Lokesh Saini | UX Designer & Engineer
Lokesh Saini is a UX Designer and Engineer based in the UK with over 10 years of experience spanning user research, product strategy, interaction design, design systems, and frontend development. He specialises in end-to-end product design for healthcare, IoT, education, and consumer products. His work includes shipping apps to the App Store and Google Play, building design systems, and using AI-assisted workflows to deliver at startup pace.
Case Studies
Selected Work
One Person, Full Stack, Premium Hardware
Designed and built a companion app for a premium sunlight machine, from workshop to App Store.
When AI Tools Fail (and When They Don't)
Built a structured AI development workflow that evolved over 5.5 months on a production app.
Testimonials
Don't Take My Word for It
“Lokesh has a really rare skillset — user-focused aesthetics, pragmatism, and technical ability. The combination of UX expertise and Flutter development is rare. Most agencies have separate designers and developers. Great communication too.”
“Lokesh's comprehension of what we needed was very, very good — probably the best feedback I could offer. It all came together very nicely.”
“Features were turned around quickly and it was relatively bug-free — no serious issues. His code is well-architected and segmented. The handover documentation was comprehensive — it's been easy to get into the code. That worked extremely well.”
“Because he can design and code, he understands problems end to end and communicates across teams in a way most people can't. He joined us and within weeks was contributing to everything from logo design to UX surveys to building and testing the apps. He took full ownership from day one.”
“Lokesh is faster than any developer or UX person I've worked with. He questions things that everyone else accepts, and he's not afraid to say what he thinks even when his take is different. That's exactly who you want at a startup.”
“We hired Lokesh to build an app and he delivered it in two months. He's professional, communicates clearly with anyone regardless of background, and hits every deadline. His work at the University of Hong Kong has been critical for brain injury patients across China and Oxford.”
Quiet Weapons
What I Bring
Full-loop product design.
Research, interaction design, visual design, usability testing, design systems. The whole product, not just one slice of it.
Research-driven, not opinion-driven.
80+ user interviews, 1,000+ survey responses, 20+ workshops. Everything I design starts with talking to real users, testing prototypes, and building research-backed personas that shape what gets built.
I design it and I build it.
Flutter, HTML/CSS, JavaScript. I manage the project, write the code, and get it out the door. AI workflows help me move faster.
10+ years across six industries.
Healthcare, education, IoT, social impact, advertising, consumer products. Early-stage startups and small teams. Solo and inside teams of 16.
Experience
Where I’ve Been
- Self Employed - FreelanceProduct Designer & Developer2022 - Now
Worked with founders and small teams, usually as the only designer. Projects started with research, talking to users, understanding the business, figuring out what we could actually build. Then I'd move into design and write the production code myself in Flutter. Clients included a hardware startup shipping their first consumer lighting app, a medical device company that needed a companion app for their reminder device, and a healthcare company rethinking how 200+ clinics get paid.
Built a BLE smart lighting companion app for Sunday Light from scratch, Figma through Flutter (iOS & Android). Took Membot's medical reminder device from concept to shipped companion app (Figma + Flutter). Led design for a clinic revenue cycle management web platform serving 200+ healthcare providers. Shipped websites for clients across lending, finance, interior design, and technology. - LVNDR HealthProduct Designer2020 - 2022
Product designer at an LGBTQ+ healthcare startup. Ran 50+ user interviews, workshops, and a 715-person survey, then distilled it into detailed personas, journey maps, and design specs that drove the product across iOS, Android, and web. Built the design system so things stayed consistent as the team grew. Sat with engineering, clinical, and commercial teams daily. The work helped the company raise $2.2M.
Shaped LGBTQ+ healthcare products across mobile and web that helped secure $2.2M in funding. Ran 50+ user interviews, workshops, and a 715-respondent survey, then distilled it all into personas and journey maps. Produced wireframes, prototypes, and cross-platform deliverables for iOS, Android, and web. Owned the product design system, keeping it consistent across all platforms. - Code Your FutureUX Designer2018 - 2020
Designed software solutions for Code Your Future, a non-profit helping refugees and disadvantaged people get into tech. Built a resource directory system to help caseworkers supporting marginalized communities.
Ran user research, interviews, and usability testing. Turned findings into wireframes and prototypes, validated with real users. - Echosense Technologies Pvt LtdUX Designer & Developer2017 - 2018
Owned the design and development of Android apps at an AdTech startup. Tested them with real users through interviews, observation, and usability sessions, then worked the findings back into the product. Mentored interns on Android development and design.
- Self Employed - FreelanceUI Designer & Android Developer2015 - 2017
Designed and developed mobile applications as a solo contributor working closely with founders and backend engineers.
Cureinstant - A healthcare platform connecting patients with doctors, clinics, and hospitals for queries and appointment booking. Led the full design and development of the Android app.
Dementia Cognition Screening - A research project for the University of Hong Kong helping patients with brain injuries. Responsible for user research, design, prototyping, development, and testing of the Android application.
