Design Technologist, AI

8am

6d • $100,000 - $140,000

About The Position

We are looking for an UX Design Engineer with a strong engineering and technical prototyping background, driven by a passion for user-centered design, to help us build the future of personalized product experiences. This role focuses on using AI, automation, and customer data to generate dynamic, high fidelity prototypes that reflect each firm’s unique workflows and financial patterns. These prototypes will support rapid user testing and help the team validate AI driven product concepts with real-world context.
You will combine design system components, Figma assets, structured data, and model behavior into interactive simulations that feel close to the final product. This is a hands-on technical role that sits within Product Design but collaborates deeply with Engineering, Product, and Research.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a front end engineer, creative technologist, prototyper, or similar hybrid role.
• 2+ years of experience building interactive prototypes or lightweight applications using web technologies such as JavaScript (optional), TypeScript, or React (required).
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, usability, accessibility, and inclusive design, with the proven ability to apply these to complex, data-driven, and AI-powered product experiences.
• Experience integrating APIs, working with JSON data structures, and manipulating structured datasets.
• Experience with scripting or automation techniques for connecting design assets, model outputs, and data sources.
• Working knowledge of Figma and design system concepts such as tokens, components, and variants.
• Experience using AI tools or LLMs to automate workflows or generate dynamic UI states.
• Ability to translate Figma direction and product requirements into functional, testable prototype flows.
• Strong communication skills and an ability to collaborate closely with Product Designers, Engineers, and Researchers.

Nice To Haves

• 6+ years of combined experience across engineering, prototyping, or technical design roles.
• Experience working in data heavy product domains such as fintech, legal tech, analytics, or enterprise SaaS.
• Experience with model driven interactions, prompt engineering, embeddings, or simulation of AI behavior in prototype environments.
• Experience creating internal tools, utilities, or frameworks that support design teams or rapid experimentation workflows.
• Familiarity with generative UI concepts, multimodal design tools, or research-based prototyping methods.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate customer data at scale into prototype logic, including transforming or normalizing real-world datasets.
• Experience running or supporting user testing of AI powered experiences and interpreting research outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Build Data-Driven, AI-Powered Prototypes
• Integrate Figma designs, design system components, and real customer data into functional prototypes that adapt to firm-specific scenarios.
• Use scripting, lightweight front end development, and AI tools to automate the assembly of personalized prototype variations.
• Build logic to simulate data flows, predictive insights, and model responses inside prototype environments.
• Design and Test Personalized AI Features
• Create experimental prototypes that demonstrate how personalized AI features should behave for different firm types and user roles.
• Simulate model outputs and contextual intelligence to test flows such as recommendations, financial projections, drafting, or workflow automation.
• Work with User Research to design tests that capture how users interact with personalized AI driven experiences.
• Build Internal Tools and Automation
• Develop internal utilities that automate prototype generation and speed up experimentation cycles.
• Maintain toolchains that connect design assets, customer data schemas, and AI model behavior.
• Partner with Engineering to translate prototype workflows into scalable implementation paths by providing a clear plan and integration strategy with your peers in Engineering.
• Technical Exploration and R&D
• Evaluate emerging prototyping frameworks, AI tooling, multimodal design platforms, and generative UI technologies.
• Identify opportunities to use model outputs, embeddings, or data transformations to improve prototype realism.
• Guide the team on best practices for testing dynamic, AI-driven product experiences.
• Ensure prototypes that are produced are performant and scalable.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.
• Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.
• Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for our new parents.
• Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.
• Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu, leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.
• Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events (both local and virtually).
• Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed