Product Designer with 10+ years of experience in digital products and scalable design systems.
Vibecoding nowadays and scaling with AI power. I help teams turn complex ideas into user-friendly solutions by creating design systems that drive consistency, efficiency, and growth always balancing user needs with business goals.
Alp Yaprak
Principal Product Designer
Design expertise
A decade of shaping products — from early-stage wireframes to full-scale design systems.
DESIGN
RESEARCH
PROCESS
DEV & TOOLING
EMERGING
Work history
10+ years across fintech, SaaS, e-commerce — building products, leading teams, and founding studios.
2025 – Now
Freelance collaboration on design system architecture and iterative product updates — supporting the team with component structuring, token governance, and design-to-dev handoff.
2023 – Now
Building a design system management SaaS with Figma plugin and MCP integration. Shipped three-tier token architecture and AI-assisted workflows used in active early-adopter cohort.
2023 – 2024
Co-founded a product design studio serving international clients. Shipped 10+ digital products across fintech, e-commerce, and health — and released 3 proprietary AI-powered mobile apps.
2022 – 2025
Led product strategy and design for a super app from roadmap to production launch. Built a design system from scratch that cut handoff time by ~40% and ran competitive analysis across 6 direct competitors.
2021 – 2025
First design hire. Built product structure and assembled the first product team, then led end-to-end design — from user journey mapping to a production-ready design system.
2015 – 2021
Design projects spanning B2B SaaS, e-commerce, and mobile across multiple industries. Worked with studios including Smaller Studio and GrowthYouNeed.
Selected Projects
Highlights from my product design journey — thoughtful solutions shaped by user research, iteration and close collaboration with engineering teams.
Magicfin — Empowering businesses with smarter, collaborative finance solutions.
INDUSTRY
Fintech
ROLE
Product Designer
TEAM
1 product designer, 1 engineer
TIMELINE
1 month
PLATFORM
Web
Key metrics
35%
Faster daily financial check-in
60%
Less switching between apps
4.7
Usability score in testing
1 tab
Replaces 4+ browser tabs in daily workflow
Outlinx — Simplifying outlet operations for teams that need data-driven decisions at speed.
INDUSTRY
Retail / Ops
ROLE
Product Designer
TEAM
1 designer, 2 engineers
TIMELINE
3 months
PLATFORM
Web
Key metrics
40%
Faster daily operations reporting
3×
More data visible at a glance
28%
Reduction in decision-making time
4.6
Usability score in testing
MintMart — Redefining digital ownership with scalable, user-friendly NFT experiences that empower creators.
INDUSTRY
Web3 / NFT
ROLE
Product Designer
TEAM
1 designer, 1 engineer
TIMELINE
6 weeks
PLATFORM
iOS
Key metrics
2.1×
Faster NFT listing flow
45%
Increase in creator retention
68%
Reduction in onboarding drop-off
4.5
Usability score in testing
Enpara — Redefining digital banking with intuitive, scalable UX that simplifies money management and builds trust.
INDUSTRY
Banking
ROLE
Lead UX Designer
TEAM
2 designers, 6 engineers
TIMELINE
4 months
PLATFORM
iOS & Android
Key metrics
Metrics based on a small focus group study
50%
Faster account management tasks
38%
Drop in customer support tickets
4.8
App store rating post-redesign
2.3M
Users on platform