Vetted Design Professionals in California

“Startup product designer with a CS background who operates at the intersection of UX, product strategy, and implementation. They have owned 0-to-1 design systems, led a research-backed pivot of Fluffle from a solo job tracker to a multiplayer productivity app, and specialize in trust-building UX for AI-native products while working closely enough with engineers to influence production quality.”

“Product/UX designer with experience building an end-to-end AI campaign/session platform that converted an engineer-led, code-heavy workflow into a self-serve marketer product using a target/act/schedule interaction model, progressive disclosure, and real-time previews. Also redesigned monitoring for Informatica’s enterprise data platform after field research with data engineers, shifting the UI toward lifecycle views and failure-state observability.”

Anirudh Venkatesh

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Mid-level XR/Unity Developer specializing in AR/VR and immersive applications

Riverside, CA5y exp

“Unity developer with hands-on experience across VR, AR, multiplayer, and AI-driven gameplay systems. They’ve owned end-to-end interaction architecture for VR cognitive testing focused on accessibility, integrated Gemini-based command systems into gameplay, and shipped cross-platform immersive applications spanning Magic Leap 2, iOS, and Photon-powered multiplayer experiences.”

“Mission/narrative designer with shipped VR experience on Lone Echo II, including designing and tuning a generator mission and its transition into a branching choice/free-exploration structure. Also builds UE5 Blueprint prototypes for narrative adventure concepts ("Runt"), implementing interaction-driven cinematics and iterating on camera pacing and character writing.”

Yuyin Sun

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Mid-level Product Designer specializing in AI agent UX and B2B SaaS platforms

Burlingame, CA5y exp

“Product designer at Felixphere working on a pivot from a SaaS marketplace to a SaaS management platform, designing end-to-end SaaS integrations and an AI concierge/agent experience. Drove a strategic shift from complex custom connectors to standardized connectors through user research and prototyping, aligning executives and reducing development effort; also shipped user-informed features like a contract/payment calendar to reduce operational friction for customers.”