Job Description: The Technical Designer plays a pivotal role in bridging the gap between design and development within the Design System team. This role exists to ensure that high-fidelity design concepts are effectively translated into interactive, accessible, and production-ready components that scale across the bank’s digital ecosystem. As a contributor, the job holder combines strong front-end development skills with design sensitivity—supporting both designers and engineers to create consistent, high-quality user experiences. By embedding within agile squads, the Technical Designer enables faster delivery, increased design fidelity, and seamless handoffs, thereby reducing development bottlenecks and enhancing cross-functional collaboration.
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Key Responsibilities: - Translate high-fidelity UI designs into interactive, coded UI components. - Align with design tokens, design intent, and platform guidelines. - Build and maintain coded UI components for the Design System (web/mobile) while maintaining consistency, scalability, and quality. - Develop performant, accessible, and responsive interfaces following WCAG 2.1 standards, RTL, and localization guidelines. - Contribute to design–dev automation and maintain CI/CD workflows where applicable. - Document components, tokens, usage guidelines, and contribute to system standards using tools like Storybook and design system documentation. - Collaborate with squads/tribes in sprints, grooming, and QA. - Partner with front-end developers, designers, and project managers to deliver UI work. - Review implementation of designs, flag gaps, suggest improvements, and propose refactors or enhancements proactively.
Key Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in HCI, interaction design, computer science, or related field. - Additional training or certifications in front-end development, design systems, or accessibility standards. - 2–5 years of experience in front-end development, UX engineering, or technical product design. - Experience working in large-scale digital organizations; experience within the MENA region is a plus. - Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, GitHub, Figma, Storybook, Style Dictionary, WCAG, and CI/CD workflows; knowledge of iOS (Swift UI) or Android (Compose) is a plus. - Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, systems thinking, and excellent communication skills. - A self-starter who is proactive, open to feedback, and has a growth mindset.
Work Conditions: - Full-time position. - On-site work required.
Language Requirements: - Proficiency in English is required.
Company Overview: Emirates NBD is a leading banking group in the MENAT region, serving over 20 million customers. The group operates in 13 countries and is committed to supporting sustainable initiatives within the UAE.
