Sam Ortega

Sam Ortega

Sam Ortega

I design software for small teams and build the front end myself. What you approve in Figma is what your customers get.

Role

Designer and front-end engineer

Based in

Lisbon, remote-friendly

Previously

Loopcraft, Tallyhive

Availability

Open for projects from November

Open for new projects

About

Eight years of making complicated software easier to use.

Since 2018 I’ve designed software for small teams in analytics, finance, health and developer tools. Most projects start with a workflow everyone agrees is painful and nobody has had time to fix.

I cover the whole path: talking to users, sketching flows, designing in Figma and building the production front end. Because one person does both, nothing gets lost between the mockup and what ships.

Where I’ve worked

2023 – now

Independent

Lisbon

Design and front-end builds for early-stage teams.

2020 – 2023

Senior product designer

Loopcraft

Led the design system and the redesign of the core editor.

2018 – 2020

Product designer

Tallyhive

First design hire. Shaped invoicing and onboarding from the ground up.

Figma

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Tailwind CSS

Framer

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