HireAlpha
Sr. Technical Designers
HireAlphaUnited Arab Emirates20 hours ago
Full-timeStrategy/Planning, Design +1

Position: Senior Technical Designers – Design System (Figma)

Onsite - Location: Onsite – Dubai

Offshore – Location: Offshore – Bangalore BCIT

Notice Period: Immediate/Serving/30 Days

Experience Level: 7+ Years

Relevant Experience: Mandate 7 Years Exp


Mandate Skills to source the relevant CV’s from Client –

Skills: Design System, Figma, Components, UI, Design Tokens, iOS, Web and App Design, Front-End Development, Swift and SwiftUI, Token Studio, Style Dictionary, Accessibility, Xcode and Git



Key pointers to source the relevant CV’s from Client -

It is a very specific profile: similar to the Senior Product Designer, but more technical with Design System skills.

We are looking for Technical Designers - with iOS experience

PFA the JD for detailed requirements


Role Overview

A Design Technologist in a design systems unit serves as a bridge between designers and

developers—supporting both to build consistent, high-quality digital products across the

organization. Design system engineer acts as a workflow integrator, ensuring cohesion

between design and engineering.

Ideal for someone who can take design ideas from prototypes through to production-ready

code.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with designers to translate high-fidelity UI designs into interactive, coded UI

components.

Build and maintain design-system components ensuring design consistency across

products.

Develop accessible, performant, responsive interfaces (WCAG standards,

internationalization).

Document design patterns, assist in creating/maintaining the style guide and code library.

Document Design System components in Storybook.

Work within agile methodologies, participate in Agile ceremonies across Tribes.

Collaborate closely with front-end engineers to refine components, define and integrate

design tokens and APIs.


Requirements & Skills/ Technical Skills

 HTML5, CSS3 (SASS/LESS), JavaScript TypeScript (ES6+) – solid foundation

 Familiarity with at least one modern UI framework or library iOS (Swift UI) or

Android (Compose)

 Build/design tooling: Figma, Storybook, Style Dictionary, Figma‑to‑code plugins

 Understanding of component architecture: theming, tokens, props API

 Accessibility (WCAG 2.0/2.1), responsive design, mobile-first

 Comfortable working with CI/CD and deployment pipelines for automated builds,

testing, and package publishing

 Version control (GitHub)

 Agile/scrum experience


Nice to have

- Experience developing/maintaining design systems in large-scale organizations.

- Develop, integrate, and maintain custom tools and automations for design and

engineering workflows


UX Skills

Proficient in Figma

Strong sense of interaction, visual, and motion design with attention to detail

UX fundamentals: user flows, accessibility, inclusive design

Familiarity with ISO usability standards (ISO 9241) a plus


Soft Skills

Excellent communication & cross-functional teamwork abilities

Problem-solving mindset and attention to detail

Analytical mindset: use data feedback to iterate

Self-starter, proactive in system improvements


Experience Qualifications

2–5 years in front-end, product design, UX engineering or similar

Experience working on or contributing to a design system

Bachelor’s degree in HCI, interaction design, computer science, or related field preferred

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