Senior Design Technologist
Sit at the intersection of design and engineering, working to transform product development
Opportunity to showcase your internal design tooling and code production experience
Full time, permanent position, inclusive of WFH arrangements: 3 days a week from the office (Surry Hills)
We are Woolworths Group
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.
If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
What you’ll do
As a Senior Design Technologist at Woolworths, you will sit at the intersection of design and engineering, blurring the lines to transform product development. You will shape our enterprise design system, build tooling that empowers designers, incubate AI-driven patterns, and establish golden paths that elevate craft, rigor, and speed across teams.
Core responsibilities:
Lead the migration to next-generation component systems, establishing golden paths for new projects while enabling teams to incrementally refactor existing product surfaces.
Develop custom design system tooling and workflows, including Figma plugins, interactive prototypes, and component migration helpers to increase efficiency.
Incubate and prototype innovative design patterns at the intersection of AI, accessibility, and adaptive interfaces to push the boundaries of product experiences.
Evaluate, deploy, and integrate AI-assisted design and engineering workflows (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) into production practices while maintaining high craft standards.
Collaborate directly with engineering teams to design component architectures, tokens, and libraries in Figma while evaluating technical trade-offs and buildability.
Mentor team members and drive organization-wide adoption of design-technology standards, autonomously navigating ambiguity while influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
What you’ll bring
Proven and solid experience at the intersection of design and engineering, with a proven track record of shipping production code and building internal design tooling.
Deep expertise in Figma, specifically in component architecture, variables, and plugin development, complemented by strong systems thinking and conceptual modeling skills.
Strong working knowledge of React, modern JavaScript, and mobile development (iOS/Android) for building maintainable, high-quality component architectures.
Hands-on experience scaling design systems (tokens, governance) and practical, deep knowledge of Web Accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2).
Demonstrated capability in evaluating and implementing AI-augmented workflows and tools, such as Claude Code and Cursor, to enhance design and engineering efficiency.
Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional communication skills, and a mandatory portfolio demonstrating systems thinking and technical artifacts.
Bachelor's degree in Design (e.g., Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Graphic Design) Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
What you’ll experience
We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!
Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work
A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network
A progressive and flexible ‘work from anywhere' policy that gives you the opportunity to harmonise work, life and your wellbeing
Parental Leave provisions and various leave types, including but not limited to Study Leave and Sports Representation Leave
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential. We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.
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