● 00 Intro — Senior UX Engineer · ex-Mermaid (2023-2026) · prev. Microsoft
Open to remote roles
From design/tokens to shipped product
I design and build systems that ship. Design systems, prototypes, and the usability work in between. Most recently Founding UX Engineer at Mermaid Chart: built a 23-component library, Storybook, and docs from scratch. Previously worked on FAST at Microsoft.
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Powered by Superbloom, my own design system for the portfolio.
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Superbloom
The design system powering this site: tokens, primitives, and patterns built in SvelteKit with shadcn-svelte.
Founding UX Engineer, Mermaid Chart
Product design, design system, Storybook, and documentation, built from zero as the first and only UX Engineer at Mermaid Chart, now Mermaid.ai.
UX Engineer, Microsoft
Documentation site, integration guides, and Docusaurus infrastructure for FAST, Microsoft's open-source web components library.
● About
Full bio →I’m a UX Engineer with seven years of experience across enterprise software and early-stage startups, building design systems and UI foundations.
My work tends to sit somewhere between design and engineering: component APIs, token systems, Storybook, documentation, prototyping, and the underlying structure that keeps a product maintainable as it grows.
At Mermaid Chart, I joined as the Founding UX Engineer and built out the UI foundation over time, including 23 components, a design system, Storybook, and documentation, all alongside regular product work.
I’ve also contributed to open source projects including Mermaid.js, Microsoft FAST, and San Diego Tech Hub.
- 7
- years of experience
- 2
- design systems from scratch
- 23
- components at Mermaid
- 100+
- open-source contributions
Skills
- Design systems
- Accessibility
- Prototyping
- Storybook
- SvelteKit
- React
- TypeScript
- Tailwind
- Figma
● Kind words from Mermaid
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.
Let's work together.
Currently available for full-time remote roles.
Based in San Diego, CA · open to all timezones · typically responds within 24 hours.