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UX Engineer bridging design systems and frontend engineering.

Seven years building production UI, most recently as Founding UX Engineer at Mermaid. Previously Microsoft FAST.

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About

I'm a UX Engineer bridging design systems and frontend, 7 years shipping production UI on small teams.

Most recently founding UX Engineer at Mermaid (employee #4), where I took product design, frontend, and the design system from zero to production over three years. Before that, contract work at Microsoft FAST on docs and integration tooling.

I like teams where the lines blur between design, product, and engineering.

AI is part of the workflow now. I lean on it for the mechanical parts so I can stay focused on scope, decisions, and how things should feel.

Open source when I can; 100+ contributions across Mermaid.js, Microsoft FAST, and the San Diego Tech Hub.

7
years shipping production UI
2
design systems launched 0-to-1
23
production components shipped
100+
open-source contributions

Skills

What I do

Product designFrontend engineeringDesign systemsPrototyping

Tools

FigmaStorybookCopilotClaude Code

Stack

SvelteKitReactTypeScriptTailwind

A note from a colleague

As a founding member, Steph didn't just help build the product, she shaped the foundation of the team and the culture around it. She brings strong design and product instincts, and a rare ability to turn ideas into polished, practical outcomes.

Sidharth V, Tech Lead & Core Maintainer·Mermaid | Mermaid.js

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Actively exploring UX Engineering opportunities.

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