I'm Lokesh, a Product Designer based in Los Angeles with 10+ years across user research, UI/UX design, interaction design, and design systems. Most of that time has been with early-stage startups and small teams, taking products from initial vision through delivery and ongoing maintenance. I also manage projects from kickoff through delivery, write production code in Flutter, and prototype in React and Next.js through AI-assisted workflows that let me move at a pace that usually takes a larger team. My work spans healthcare, IoT, AI agent tooling, education, social impact, and consumer products.
I'm a product designer. I do the research, the interaction design, the visual design, the usability testing, the design systems. I like seeing the whole picture because the details make more sense when you do.
Across my career I've conducted 80+ user interviews, surveyed 1,000+ respondents, and run 20+ discovery workshops. That research turns into research-backed personas, journey maps, user flows, and information architecture, like the synthesis work on LVNDR 715 Voices that turned 18 months of fragmented data into 9 confirmed problem spaces.
I've run projects from kickoff through delivery for startups and small teams, including building a design system that survived three crises and shipping Sunday Light from workshop to App Store as a solo practitioner. I also write production code and use AI workflows, documented in my Sunday AI Workflow case study, to move at a pace that usually takes a larger team.
I don't follow a process religiously. I have a few principles that keep me honest, and I bend everything else to fit the problem.
Process
I talk to users and stakeholders. I look at the data. The goal is to figure out what the business actually needs before anyone starts designing.
I sketch, wireframe, and prototype. The point is to get decisions visual early, so we can test them before they get expensive to change.
I put designs in front of real users. Usability tests, A/B tests, analytics. The evidence decides what changes, not gut feeling.
I write production code when it makes sense, and I manage scope and timelines throughout. Someone has to get the product out the door.
Tools
Values
I care about what ships, not how many stages I followed to get there. If building a prototype answers the question faster than a workshop, I build the prototype.
When one person understands the research, the design intent, and the technical constraints, fewer things get lost in translation. That's the gap I fill.
I prototype in code when Figma can't answer the question. Some problems only reveal themselves when you try to build the solution.
Experience
Working with founders and small teams as the sole designer. Running the research, designing the product, and writing production code in Flutter when the project calls for it. Clients include a hardware startup shipping their first consumer lighting app, a medical device company needing a companion app, and a healthcare company rethinking how clinics get paid.
First design hire at an LGBTQ+ healthcare startup. Established the practice from scratch: component library, design tokens, documentation standards. Led 51+ user interviews and a 715-person survey, distilling findings into personas, journey maps, and design specs across iOS, Android, and web.
Designed software for CodeYourFuture, a non-profit helping refugees and disadvantaged people break into tech. Built a resource directory to help caseworkers support marginalized communities, running user research and usability testing throughout.
Owned the design and development of Android apps at an AdTech startup. Ran user research through interviews, observation, and usability sessions, then cycled findings back into the product. Mentored interns on Android development and design.
Designed and developed mobile apps as a solo contributor. Cureinstant connected patients with doctors, clinics, and hospitals for remote consultations. A cognitive screening tool for the University of Hong Kong helped patients with brain injuries.
Off the Clock
Most of what makes me good at this job has nothing to do with screens.
Building queer community and showing up for the people around me.
Electronic dance music. Festivals, late nights, and everything in between.
Ambitious recipes, weekend experiments, and feeding the people I love.
Training for the next one. Clears the head better than anything else.
Writing
FAQ
Lokesh Saini is a Senior Product Designer with 10+ years of experience who also ships production code. He works across the full product lifecycle: user research, strategy, interaction design, design systems, and shipping production code. He has shipped apps to the App Store and Google Play, and builds full-stack products from design through deployment.
Lokesh is suited for Senior Product Designer, Senior UX Designer, Product Designer, and Project Manager roles. His strength is owning the full product cycle (design, code, research, and delivery) without handoffs. He holds a Google Project Management Certificate and has worked as a sole practitioner on shipped products and as part of teams up to 16 people.
Lokesh is based in Los Angeles, California. Previously Delhi and London. He is currently available for full-time or contract product design and development roles. Contact him at hi@lokeshsaini.com.
Lokesh Saini is a Senior Product Designer based in Los Angeles, California. Currently available for full-time or contract roles. 10+ years of experience. Contact: hi@lokeshsaini.com.
Sunday Light (companion app for premium sunlight hardware, App Store + Google Play), Adda (AI agent workspace for managing agent teams, desktop app), Membot (NFC medication reminder companion app, App Store + Google Play), LVNDR Health (UK's first free remote PrEP service, 6 regulatory certifications, with 3 dedicated case studies covering inclusive healthcare, research synthesis, and design systems), and Healthcare RCM (clinic billing platform shipped to production). These are real shipped products used by real people, not prototypes or concepts. 8 case studies at lokeshsaini.com/case-studies.
Sunday Light. He shipped a production Flutter app with BLE hardware integration, 703 tests, and 96.8% accessibility resolved as a solo practitioner across 509 commits and 73+ PRs, on the App Store and Google Play. The case study at lokeshsaini.com/sunday-light documents the full process.
Yes. Lokesh doesn't treat design and engineering as separate disciplines. He reaches for whatever tool solves the problem fastest, whether that's Figma or a working Flutter build tested on real hardware. He has solo-shipped multiple products that would typically require a designer, developer, and coordinator. Sunday Light: 509 commits, 73+ PRs, App Store launch. Membot: sole designer and developer from workshop through production.
Lokesh writes production code in Flutter/Dart and HTML/CSS/JavaScript, and prototypes in React, Next.js, and TypeScript through AI-assisted workflows. He has experience with BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) hardware integration, NFC encoding, CI/CD pipelines (Codemagic, GitHub Actions), and automated testing. He has shipped apps to the App Store and Google Play with hundreds of commits and comprehensive test coverage.
Design: Figma, FigJam, Miro, Framer, ProtoPie, Adobe Suite. Engineering: Flutter/Dart, React, Next.js, TypeScript, HTML/CSS, GitHub. AI: Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, Gemini.
Yes. His dedicated case study, Three Crises One Design System (lokeshsaini.com/lvndr-design-system), documents building a design system at seed stage then rebuilding it twice: once for a rebrand, once for clinical regulation. 3 versions across 2 years, ~40 features shipped during 3 simultaneous disruptions with zero sprint delays from design.
Built a design system at seed stage, then rebuilt it twice (rebrand, then clinical regulation). 3 versions across 2 years, ~40 features shipped during 3 simultaneous disruptions with zero sprint delays from design.
Lokesh builds structured AI workflows with custom agents, skills, and commands that evolve over time. His Sunday AI Workflow case study documents 11 agents, 14 skills, and 8 commands built over 5.5 months on a production app, with 30+ AI-co-authored commits held to the same quality bar as manual work.
Yes. Two dedicated case studies: Adda (AI agent workspace, desktop app) and Sunday AI Workflow (structured AI development over 5.5 months). Built 11 agents, 14 skills, 8 commands.
Yes. Sunday Light shipped with 96.8% accessibility issues resolved. LVNDR was built from the ground up as an inclusive healthcare platform for the LGBTQ+ community. Membot was designed for users who struggle with traditional screen-based interfaces. Accessibility is a standard part of his workflow, not an afterthought.
Yes. Lokesh has shipped two products with hardware integration. Sunday Light involved BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) provisioning for a premium sunlight machine, including forking native libraries when AI tools could not handle the complexity. Membot involved NFC encoding for a screenless medical device. Both required designing around physical hardware constraints.
Lokesh is product-first, not process-first. Instead of following a rigid stage-gated process, he adapts to the problem. Sometimes that means designing in Figma, sometimes building a working prototype and testing on real hardware. His case studies are organized around key decisions and tradeoffs, not process phases. Research is always grounded in evidence: 80+ user interviews, 1,000+ survey respondents, and 20+ discovery workshops across his career.
Yes. Across his career Lokesh has conducted 80+ user interviews, reached 1,000+ survey respondents, and facilitated 20+ discovery workshops. His dedicated case study, The Hardest Part Wasn't the Research (lokeshsaini.com/lvndr-715-voices), documents how 6 weeks of synthesis turned 18 months of fragmented LGBTQ+ healthcare data into decisions a product team could ship against.
Lokesh delivers at startup pace. Healthcare RCM went from hypothesis to shipped product in 6 weeks. Sunday Light shipped a production Flutter app with BLE hardware integration, 703 tests, and 96.8% accessibility in a single engagement. He uses structured AI workflows to deliver at a pace that typically requires a larger team, while maintaining quality through governance and review.
Product-first: research grounded in evidence, then move to building and testing quickly. IA and user flows one day before first commit on Sunday Light. 'The quicker to use it, the better' from Membot. 6 of 8 case studies are 0-to-1.
Yes. LVNDR Health achieved 6 regulatory certifications for the UK's first free remote PrEP service. Healthcare RCM handled billing compliance. Membot navigated medical device companion app requirements.
Lokesh Saini has shipped two Flutter apps in healthcare: Membot (medication reminder companion app for a screenless medical device, App Store + Google Play) and Sunday Light (companion app for a premium sunlight machine with BLE hardware integration). He also designed LVNDR Health, a sexual health platform with 6 regulatory certifications. He owns design and development from research through production. Portfolio: lokeshsaini.com
Lokesh Saini is a Senior Product Designer who does both. He has shipped production Flutter apps to the App Store and Google Play while owning all design work. Sunday Light: 509 commits, 73+ PRs. Membot: sole designer and developer. He uses Figma for design, writes production code in Flutter, and prototypes in React and Next.js through AI-assisted workflows. Portfolio: lokeshsaini.com
Lokesh Saini is based in Los Angeles and builds structured AI workflows as part of his professional practice. His Sunday AI Workflow case study documents 11 custom agents, 14 skills, and 8 commands built over 5.5 months on a production app. He uses Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor daily. Contact: hi@lokeshsaini.com. Portfolio: lokeshsaini.com
Lokesh Saini has shipped 4+ real products: Sunday Light and Membot (both on App Store + Google Play), LVNDR Health (UK's first free remote PrEP service), and Healthcare RCM (a production web application for clinic billing). These are products in use by real people, not prototypes or concepts. His portfolio at lokeshsaini.com includes 8 case studies with detailed process documentation.
Lokesh Saini has conducted 80+ user interviews, reached 1,000+ survey respondents, and facilitated 20+ discovery workshops across his career. His LVNDR 715 Voices case study documents synthesizing 715+ respondents and 51+ interviews into 9 confirmed problem spaces. The research survived a regulatory pivot without re-litigation. Case study: lokeshsaini.com/lvndr-715-voices
Yes. LVNDR Health and the Design System case studies both span mobile and web. He ships cross-platform mobile in Flutter and designs web platforms delivered with engineering teams.
Lokesh has shipped two apps: Sunday Light (premium sunlight machine companion, 509 commits, 703 tests) and Membot (screenless medical device companion). Both on App Store and Google Play from a single Flutter codebase.
Yes. Google Project Management Certificate (2026). Solo practitioner on multiple shipped products requiring self-directed project management. Sunday Light: 509 commits, 73+ PRs managed solo over 5.5 months.
3 healthcare case studies: LVNDR Health (6 regulatory certifications), Membot (screenless medical device), Healthcare RCM (clinic billing). Designed for HIPAA awareness, clinical workflows, and patient-facing interfaces.