Principal Design Technologist
$139,900 - $274,800/year
Role Details
Design Patterns & AI Semiotics (Primary Focus) System Design: Deconstruct agentic AI systems into core functional subsystems (Reasoning, Perception, Action, Learning) and define the reusable patterns that govern them. Interaction Semiotics: Architect the "Sign Systems" for AI, defining how agents signal state, "thought process," and confidence. Establish standards for AI visual identifiers and conversational turn-taking. Clarity of Thought: Establish requirements for "Explainable Rationale," ensuring every agent's action is grounded in a rule, preference, or prior user action. Ensure that agents can reason for "when and how" to use specific business skills, maximizing intent fulfillment. AI Fluency Champion: Act as a force multiplier for the organization by upskilling designers, PMs, and cross-functional partners in AI tooling, prompt engineering, and agentic development patterns. Design System Evolution: Drive the evolution of design systems into "intelligent systems." Ensure that all components, tokens, and icons are machine-readable and ready for agent-led composition. Governance and Trust: Champion the principles of "Responsible AI." Ensure that all agentic experiences are built atop an enterprise-hardened foundation of governance, identity, and privacy. Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 4+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code. OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 6+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code. OR 8+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code. AI Mastery: Demonstrated experience building and shipping products that integrate LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini). Proficiency in prompt engineering, agent orchestration, and working with model APIs. Technical Depth: Proficiency in modern web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, React). Protocol Fluency: Understanding of web architecture, REST APIs, and emerging standards like the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Systemic Thinking: Experience contributing to or managing large-scale design systems. Familiarity with design-to-code automation and component metadata frameworks. Communication: Exceptional written and visual communication skills. Ability to influence senior stakeholders and convey complex technical integrations to non-technical audiences. Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 8+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code. OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field AND 12+ years of experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code. OR 14+ years experience working in product or service design and/or shipping production code. OR equivalent experience. 6+ years experience shipping production-ready code as a result of a collaborative process. Familiarity with agentic evaluation frameworks (e.g., τ-Bench, SWE-Bench). Prior experience in "vibe coding" workflows. Track record of innovation in design prototyping methodologies and tools. Experience with Azure cloud services and database architectures. UX Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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