Senior UI Engineer

Job Description:

This role is ideal for a design professional with a strong eye for detail, a deep understanding of design systems, and a passion for delivering seamless and visually impactful user experiences. You will play a dual role of a hands-on designer and a mentor, ensuring design excellence and consistency across projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and delivery of high-fidelity UI designs, design systems, component libraries, iconography, and micro-interactions.
• Drive visual storytelling and elevate the emotional impact of interfaces in collaboration with UX and product teams.
• Ensure consistency and scalability of design across responsive and adaptive platforms (desktop, web, and mobile).
• Guide, mentor, and provide feedback to junior and mid-level UI designers, fostering a culture of design excellence.
• Champion design system principles, methodologies, and best practices while extending existing brand guidelines.
• Act as a bridge between design, development, and business teams to ensure feasibility and alignment.
• Stay updated on emerging design trends, tools, and techniques, AI-driven innovations in the design, and bring innovative ideas into the design process.
• Take ownership of design reviews and stakeholder presentations, ensuring clarity and alignment on design decisions.

Skills & Expertise

• Proven expertise in UI design with a strong portfolio demonstrating complex, high-quality digital products.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator); familiarity with motion tools (After Effects, Principle, Lottie) is a plus.
• Strong understanding of responsive and adaptive design principles.
• Deep knowledge of design systems and ability to adapt or extend existing ones.
• Excellent visual craft with attention to detail, consistency, and usability.
• Strong mentorship, communication, and collaboration skills to manage distributed teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to balance creativity with practicality in fast-paced agile environments.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Visual Design, Communication Design, HCI, or related field.
• 6+ years of UI/Visual design experience with proven expertise in agencies, consultancies, or product studios.
• Demonstrated experience in leading design projects and mentoring design teams.
• Prior experience working with global brands and cross-functional, distributed teams.
• Experience collaborating in agile product development cycles.

Tools & Platforms

• Expert-level proficiency in Figma.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Familiarity with motion/interaction tools (After Effects, Principle, Lottie).
• Experience using collaborative tools like Miro, FigJam, Zeplin.

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