Stephan Ye. Designer & builder. Notes, case studies, and experiments.

Product builder, close to a decade of experience.

The parts of the process I don't hand off.

cross the river by feeling the stones

sometimes you need unclarity to find clarity

Tools and disciplines I work with.

The face behind the pixels.

Slow travel on two wheels, one pannier at a time.

Owns roadmap, launches, and product health for an AI-native procurement platform.

Founding team. Took a DevEx tool from proof of concept to public release.

Design partner for SaaS across ClimateTech, Fintech, DevEx, and AI.

3-month web development bootcamp.

Rebuilt the native Point-of-Sale around how retail staff sell.

Consolidating AirGlow's light commissioning into one workflow, from planning to install to daily use.

Merchant onboarding, a payment gateway, and Verifone's first design system.

A food climate-impact tool, from kitchen input to guest-facing menus.

Infotainment, mobile app, and the brand's first design system.

Industrial and service design for an electric speedboat.