Austin, TX
Alex Rivera
Product Designer & Frontend Engineer
I design and ship calm, conversion-minded product experiences for SaaS teams.
Featured focus
Design that ships
I partner with founders and engineers to turn ambiguous problems into clear interfaces and systems.
About
Design that ships
I partner with founders and engineers to turn ambiguous problems into clear interfaces and systems.
Skills
Capabilities
- Figma
- Design Systems
- TypeScript
- Research
Experience
Career
Senior Product Designer
Jan 2022 — PresentNorthwind Labs
Led B2B workflow design and a shared component library.
Projects
Selected work
Product work shaped by clarity, craft, and outcomes.
Aurora Design
Brand system for a multi-product studio.
Brand
Nova Platform
Cloud workspace UI for onboarding and billing.
UI
Vertex Studio
Case-study experience for a creative agency.
UX
Cascade CMS
Editorial CMS with accessible publishing flows.
CMS
Lumen App
Mobile productivity app for focus sessions.
Mobile
Services
How I can help
Product strategy
Clarify roadmap priorities into shippable plans.
UI design
High-fidelity interfaces with systems thinking.
Frontend polish
Production React with accessibility built in.
Education
Studies
B.S. · Human-Computer Interaction
University of Texas at Austin
Jan 2014 — Jan 2018
Testimonials
What clients say
“Alex brings clarity to complex product problems and ships with craft.”
“Working with Alex feels like having a product partner.”
Contact
Let’s work together
Tell me about your project — I usually reply within one business day.