)
• Apply AI practically to automate repetitive work while knowing where human judgment still matters
• Stay current on emerging tools and adopt those that genuinely improve the work
• Bridge designers with technologists, web developers, and development partners
• Mentor through pairing, reviewing, and raising the craft of others

Requirements

• 8+ years working at the intersection of design and technology, in design technology, creative development, UX engineering, or similar
• Portfolio showing both design work and the code/systems behind it (accessible samples)
• Strong front-end skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a modern framework) and real fluency in Figma
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining design systems
• Working knowledge of accessibility standards and a habit of designing for them from day one
• Minimum 3-hour overlap with Toronto (Eastern) time

Benefits

• $120,000–$165,000 annually
• Work from anywhere
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Competitive salary
• Paid time off (over 20 days)
• Health benefits
• Training & development opportunities

Portfolio

• Portfolio is required and reviewed by a senior team member; applications are not considered without one.
• Include a few projects you’re proud of and describe your process in your own words.