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Kwena Human Capital

Design Engineer

Kwena Human Capital

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Intermediate position
  • Hazelwood
  • Posted 19 Apr 2026 by Kwena Human Capital
  • Expires in 33 days
  • Job 2637459
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About the position

Our client, a fast-growing enterprise technology and AI software company, is currently seeking a skilled Design Engineer to join their team based in Hazelwood, Pretoria. This is a unique hybrid opportunity for someone who thrives at the intersection of product design and frontend engineering. It is not purely a design role, and it is not purely a development role, it is both. If you enjoy owning the full journey from concept to polished production UI, this could be the ideal next step.

You will move seamlessly between Figma and code, designing product flows and components, then bringing them to life in production-ready React applications. You will also proactively identify UX and visual improvements in the live platform and implement fixes through pull requests.

This role offers a true balance between design and development, with exposure split roughly 50/50 depending on business priorities. Some weeks you may focus on new product surfaces and design systems in Figma, while other weeks you may be refining spacing, hover states, component polish, or extending the Storybook library.

This is a highly autonomous environment with minimal red tape. Your ideas will be welcomed, and you will have the opportunity to directly influence product direction rather than simply execute pre-defined briefs.

Experience & Capability Requirements:

  • 2-3+ years' experience across both design and frontend development
  • Strong Figma skills including components, variants, auto layout, and design tokens
  • Strong frontend experience with React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS
  • Proven experience shipping production UI and raising PRs into live codebases
  • Comfortable using AI tools to improve speed and quality of delivery
  • Strong eye for detail, aesthetics, spacing, interaction design, and polish
  • Previous experience working on B2B or enterprise software products

Tech stack you will work with:

  • React 19, [URL Removed] TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS 4 (CSS-first config)
  • An internal component library built on shadcn/ui
  • Storybook
  • Figma
  • Lucide React
  • TanStack Query, Zustand, React Hook Form, Zod
  • AI tooling

Main duties will include, but are not limited to:

  • Designing flows, components, and contributing to the design system in Figma
  • Building new features from Figma concepts through to working React components
  • Improving live product UI through proactive fixes and refinements
  • Maintaining Storybook stories and documentation
  • Ensuring consistency of tokens, patterns, and reusable UI standards
  • Collaborating closely with leadership, product, and engineering teams

Desired Skills:

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Figma
  • Product Design
  • Frontend development
  • UI
  • AI
  • B2B
  • Enterprise Software Products

Desired Work Experience:

  • 2 to 5 years

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INTRODUCTION From our inception, we have grown steadily to become successful and highly respected suppliers of contract, temp and permanent personnel. Servicing a wide range of national blue chip clients drawn from every sector of industry and commerce. WHAT WE DO Operate in specialized verticals Craft business solutions Provide contract and permanent recruitment solutions HOW DO WE DO IT? In touch with international trends Extension of our clients Quick Turn-around times Close relationships with government authorities Dynamic database MISSION Our Corporate Mission Statement characterizes the culture of our organization: "To provide our customers with a tailored, continuing service which exceeds expectations and is based upon partnership relationships being recognized as unique by customers." "To create a corporate culture which empowers the individual, values individual contribution, celebrates the team, encourages personal development, and creates career opportunities for all personnel." SERVICE PHILOSOPHY Honest and ethical advice to clients and candidates alike A commitment to exceeding client service expectations A commitment to specialisation resulting in a higher level of expertise in Consulting staff Constant attention to detail Prompt response to a request for assistance A fee structure which is both competitive and success based A commitment to the internal training of consulting staff to ensure continuous development and therefore a higher level of service to our clients and candidates Highly skilled consultants with vast industry knowledge and business skill Dedicated account manager to ensure relationship building and understanding of our clients culture, service expectation, procedures and environment RAPID RESPONSE Our success is founded on our ability to cultivate and develop long lasting partnerships with our clients. Through such partnerships, we build a sound affinity and understanding of their needs, allowing us to provide them with quality, cost effective solutions – helping them reach their vision timeously and cost effectively. INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY An increasing number of our clients are looking overseas for new sources of skilled and experienced candidates. Kwena Human Capital has extensive experience in overseas recruitment. We recruit staff on a temporary, contract and permanent basis and manage the key processes in each case.

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