Andrew StarkProduct Designer & Design Engineer

AnDrew Stark

Product Designer & Design Engineer · SaaS · E-commerce · AI-native products

A few words about me

I'm Andrew Stark. I design products in Figma, ship the frontend in Next.js, and integrate AI on both sides. Based in Austin, TX, 14+ years across B2B SaaS, e-commerce, and AI-native products.

I've worked across the range: small landing pages, real-time industrial SaaS for ExxonMobil and Chevron's oilfield operators at 10k+ sites, a full e-commerce rebuild for On at ~15.3M monthly global visits, and an AI-first operations SaaS at Nord Wolf Digital with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs in production. I lead distributed teams, build design systems that live in code, and stay hands-on across both Figma and the codebase. Outside of design, I'm a drone pilot and traveler, which is mostly an excuse to get a new angle on things.

If you're building something at the seam of product, frontend, and AI, let's talk.

AI · IN PRODUCT & IN WORKFLOW

OpenAI APIAnthropic APIClaudeClaude CodeCursorFigma MCPFigma MakeMidJourneyNano BananaLLM-powered product flowsLead classificationRecommendation enginesState-driven product design

DESIGN · UX & PRODUCT

User ResearchInformation ArchitectureWireframingPrototypingDesign SystemsResponsive DesignAccessibility (WCAG)A/B TestingUsability TestingDesign ThinkingProduct StrategyRole-based UXWorkflow Design

ENGINEERING · FRONTEND

TypeScriptReact.jsNext.jsTailwind CSSNode.jsREST APIsShopifyContentfulStorybookGit / GitHubPerformance BudgetsCore Web Vitals

Tools

How I work

AI in product (shipping)

  • OpenAI API
  • Anthropic API

AI in workflow (building)

  • Claude
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • Figma MCP
  • Figma Make

Design & engineering

  • Figma
  • VS Code
  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript

Research, content, generative imagery

  • Miro
  • Hotjar
  • Google Analytics
  • MidJourney
  • Nano Banana
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator

Experience

Over 14 years of experience

I've worked with individual clients, early-stage startups, and enterprise teams across the US and Europe. The full breakdown lives on my LinkedIn.
  1. Nord Wolf Digital

    Austin, TX

    Lead Product Designer & Design Engineer, AI-Native SaaS

    (contract)

    OpenAI + Anthropic APIs in product · 200+ recommendation types · Next.js

    December 2025 – Present

  2. On

    Irvine, CA

    Lead Product Designer & Design Engineer, E-commerce

    (contract)

    7-person distributed team · shipped 2 to 3 weeks ahead · LCP 4.2s to 1.4s

    June 2025 – November 2025

  3. Nord Wolf Digital

    Austin, TX

    Lead Product Designer, Brand & Website Rebuild

    (contract)

    Full brand and site rebuild · ~40-component design system

    December 2024 – June 2025

  4. STEM Software

    Austin, TX

    Lead Product Designer & Design Engineer

    8-person team · 200+ component DS · report builder 200s to 10s

    May 2022 – December 2024

  5. Senior UX Engineer

    Real-time SaaS for ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon · alert noise cut ~80%

    June 2021 – May 2022

  6. Cart Consultant

    Austin, TX

    UX Engineer

    20+ Shopify / BigCommerce / headless storefronts · 50k+ SKU catalog

    November 2019 – May 2021

  7. Albion Group

    Belarus, Minsk

    Head of Design

    12-person team · 11 client sites · 300+ ad campaigns

    July 2017 – November 2019

  8. Product / UX Designer

    Industrial, construction, and consumer client work

    January 2014 – July 2017

  9. Firstline

    Belarus, Minsk

    Web Designer

    Entry-level web design at a PPC agency

    March 2012 – January 2014

  • Google UX Design Professional Certificate
  • Adobe Certified Professional

MY SERVICES

SERVICES

Product Design for B2B SaaS

from $4,500 or $100/hr

I design SaaS products where complex workflows, role-based access, and dense data have to stay clear. The work covers entity modeling, state design, dashboard architecture, and the interaction patterns that hold up as the product scales from MVP to enterprise.

  • Role-based UX architecture (operator, manager, admin)
  • Entity and state models
  • Dashboard and workflow design
  • Data-dense interface patterns
  • Information architecture
  • Interactive prototypes
  • Production-ready UI specs

AI-in-Product Design & Integration

from $5,000 or $110/hr

I design and ship AI directly into the product surface, not just into the workflow. Lead classification, auto-response, recommendation engines, agentic flows. The work covers UX patterns for AI confidence and fallback, the API integration itself (OpenAI, Anthropic), and the product architecture that makes AI feel native rather than bolted on.

  • AI feature scoping and UX patterns
  • Prompt and response design
  • Confidence, fallback, and error states
  • OpenAI / Anthropic API integration
  • Recommendation and classification flows
  • Evaluation patterns (what good output looks like)

Design Systems & Design Engineering

from $5,000 or $110/hr

I build design systems that live in code, not just in Figma. Tokens stay synced because I write them on both sides. Components don't drift because I implement them. The system ships with a Next.js / React reference implementation, accessibility patterns, and a Figma MCP workflow that keeps design and code in lockstep.

  • Design system architecture (Figma + code)
  • Token sets aligned across both
  • React / Next.js component library
  • Accessibility patterns (WCAG AA)
  • Documentation and usage guidelines
  • Figma MCP and Cursor workflows

E-commerce Product Design

from $4,500 or $100/hr

I design e-commerce experiences for performance and conversion, not just for visual polish. PDP, PLP, cart, checkout, multi-market localization, and the Core Web Vitals work that makes mobile actually fast. Shopify and Contentful experience, headless setups, and a feel for the tradeoffs that move conversion.

  • PDP / PLP / cart / checkout design
  • Mobile-first responsive system
  • Multi-market localization (currency, sizing, hreflang)
  • Core Web Vitals plan and budgets
  • A/B testing setup and patterns
  • Shopify / Contentful integration design

UX Strategy & IC Design Leadership

from $3,500 or $100/hr

I lead design without managing an org chart. Set direction, raise the quality bar, mentor, ship. Best fit for Series B/C teams that need senior design judgment without adding a manager headcount. I stay hands-on across Figma, code, and AI workflows.

  • Product UX direction and roadmap
  • Design review and quality bar
  • Mentoring without managing
  • Design + engineering process design
  • AI workflow integration for the team
  • Stakeholder alignment

ARCHIVE

Favorite projects and clients

This page presents some of the projects I have developed. Unfortunately, a number of projects cannot be published due to the signing of the NDA with customers.

2024

Commercial pool automation platform (SaaS)

Product Design, UX/UI Design, UI Engineering

2023

Oilfield ticketing and invoicing platform (SaaS)

Product Design, UX/UI Design, UI Engineering

2020

Kettlebell Kings e-commerce website

UX Design, UI Engineering

2019

Industrial stainless steel products LP

UX Design, Visual Design, Web Development, A/B Testing

Multistep Form / Landing-page for My-shkaf.by

UX Design, Visual Design, Web Development, A/B Testing

Innovative garden lawn edging Plastbort.by

UX Design, Visual Design, Web Development, Usability Testing, PPC Management

Leading concrete manufacturer Betonmaster.by

UX Design, Visual Design, Web Development, A/B Testing, PPC Management

Fiskars garden tools. Landing pages for e-commerce website

UX / UI Design, Visual Design, Informational Architecture, Wireframing

Aero design studio Proshar.by

Product Design, UX Design, Visual Design, Web Development, Usability Testing, PPC Management

ACO Shower (Germany) and bathroom drainage

UX Design, Visual Design, Web Development, Usability Testing, PPC Management

Residential septic systems Eurolos.by

UX Design, Visual Design, Web Development, A/B Testing, PPC Management

Slide wardrobes production Forio

UX Design, Visual Design, Web Development, Usability Testing