Rahul Lokhande

UX Designer

Pune, Maharashtra, India4 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in bridging design and development.
Proficient in building scalable design systems.
Strong advocate for accessibility in design.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused UX Engineer with a strong emphasis on design systems and accessibility.

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Skills

Core Skills

React.jsDesign SystemsPrototypingProduct DesignUx Research

Other Skills

Adobe XDAgile Application DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesBusiness StrategyCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Content StrategyConversion Rate OptimizationCross-functional CollaborationsCustomer JourneysDesign ResearchDesign ThinkingDouble Diamond ProcessFigmaFramer MotionHuman Computer Interaction

About

I am the end of the "Design vs. Development" conflict. As a Senior UX Engineer with an IT Engineering background and 4+ years in Enterprise SaaS, I don't just hand off static Figma files and hope for the best. I build the bridge. My Competitive Advantage: I operate at the intersection of design and code. I take full ownership of the UI layer—from user research and Figma prototyping to building production-ready, accessible components in React. How I Add Value to Teams: For Developers: I build isolated, reusable components in Storybook using React and Tailwind. I handle the pixel-perfect styling, responsiveness, and Framer Motion interactivity so your engineers can focus purely on backend integration and complex business logic. For Designers: I ensure design integrity is never lost in translation. I build Design Systems in code that match the Figma library 1:1, creating a single source of truth. For the Business: I accelerate shipping velocity. By removing the back-and-forth between design and dev, I reduce QA cycles and technical debt. Core Stack: Design: Figma, Adobe XD, User Research, Prototyping Engineering: React.js, TypeScript, Storybook, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, HTML5/SCSS Standards: WCAG 2.1 (Accessibility), Responsive Design, Component-Driven Development (CDD) Open to Product Designer, UX Engineer, or Design Technologist roles where I can solve problems & architect scalable design systems.

Experience

Rl labs

Independent UX Engineer & Design Systems Architect

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Strategic Career Sabbatical & Independent Product Development Dedicated period focused on bridging the gap between Design (Figma) and Engineering (React), mastering the modern frontend stack to operate as a full-stack UX Engineer.
Core Focus: Building Scalable Design Systems
Architecting Component Libraries: Built a production-ready design system from scratch using React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. Focused on creating isolated, reusable components that developers can drop directly into production.
Interactive Prototyping: Utilized Framer Motion to code complex micro-interactions and transitions, validating logic and performance (60fps) before backend integration.
Dev-Ready Documentation: Implemented Storybook to document UI components, providing engineering teams with clear usage guidelines, props tables, and accessibility notes to eliminate handover friction.
Accessibility First: Conducted deep-dive audits and refactoring to ensure all components meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards, focusing on semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, and ARIA labels.
Key Outcome: Transitioned from a visual-first designer to a technical builder capable of owning the UI layer, reducing the "translation loss" between design files and the final browser render.

React.jsStorybookDesign Systems

Coditas

3 roles

UX Designer

Promoted

Oct 2021 – Jan 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos · On-site

Led end-to-end product design for 2 large-scale Event Management and CRM platforms in collaboration with 50+ PMs, BAs, and developers.
Conducted usability testing (SUS 85, 81% task success rate), leading to key UI optimizations.
Advocated for accessibility, running manual audits and screen reader tests, and educated 40+ designers via internal workshops.
Built and maintained 2 design systems with full component states, ensuring scalable, dev-ready handoffs and consistent UI.
Created annotated wireflows and design specs, improving cross-functional alignment.
Mentored a fresher designer and led a full product cycle with 2 juniors, delivering on time and enhancing team confidence.
Shipped 7+ sprint-based projects (5–6 weeks each) across diverse domains—AI, healthcare, content, finance, and event tech.

UX ResearchProduct Design