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Jason Zhang

@jasonzhang1

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Design Engineer bridging Figma-perfect design systems and high-performance React UX.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a design-engineering role where I can build Figma-to-production design systems, ship accessible interactive UI, and use analytics to iterate quickly—while growing alongside a team that values craft and measurable impact.

I’m a Design Engineer focused on turning Figma tokens into production-ready UI that stays visually and behaviorally consistent at scale. At Cattlelog, I architected a modular design system in React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, using Headless UI and Radix UI to maintain strict Figma parity for 40,000+ users.

I also build interactive, measurable experiences—engineering accessible component libraries with Framer Motion micro-interactions and Recharts visualizations, while improving delivery speed through a Vite build pipeline. I’ve driven product performance and discovery gains using TanStack Virtual for list virtualization, TanStack Query for state management, and PostHog to validate real user behavior.

Before that, I led end-to-end product thinking as a Product Designer and later as VP of Design—running research, prototypes, and design strategy that improved conversion outcomes and delivered multi-channel brand assets. I bring the same craft to usability testing and rapid iteration, and I’m excited to keep designing systems, interfaces, and data-driven UX that people can use confidently.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Design Engineer

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Fimanu

Jan 2026 - Present (7 months)

Designed and developed a full-stack productivity platform that turns raw user data into interactive and embedded heatmap visualizations. Built real-time design metadata integrations using Figma OAuth and the Figma REST API, and validated usability with a 95% task-success rate.

React TypeScript Heatmaps Full Stack Data Integration Usability Testing Data Visualization

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Campus Ambassador

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Figma

Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Pioneered UC Davis’s inaugural Figma campus chapter, scaling design outreach to 1,000+ students across 20+ disciplines through workshops on design systems and rapid prototyping. Mentored 50+ aspiring designers with portfolio critiques and technical guidance to support internship placements at tier-1 tech firms.

Design Systems Rapid Prototyping Workshops Mentorship Community Building

Current

Design Engineer

Current

Cattlelog

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Architected a production-ready design system in React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, maintaining parity between Figma design tokens and production code. Built accessible UI components and improved performance/search discovery using TanStack Virtual/Query and PostHog analytics.

React TypeScript Tailwind UI headless ui Design Systems Accessible Components Framer Motion Recharts Vite Tanstack Query PostHog Performance Optimization State Management

VP of Design

Product Space

Oct 2025 - Jan 2026 (3 months)

Led visual identity and UI/UX strategy for a fellowship’s digital presence, implementing conversion-centered design that improved application click-through rates by 15% per quarter. Managed a creative production pipeline for 45+ multi-channel assets while ensuring brand consistency across social, web, and presentations.

Visual Identity UX Strategy UX For Conversion Brand Consistency Creative Direction

Product Designer

Spot

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Identified an efficiency gap in campus infrastructure and conceptualized a real-time mapping application to track study location availability. Conducted mixed-methods research (50+ surveys, 5 interviews) to drive rapid iteration, and delivered end-to-end user flows, branding, and high-fidelity Figma prototypes, winning 1st place among 20+ pitches.