Lead User Interface Developer

Lead User Interface Developer – Brisbane, Australia

Rio Tinto is building a world-class software engineering capability 

Within our company wide Information Systems & Technology function, we are building an internal software development and delivery team focusing on high value and strategic products for the digital transformation of Rio Tinto. 

We are building this capability and capacity with the support of a strategic partnership with Endava, one of the world’s leading software engineering companies. We are recruiting for junior, experienced and leadership roles to establish this capability for scaling as we shift our technology landscape to products and platforms. We are building a culture that is value driven, diverse and inclusive, innovative and fun with challenging problems and opportunities to solve.

About the role

We are looking for someone eager to bring our product ideas to life, ensuring the best user experience through accessible and attractive user interface (UI). Someone willing to communicate and build rapport with different stakeholders: business partners, developers, product owners, the leadership team and user experience (UX) designers to understand their needs and deliver high-quality products.

As the preferred UI Developer, you will create concepts and creative designs that meet UX needs and brand standards. You will use your knowledge of visual design to create engaging interfaces for different software, applications, and platforms. You will help create beautiful and innovative user interfaces through visual exploration, prototyping, and asset production.

As our P&SD Lead Developer, fundamentals why we are hiring you include:

• Aesthetic sense and an ability to design with taste and iterate with data
• Patience and curiosity to discover and defend the right solution and iterate rapidly
• Propensity to simplify complex problems
• Expertise to build consensus but also respond to and give constructive, candid feedback
• Appreciation for design thinking and a love for creating usable, innovative products.

Responsibilities

• The Lead UI Developer will collaborate with product management and engineering team members to deliver high quality and creative products.
• Work with developers to deploy UI designs.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of design systems to ensure consistency across Company design teams and digital properties.
• Help build and document a design system from existing style guide requirements.
• Create design assets according to our brand guidelines, putting the user first.
• Continually evaluate the UI based on feedback from users, user research, and leads.
• Participate in the development of software user manuals and other documentation.
• Assist in the training of less experienced staff (graduates, juniors, vacation students).
• Work on projects of varying length and complexity.
• Take ownership of projects to safeguard the UI concept.
• Advise on information architecture design based on research and industry best practice.
• Create elegant and compelling designs that can be scaled cross-platform.
• Prototype and present your designs to peers and senior stakeholders.
• Establish and promote design best practice guidelines and standards.
• Confidently present the team’s work to internal stakeholders, justifying the design solutions and collecting feedback.
• Define and advocate for the design priorities on the roadmap for apps, mobile, web and platforms.

About you

Essential  

• Experience working with and contributing to design systems, style guides, and pattern libraries.
• Demonstrated record of delivering high-quality, end-to-end designs for significant web-based applications or platforms.
• Ability to look at business needs and technical capabilities to devise design solutions
• Knowledge of user-centered design methodology, including best practice principles and tools used.
• Experience in an Agile environment, Design Sprints, Design Thinking Model
• Familiarity with design systems, atomic design concepts, and component lifecycles
• Experience designing for accessibility and international audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree level or holds a relevant professional qualification, I.e. Bachelor of IT, Computer Science, Software Engineering etc.
• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of Graphic Design (Visual Communication), Brand & Identity Design
• Experience designing cross-platform (Responsive design, Native Mobile Apps).
• Proficiency in:
• Material Design
• UI Design Tools, e.g. Figma, Sketch, Axure RP, and/or Adobe Xd
• Microsoft Office

Desirable  

• Proficiency in more than one design tool
• Proficiency in:
• React
• CSS / HTML
• JavaScript
• Sketch
• After Effects
• InVision

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety and mental health is always the number one priority.
• Flexible work from home arrangements, we value work-life balance.
• Competitive base salary plus annual incentive program.
• Comprehensive medical benefits including fully subsidised private hospital insurance for employees and immediate family.
• Attractive employee share scheme.
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave).
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more).

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.