Design Technologist (iOS) Contract NEW

Job Title: Design Technologist (iOS)

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Engagement: Contractual

Duration: 6 Months (Extendable | Long-term on Marc Ellis Payroll)

Job Summary:

A Design Technologist in the iOS design systems team acts as the bridge between product designers and iOS engineers, helping build consistent, scalable, and high-quality mobile experiences. This role is ideal for someone who can take design ideas and Figma prototypes and convert them into reusable, production-ready SwiftUI components that power the iOS UI across products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with designers to translate high-fidelity UI designs into interactive, reusable SwiftUI components.
• Build and maintain iOS design-system components, ensuring visual and functional consistency across apps.
• Develop accessible (WCAG 2.1 compliant), performant, and responsive iOS interfaces, with support for internationalization and localization.
• Implement and manage design tokens using tools like Figma Tokens, Token Studio, and Style Dictionary.
• Ensure alignment with Apple Human Interface Guidelines and iOS design conventions.
• Document component usage, contribute to internal design system guidelines, and help enforce UI consistency at scale.
• Work within Agile teams, actively participating in sprints and design-development handoffs.
• Collaborate closely with iOS engineers to define scalable UI architecture and reusable design patterns.

Requirements & Skills:

Experience & Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in iOS development, mobile UI engineering, or related roles.
• Experience building or contributing to a design system.
• Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Interaction Design, Computer Science, or a related field preferred.

Technical Skills

• Proficient in Swift and SwiftUI.
• Experience with reusable UI component design and theming in iOS.
• Familiarity with design token systems and tools like Figma Tokens or Style Dictionary.
• Knowledge of iOS accessibility best practices (WCAG 2.1, VoiceOver).
• Hands-on with Xcode, Git, and package managers like CocoaPods or Swift Package Manager.
• Agile/Scrum delivery experience in mobile squads.

Design & UX Skills

• Expert in Figma – component libraries, tokens, auto layout, prototyping.
• Deep understanding of Apple HIG, motion design, and interaction principles.
• Familiar with inclusive design, accessibility, and usability standards like ISO 9241.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proactive problem solver with a keen eye for detail and consistency.
• Analytical mindset: driven by feedback, data, and iterative improvements.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently on system-wide contributions.