Surja Sen Das Raj
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since April 13, 2021
Surja is an experienced product designer dedicated to creating intuitive, elegant user experiences. Skilled in translating complex requirements into user-centered designs, he has expertise across the design lifecycle—from research to testing. He is known for his attention to detail, strong problem-solving, and keen aesthetic eye. Surja is passionate about empowering users through innovative design and is eager to contribute to products that enrich lives.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Product Design Lead, Commerce, Point of Sale, Customer Experience
GoDaddy.com
- Designed a register app for GoDaddy Poynt device. The register app allows GoDaddy's users to manage their day-to-day taking orders and order management. I am working on this application and improving the customer experience.
- Worked on a catalog app designed for GoDaddy's user to manage their day-to-day business operations, including inventory, product management, and many more. This app is a work in progress.
- Designed an order management app for GoDaddy Poynt device to manage orders taken online or in-store easily. This work is ongoing.
UX Director
Ofspace Digital Agency
- Gathered and evaluated user requirements in collaboration with geographically dispersed teams and clients while illustrating ideas using storyboards, process flows, and sitemaps.
- Specialized in design systems and scaled the product for various mobile apps and websites, including Eleia, Grabbd, Anyplace, Chess, Namu, and Parsec.
- Designed Eleia's app and website from scratch with element functions that will help them scale their product over the next five years.
- Conducted extensive user research before creating the web and mobile apps' flow, wireframes, and visual design for Chess, a large, Thailand-based fintech company.
- Improved the user experience and scaled the design for the next three years for Namu, a fintech company.
- Managed the development team, conducted user research and competitor analysis, created wireframes, and designed the UI for Parsec.
- Handled an iOS application's user research, user flow, wireframing, and visual design for Enclaveapp, a dating app currently only available in Peru.
UX and System Designer
Suzy
- Scaled the Crowdtap product with an extensive design system and user experience.
- Served as a user experience designer. The role involves user-centric design processes, design with emotion, design with business thinking, and coordinating with geographically dispersed stakeholders while continuing to work on products.
- Leveraged expertise in user- and business-centric web application design and development. Built an extensive design system to scale the product.
- Utilized various design software, including Figma and Adobe XD, Sketch, and Premier, while translating the various requirements into well-executed designs.
- Remained abreast of new technologies and best practices while remaining at the forefront of the UX design space.
Product Designer
Zomato
- Designed the mobile and web application for Zamato, which drove user engagement and increased subscribers rates for the platform’s gold members.
- Contributed to the design system for Zomato Pro.
- Designed a child product of Zomato Pro called Hyperpure with a focus on user experience. Conducted user research for customer and merchant usability.
Principal Designer
Netbramha Studios
- Managed user experience and research for various large-scale web and mobile applications.
- Supervised the daily workflow of the development team, which involved extensive design work, user flows, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design, while ensuring all deliverables were executed on time, budget, and scope.
- Developed a promising user interface and engaging user experience to design the fitness app and many more.
- Built mobile applications and web experiences following best design processes for a top property broker and real estate company in India.
Product Designer
GagaGugu
- Spearheaded and led the UX and UI of the product GG poll, a polling system for general people, so they can debate in an easy-to-use format.
- Oversaw and directed all user experience and market research in coordination with various external teams and collaborators, including a product manager, engineers, and QA.
- Conducted research with the product manager and other teammates before creating the design system and UI for GG Connect, a social platform.
Design Director
FrndzIT
- Created a local eCommerce software design with an eye on being streamlined, straightforward, and business-centric.
- Designed medical software for a hospital by following the design process strictly.
- Served as a design mentor and taught 70+ people to learn design.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
Metropolitan University - Bangladesh
Skills
Tools
Adobe Experience Design (XD), Adobe Photoshop, Asana, Slack, Adobe Illustrator, Jira, InVision, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sketch
Platforms
Figma, Web, Apple, Android, iOS
Industry Expertise
Real Estate, Healthcare, Health, Health & Wellness, Banking & Finance
Other
Mobile Apps, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Web Design, Mobile App UI, Native Mobile Apps, Web Applications, Visual Design, Design Systems, iOS Native Libraries, iOS UI Design, Dating Apps, Online Dating, App UI, Mobile App Design, Mobile UX, Mobile UI, iOS App Design, App Design, App Icon Design, Industrial Design, Web UX Design, Web UI, Desktop Web Design, Web UI Design, Web Design Principles, Websites, Landing Pages, Web Banner Design, Branding, Style Guides, UI Style Guides, User Personas, User Flows, Task Flows, User Interviews, UX Design, Web UX, Mobile UX Design, iOS UX Design, Intuitive UX Design, App UX, Residential Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Website QA, Digital Branding, WebApp, Dashboards, Dashboard Design, Fintech, Analytical Dashboards, Financial Reporting Dashboards, Wireframing, Mobile Web Design, Web App Design, Medical Art, Medical Software, Apps, Desktop App Design, Design, Design Ops, Finance, Financing, Mobile Wallet, Industrial IT, Software, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Industrials, Industrial Engineering, Dynamic Websites, Stationery, Stationery Packages, Adult Education, Online Help, Google+, Mentorship, Scrum, Web Design Anatomy, Interactive Web Design, Web Template Design, Universal Web Design, Web Design Patterns, Web Design Strategy, Dashboard Development, Web App UX, Web App UI, Web App Testing, Medical Applications, Health IT, Healthcare IT, Digital Health, Medical Billing, Trade Finance, Finance Reports, Personal Finance, Corporate Finance, Quantitative Finance, Personal Finance Management, Financials, Financial UX, Financial Data, Financial Systems, Financial Design, Financial Products, Financial Services, Financial Software, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Money, Money Transfers, Mobile Money, Case Studies, Applications, Notion, Consumer Finance, Expense Management, Revenue & Expense Projections, UI Design, UIKit, UX Flows, UX Pattern Design, UI Branding, User Research, Web Dashboards, Stationery Design, Point of Sale, Customer Experience, Cross-platform UX, Cross-functional Design, Teamwork
Experience
- Web Design - 7 years
- User Experience (UX) - 6 years
- User Interface (UI) - 6 years
- Web Applications - 6 years
- Mobile App UI - 5 years
- Native Mobile Apps - 5 years
- UI Branding - 3 years
- Design Systems - 3 years
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