Hi, I'm Ariel Liu. I'm a designer and developer. Let's
start a conversation.
Where I've been
Senior Software Engineer
July 2018 - Present
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Led the Platform UX team to establish a design system
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Re-structured information architecture across the cloud dashboard
UX Consultant
January 2018 - June 2018
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Iterated on UX design of Community product in Figma for type 2 diabetes patients
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Wrote React components and backend endpoints in Python/Flask
Front-end Software Engineer
April 2014 - January 2017
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Built first major revision of lyft.com in Angular
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Implemented first enterprise admin portal UI, coupon tool UI, and market configuration UI
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Led internal tool platform decisions to aid with performance and developer productivity
and ensured code quality through thorough code review
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Advocated for the user by conducting user research with internal customers for
internal tools and maintained relationships
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Designed and built iterative prototypes based on user research findings
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Initiated internal Atomic CSS library and coordinated with Design to ensure consistency
and quality between designs and implementations
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Wrote customer support integration for Android app
Product Design Lead
June 2013 - March 2014
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Redesigned the Yub product page--the main driver for sales growth--and homepage
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Created visual identity for Yub through style guide, logo design, and illustration
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Generated marketing materials for affiliates and brands along with mocks of ads
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Designed and built initial affiliate portal
iWork Engineering Intern
May 2012 - August 2012
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Designed and implemented a feature for Numbers
Camera Sensor Team Intern
May 2011 - August 2011
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Developed drivers for cell phones in C
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Designed three new APIs for automated testing
Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. in Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction
May 2013
What I do
Programming
- Web (HTML / CSS / Javascript)
- Java
- C
- Go
Design Tools
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Sketch
- Pen / Paper
Methodologies
- Wireframing
- Usability Testing
- Affinity Diagramming
- Personas
- Contextual Inquiry
Just for Fun
- Sketching
- Pottery
- Rock Climbing