Vetted Product Designers 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.”

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.”

“Product/UX designer with experience digitizing Penske trucking operations and Ridecell fleet lifecycle/workshop orchestration systems. Designs complex, high-liability industrial workflows using a state-driven interaction model and a calm, high-clarity visual language, backed by targeted field research with drivers and ops teams and strong collaboration with engineers (React/Tailwind, Storybook, code-linked prototypes).”

Penny Asawadilockchai

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Mid-Level Product Designer specializing in human-centered UX/UI

Oakland, CA4y exp

“Product/UX designer with end-to-end experience building a borrower-facing intake platform that coordinates AI automation and human review across borrowers, loan officers, and processors. Emphasizes explicit system states, clear handoffs, and exception-based visibility to increase trust in high-stakes underwriting/document workflows, using Figma prototyping and close engineering collaboration to ship feasible, scalable interactions.”

“Senior product designer focused on high-polish growth/marketing creative across social and web, citing work on "Red Bean" (social app promotion) and "House to Home" (website + AI feature/shipping launch). Emphasizes scalable systems—Figma foundations/tokens + auto-layout components and modular CapCut templates—to produce high-volume, multi-format assets quickly while maintaining brand consistency and clarity.”

“UI/UX Team Lead who built a design system from the ground up for Find Me (mobile + responsive web), focusing on reusable components, Figma variable-based workflows, and high-fidelity cross-functional handoff. Also designed an AI-driven predictive weather/travel comparison experience that simplifies complex climate data via a comparison model and layered UI, and uses prototyping to validate flows and catch issues early.”