Alex Lima

Alex Lima

Product Designer in Lisbon, Portugal

About

I'm a passionate Product Designer with 5+ years of experience building design systems, conversational experiences, and interfaces. Currently at Candidly, a fintech tackling student debt, I've rebuilt our design system with a new semantic token architecture, enabling seamless theming, white-labeling, and independence between design and development. I'm also exploring how AI tools, Figma Make, Shadcn, and V0 can accelerate design workflows.

Work Experience

2023 — Present

Product Designer

Candidly (US) · Remote · 2 yrs

  • Lead the evolution of design systems and component libraries in Figma and Shadcn UI, ensuring seamless alignment between design and code

Skills: Design Systems, AI in Design, Figma, Shadcn UI, DesignOps

2021 — 2023

UX/UI Designer

Mosano (PT) · Remote · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Designed and implemented web apps for healthcare diagnostics, creating key user flows and design systems to support complex workflows

Skills: Design Systems, Figma (Software) and +3 skills

2020 — 2021

Brand & UX/UI Designer

BluePanda Solutions (PT) · Hybrid · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Designed and implemented web apps for healthcare diagnostics, creating key user flows and design systems to support complex workflows

Skills: User Interface Design, User Experience (UX) and +4 skills

Skills & Expertise

Design SystemsFigmaDesign TokensUX/UI DesignPrototypingUser ResearchAccessibilityDesign OpsVibe CodingAI ToolsAutomation

Education

2019 — 2022

Licenciatura em Design Gráfico, Design

Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave

The Graphic Design course has a wide range of disciplines, from more technical software learning courses to philosophical discussions and critiques of the actions of design in our lives.

Contact

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your vision. Feel free to reach out through any of the channels below.

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