Senior UX/UI Designers On-site Abu Dhabi - Octopus by RTG (8 months)

Role Overview

Senior UX/UI Designer position on-site in Abu Dhabi with Octopus by RTG (Robusta Technology Group) for an 8-month duration.

Company Overview

Octopus by RTG is part of Robusta Technology Group (RTG), a leading tech group with a decade of experience and a successful track record of delivering over 300 projects across Europe, the Middle East, and North America. RTG is an established preferred employer in the Egyptian market. Octopus specializes in rapidly assembling remote and on-site global tech teams fully aligned with client brand culture and practices, providing tailored hub solutions that combine the advantages of remote work and offshoring without the associated negatives. Octopus and Robusta build a bridge between Europe and Africa, connecting companies with top talent globally.

Role Purpose

Lead the design of cutting-edge digital products across platforms as a strategic yet hands-on designer who blends deep UX and UI craft with the ability to build and maintain scalable design systems that drive efficiency, consistency, and excellence in execution. Bridge design and development to ensure seamless handoff, alignment to system guidelines, and high-quality implementation across experiences.

Key Responsibilities

UX & UI Design Excellence

• Define intuitive interaction patterns, navigation models, and responsive visual systems across platforms.
• Create end-to-end experience deliverables including user flows, wireframes, journey maps, and high-fidelity prototypes.

Design System Ownership

• Build, document, and maintain robust design systems in Figma, defining foundations such as grid, spacing, typography, colors, and components.
• Ensure design systems are scalable, accessible, and aligned with product and tech needs.
• Manage version control, naming conventions, and documentation using tools like Zeroheight.

Developer Handoff & Implementation Support

• Prepare clean, annotated design files for development using Figma and relevant handoff tools.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to ensure pixel-perfect implementation and alignment to design intent.
• Participate in QA and design reviews to close the gap between design and build, resolving issues proactively.
• Contribute to the use of design tokens and component specs to streamline developer workflows.

Qualifications & Experience

• BA/BS degree in Design (Interaction, Visual Communication, HCI, Industrial Design) or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing digital products with proven strengths in UX, UI, and design systems.
• Deep proficiency in Figma, with experience managing component libraries and applying design tokens.
• Working knowledge of responsive design, accessibility standards (WCAG), and mobile-first design principles.
• Solid understanding of front-end technologies (HTML/CSS/React) and design-developer collaboration workflows.
• Strong documentation, organization, and systems-thinking mindset.

Additional Information

Bonus qualifications include experience in the Financial Services Sector, experience creating and scaling enterprise-grade design systems from scratch, familiarity with QA practices to validate the visual and functional integrity of UI components in production, and exposure to agile product teams and tools such as JIRA, Zeplin, Storybook, or Git-based environments.