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EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,500 people supporting the three main missions of the institutions: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 18,500 people, including over 14,000 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

Lead Design Engineer

Mission

We’re hiring an experienced full-stack engineer and design lead to build and maintain the MOOVE platform—a global engine for medical AI evaluation. You’ll lead front-end architecture and visual design across the MOOVE ecosystem, while contributing to full-stack functionality and the broader digital identity of LiGHT.

This role combines hands-on technical work with design leadership. You’ll work closely with clinicians, engineers, and researchers to deliver intuitive, resilient, and visually refined digital tools for medical AI validation.

Main duties and responsibilities

  • Design and develop advanced front-end features using React (Next.js + TypeScript) and Chakra UI

  • Create consistent, responsive, and accessible UI components with exceptional attention to detail

  • Maintain and evolve visual identity across MOOVE and LiGHT platforms and outputs

  • Support full-stack needs including Firebase integration, FastAPI endpoints, and performance optimization

  • Deploy services via Docker, Firebase Hosting, GitHub Actions, and Kong Gateway

  • Lead visual design and UX for www.jointhemoove.org and www.light-laboratory.org

  • Ensure brand cohesion across logos, slide decks, infographics, and digital content

Uphold code quality, reusability, and CI/CD practices in collaboration with engineers and researchers

Profile

  • Strong front-end engineering skills with React (Next.js), TypeScript, and Chakra UI

  • Experience with Firebase (Firestore, Auth, Functions), FastAPI, and system reliability

  • Command of Git workflows, CI pipelines, and Dockerized deployments

  • Excellence in visual design, layout, color, typography, and accessibility

  • Proficiency with Figma or similar tools for UI systems and responsive web design

  • Commitment to usability in constrained environments (low bandwidth, low literacy)

  • Passion for design as a vehicle for trust, safety, and clarity in clinical tools

  • Ability to communicate technical and visual decisions clearly across disciplines

 

 

Preferred

  • Background in health tech, open-source tools, or humanitarian applications

  • Interest in responsible AI, transparency, and human-centered systems

We offer

  • Mission-driven work at the intersection of technology, health, and global equity

  • Opportunity to shape open-source platforms used by WHO, ICRC, and other partners

  • A creative, ambitious, and collaborative team across continents

Competitive salary and benefits, aligned with experience and location

 

What We Value

At LiGHT, we work with care and rigor. We value curiosity, collaboration, principled innovation, and design that serves. Our tools are used in the real world—so they must be beautiful, robust, and intuitive under pressure. You’ll be joining a team that thrives on meaningful challenge, creativity, and a shared mission.

Informations

Contract Start Date :  

Activity Rate : 100.00 

Contract Type: CDD

Duration: 1 year, renewable 

Reference: 1634 










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