Available for senior & contract roles
I design systems that hold up.
David Babijaev — senior product designer, 20+ years turning complex software into products people actually understand. SaaS, enterprise, design systems.
Selected work
Things I've shipped
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Rebuilt a headless CMS around a new design system, Plenum, and a real feedback loop.
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Rebuilt a publisher revenue dashboard so the numbers that matter are one glance away.
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Reworked a high-volume tire-buying flow to cut friction and lift conversion.
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Rebuilt an industrial manufacturer's site around product discovery and quote requests.
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Designed first-of-its-kind IoT apps to control commercial air-curtain units from anywhere.
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Redesigned a commenting engagement unit with new metrics and reactions to drive signups.
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Designed the feed, profile, Circles, messaging and AI chat for an AI-powered social network.
- 20 +
- Years across HCI, design systems,
and enterprise software - 7
- Industries across SaaS,
enterprise, and IoT - 6
- Design systems shipped
across product surfaces - 3 %
- Top talent tier,
vetted by Toptal
About
Twenty years of doing the work — not just talking about it.
I started in HCI engineering at Technion and spent two decades building design systems from scratch, shipping enterprise dashboards, and designing for iOS, IoT and SaaS.
Right now I'm a Senior Product Designer at OEC, building collision repair tools. I take Toptal contract work, selectively.
Read the full story →Top talent
tier · Toptal
vetted
Screened and ranked in the top 3% of design talent on Toptal — the network the world's top companies use to hire senior designers.
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Design
- Product Design
- Design Systems
- Information Architecture
- Interaction Design
- Workflow Design
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Domains
- B2B SaaS
- Enterprise
- Headless CMS
- IoT
- Mobile
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Tools
- Figma
- Storybook
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- v0
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Code
- React + TypeScript
- Tailwind v4
- Astro
- Vercel · Netlify
- Git · GitHub
What people
actually said
Colleagues & clients
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David's expertise at RBC enhanced our digital products. His strategic thinking and creativity make him a strong asset to any product design team.
Kelvin Poon Digital Transformation Designer · RBC -
His design thinking at Agility CMS was exceptional. He led UI redesigns, established a unified design system, and improved brand consistency across the board.
Harmonie Kasko Head of Marketing · OrderEase -
Detail-oriented, tackles complex UX challenges efficiently, explores multiple solutions. Delivers high-quality work even under tight deadlines.
Francisco Martinez Product Design Manager · Nubank -
A rare skill set across web, mobile, and on-device interfaces. Works well in teams and solo. Resilient and genuinely expert.
Jonathan Theriault Director of Technology · Berner -
Highly skilled with strong problem-solving abilities. Reliable, forward-thinking, a great team player. His commitment to users makes him invaluable.
Melisa Yukselir Lead Product Designer · Ex-RBC -
His versatility across web, print, and branding elevated our software products. He juggles multiple industries and works seamlessly with teams.
Andreea Arion Digital Product Lead · BT Group