Context
I shape ambitious ideas into meaningful software.
Product design, strategy, and code. 6 years in design and tech, open to work, based in Germany.
Product Designer with an Engineering Toolkit.
Product design, strategy, and code. 6 years in design and tech, open to work, based in Germany.
6+ years of experience in UX design and software engineering, working closely with engineers, fellow designers and business stakeholders.
From discovery and user interviews to product concepts, high-fidelity UI, and usability testing.
Data Fabric Platform, API developer portal, real-time data visualization dashboard, and enterprise SaaS platform work.
Actively uses Cursor AI and Claude to explore ideas directly in code through prototypes and proof-of-concepts.
Comfortable with interactive prototypes, video prototypes, UI design, storyboards, user flows, wireframes, and design systems.
JavaScript, React.js, Three.js, Node, MediaPipe, Arduino, HTML/CSS, SCSS, Tailwind, Git, and Figma.
Integrated diverse medical devices from ICUs and operating theaters into one seamless interface for IHH Malaysia.
Started with an exact replica of the physical chart nurses used, then added digital benefits to preserve their mental model.
Designed and built the web interface bringing real-time ICU/OT device data into a unified data visualization dashboard.
Successful POC with 10+ modern and legacy devices integrated, loved by the client, and a top contender for the next phase.
Accelerated iteration and validation by integrating Cursor AI and Claude into the prototyping and building workflow.
Led a design team of 3 to transform Silicon Valley Bank's API developer portal into a fully self-service developer experience.
Created an OOUX-inspired content model to map entities, relationships, actions, and attributes for a technical problem space.
Worked in two-week sprints: requirements, initial designs, stakeholder touchpoints, refinement, review decks, and final changes.
Designed for external developers and business stakeholders, plus internal publishers and administrators.
Led end-to-end redesign of the SVB API developer portal from under 30% self-serve to a fully self-service experience, collaborating with designers, developers, PMs, and stakeholders.
Used SVB's existing design system as the foundation, added to it as the work evolved, and updated designs with new components.
Created a research-driven product vision for a cloud-first Data Fabric platform for complex data-science workflows.
InterSystems Data Platform: From 36 interviews across 13+ user types, I distilled 5 core mindsets, which enabled the team to design comprehensively despite the complexity.
Pioneered user mindsets to map mental models across diverse roles and complex data workflows.
Synthesized memorable design principles with descriptions and questions teams could ask while designing.
Created a mid-fi prototype and walkthrough video using a scenario that mirrored an actual use case.
Led design and product strategy for a platform helping elderly people adhere to a healthier diet.
Designed the patient-facing mobile app for older users, moving from an early-stage design to completion through iterations.
Made results easier to understand by focusing on what to do this week instead of a numeric score.
Designed actionable recommended recipes based on survey data and prepared an explainer video for developers.
Created a design guide for multi-app management in next-generation XR operating systems.
Created video prototypes and evaluated them with users over video conferencing when COVID limited access to XR hardware.
Designed and developed scalable complex web UI components for an enterprise B2B SaaS platform.
Owned complex components including spreadsheet-like grid, multi-zoom level calendar view, switch, and flexible components like a pagination component.
Created a product theme engine that reduced theme creation from hours to a few minutes.
Analyzed product and code usage of colors, spacings, font sizes, assets, and patterns, then standardized them as SCSS variables.
Prototyping and proof-of-concepts, innovative explorations, emerging tech, social impact, and art with tech.
“Very organized and has a clear vision.”
Daksha Patel: “Sid is very organized and has a clear vision on how to achieve sprint deliverables.”
testimonial“Learn by doing.”
Guy Bourgault: “Sid's ability to ‘learn by doing’ in his first effort as design lead has been impressive.”
testimonial“Stepped up many times.”
Aaron Perkins: “Sid was involved with nearly all aspects of the project. He stepped up many times.”
testimonial“Thoughtful and accessible solutions.”
Oleg Zaslavsky: “Siddhant conducted thorough research... and designed very thoughtful and accessible solutions.”
testimonial“You can count on him.”
Vidit Bhavsar: “You can count on [him] to hand over huge and complex feature developments.”
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