Hi, I'm Yura — a Product Designer passionate about transforming complex challenges into good-looking and easy-to-use products.
Dodo BrandsApril 2023 – March 2025
Product Designer (Previously UX/UI)
Designed and launched the UX/UI for a highly complex internal software across web and mobile, emphasizing usability, accessibility, and visual coherence for 1,000+ users.
Led product research initiatives, utilizing competitive analysis, user interviews, surveys, heuristic evaluations, and user journey testing to identify critical user pain points and deliver user-backed insights to UX.
Built and maintained a design system in Figma, leveraging Auto Layout, Dev Mode, and component libraries with HTML/CSS previews to streamline engineer hand-off.
Established essential UX architecture for data-heavy interactions, including role-based permissions and entity relationships.
Translated complex business logic into functional design specifications through close partnership with developers and stakeholders.
Expanded responsibilities beyond core design by leading competitor analysis, feature prioritization, stakeholder workshops, and requirements gathering, synchronizing business objectives with technical execution.
Contributed to product strategy and feature prioritization, directly influencing the development roadmap and optimizing resource allocation within a lean team setting.
Revamped operational workflows, resulting in significant improvements in company-wide efficiency.
Moscow Architectural Institute
Architecture
University of Padova
Psychology
User research User flows Wireframing Prototyping Responsive design Design systems Design thinking Accessibility Low/no-code tools Graphic design Typography Business Analysis Requirements Gathering English fluent Russian native
Figma UXPin Webflow Framer Adobe Suite AI Copilots Maze ProtoPie Origami Live Atlassian suite Slack HTML/CSS JavaScript Storybook
I had never understood why I was so bothered by poorly designed mobile apps, websites, software, or game interfaces while other people couldn't share my suffering and most of the time even struggled to acknowledge its roots. Until I realized: I could be the person who creates something better, who actually cares about people on the other side of a product. Since then, my emotional response to mediocre design hasn't changed much, but now I can channel that into my profession instead of it being a mere quirky fixation with interfaces.
Unique combination of traditional architectural education with modern research-based psychology allows me to deeply understand user thought processes and needs, thereby crafting experiences that are both intuitive and visually compelling.
I thrive on complex products. Whether it's diverse user needs and stories, complex business logic, or dense data structures, I love transforming them into clear, functional, and user-friendly designs.
Outside of design, I find joy in composing music and playing guitar, creating with my hands through woodworking, and exploring nature with my wife and our twisted-tail dog, Beemo.
yuragoryakin.com
yu.goryakin@gmail.com
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