Hire the Best UX Designers Near San Francisco

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Vesna Planko

UX Designer, User Interface (UI), UI Design, Product Design, Mobile App Design, Sketch, Branding, Web Design, Rapid Prototyping, Web, User Research, 

United StatesToptal Member Since November 27, 2015

Designing fintech and business applications is Vesna's passion, and she is a design leader with 15 years of experience. She has a customer-centric approach by combining design thinking, product intuition, and business proficiency to help teams find meaningful solutions. This includes finding user needs, building empathy, articulating ideas through great storytelling, and leading creative direction for large-scale projects.

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Angela Liu

UX Designer, Sketch, Product Design, Figma, Prototyping, Web Design, User Research, PowerPoint Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 8, 2016

Angela is a product designer at Oscar Health. She has a master's degree in human-computer interaction from Carnegie Mellon University. Angela thoroughly enjoys talking to and spending time with her users to understand their lives, jobs, and struggles, in order to design the best experience for their needs.

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Jamie H. Murphey

UX Designer, Adobe Creative Suite, iOS, Android, User Flows, UI Design, Digital Design, Data Visualization, 

United StatesToptal Member Since November 14, 2016

Jamies is a lead UX designer who's passionate about testing design hypotheses to uncover data-informed usability solutions. She helps clients in saving time and money by using lean, collaborative UX methodologies to discover elegant design solutions.

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Michael Dedrick

UX Designer, Brand Identity, Principle, User Flows, Web Design, OmniGraffle, Interactive Prototypes, Illustration, Branding, Android UI Design, Animation, Icon Design, Wireframing, 

United StatesToptal Member Since October 19, 2016

In Michael's world, users always come first. He possesses the proven ability to develop highly-effective strategic marketing collateral for high-end clients, including Apple, IBM, L’Oreal, Fidelity, Bud Light, Home Depot, Costco, and Walmart. He's committed to connecting with clients and users—and bringing their vision to life effectively across a broad, far-reaching spectrum of media.

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Mari Ettlinger

UX Designer, Product Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe, Web, Sitemaps, User Flows, Mobile App Design, Visual Design Language, eCommerce Design, Dashboard Design, Web App UI, UI Branding, 

United StatesToptal Member Since December 9, 2015

Mari is an award-winning, end-to-end, fully stacked senior product designer who has successfully led small and mid-size projects, including product and design teams worldwide, for over 15 years. She has designed consumer and B2B native apps. She has also worked on web apps for fintech, healthcare, eCommerce, SaaS, biotech, manufacturing, and transportation industries. Mari has worked with several clients, including Pixar and Adobe, and has excellent references.

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Warren Lebovics

UX Designer, Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, iOS, Web, User Interface (UI), Visual Design, Mobile App Design, Web App Design, Web App UI, Icon Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 28, 2019

Warren is a product designer with a decade of design leadership and consulting experience. Warren has led design in-person and remote teams and projects at companies large and small, including LinkedIn, Sony, Blackberry, Jumpstart, and more. Warren also has experience co-founding companies and taking companies through funding and acquisitions. He communicates extremely well and can lead and execute with teams of all sizes.

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Tiffany Chiu

UX Designer, Sketch, Product Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since February 20, 2020

Tiffany is a passionate designer with over seven years of experience designing for both web and mobile platforms. Her body of work includes large-scale enterprise SaaS products to mobile apps for fast-growing start-ups. She spent the last two years at a Silicon Valley-based start-up, where she was the principal designer redesigning and building new tools in the health and fitness space.

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Hyun Kim

UX Designer, Figma, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD), InVision, Balsamiq, iOS, Android, Web App UI, Product Design, UI Design, Visual Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since May 19, 2020

Hyun has several years of experience designing digital products for Fortune 500 companies and Bay Area startups. He loves to build intuitive, thoughtful, and beautifully crafted products for organizations looking for an autonomous designer who loves to ship quickly. Hyun works closely with top Bay Area VC firms like Greylock Partners and Bain Capital to help their portfolio companies with product design needs. Hyun's worked for many companies, including Intel, Walmart, J&J, Genentech, and more.

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Andrew Jordan

UX Designer, Visual Design, Prototyping, Ideation, Wireframing, Web Design, Branding, Sketch, Web UX Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Dashboard Design, UI Design, Icon Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since June 27, 2022

Andrew is an experienced visual designer with a demonstrated history of working in multidisciplinary fields. He is skilled in UI/UX, web design, storyboarding, Adobe Suite, Sketch, Figma, and InVision. He has a strong consulting professional background with a bachelor's degree in graphic design from The Art Institute of California, San Francisco.

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James Tucker

UX Designer, User Interface (UI), Mobile, Rapid Prototyping, UX Prototyping, Branding, Product Design, User Research, Figma, iOS, Android, UX Research, Sketch, 

United StatesToptal Member Since May 31, 2018

James is an idea machine and master problem-solver when it comes to user interfaces. He is passionate about making users love the product because of the user's naturally intuitive adoption of the UI. James fuses cognitive science techniques with clever interaction design to create products people love.

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Henry Villiers

UX Designer, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, iOS, UX Research, User Interface (UI), Usability Testing, Visual Design, Product Design, 

United StatesToptal Member Since September 6, 2018

Henry is a multi-award-winning creative with 18 years of experience in product, UX, interaction and visual design. He works best in fast-paced, collaborative environments that are primarily focused on helping catalyze change through design. His past clients include Nokia, Coca-Cola, Diageo, and Gwyneth Paltrow.

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A Hiring Guide

Guide to Hiring a Great UX Designer

A user experience (UX) design expert is a multi-talented jack-of-all-trades who possess knowledge in the areas of psychology, design and technology. As with any area of design, there is a high level of subjectiveness. This guide will help remove some of the subjectivity by allowing you to discover what makes a great UX designer and help you make the right hiring decisions.

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Testimonials

Michael is an incredible designer, and has been a great fit for our project. He just gets it in a way that can’t be taught. My goal was to pay Toptal to find me a high quality designer for my project, and that is exactly what happened. It was easy. Being able to see the portfolio work on Toptal’s platform is what gave me the infomation I needed to choose Michael. I have nothing but good things to say about Toptal and am looking forward to using Toptal for other projects in the future.

Edward Daniel, Co-Founder

improvemygun.com

I've worked very closely with Martina for over a year and have to say she is one of the best people I have ever worked with. Instead of simply following instructions blindly, she thinks through the task at hand, becoming a thought partner to help with whatever the project may be. Besides being super talented at design, she possesses specific qualities that make her exceptional to work with given the fast paced nature of being a startup. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a talented, professional designer who doesn't need much direction to hit the ground running.

Sahil Khanna, Sr. Manager, Marketing

LeanTaaS, Inc.

Darko did a great job figuring out the user architecture for our concept, which led him to produce terrific wireframes. His knowledge of usability and design was a perfect match for the outside voice we needed to help jumpstart our project. We would certainly recommend him and work with him again in the future.

Rich Danker, Founder

Prose Market

Carlos has the unique talent of blending both quantitative and qualitative research to keenly identify UX challenges and opportunities. He thinks methodically, emphatically, and holistically to produce data-driven strategies and well-executed designs. Over the past 8 years of working with fully or partially distributed teams, Carlos manages working remotely far better than anyone I've encountered because of his strong communication and presentation skills. He is the first on my list the next time I need a UX designer.

Michelle Krogmeier, Project Manager

Union Station

Rafael is an amazing designer. His aesthetic sense is spot on, and he seems to be able to anticipate our needs before we even know what they are. He's taken the time to understand both our company and our clientele, and his solutions are consistently in-line with our values, interests, and our customers' needs. He delivers on time (if not earlier), works quickly, is well organized, and very effective. He's a pleasure to work with, and we're very happy to have found him through Toptal.

Ethan Brooks, CTO

Langlotz Patent & Trademark Works, Inc.

Toptal gave us access to the best designers out there. They’re not easy to find. Those designers integrated very quickly with our existing teams. They very quickly understood our business case and the value of our solution. Toptal really allowed us to focus on building the best possible product and save a lot of time on the typical administrative pains that goes with it -- specifically, finding the best talent. Toptal designers were very responsive, always online -- and that made life very easy for us. We have ambitious goals on how to grow the application and already Toptal has been a key contributor to that success.

Thierry Jakircevic, General Manager, Digital Solutions, Bridgestone Head Office, Tokyo

Bridgestone Corporation

We had an amazing experience working with our Toptal designer. In only two weeks, we accomplished what would've taken most companies 3 months to complete. We also enjoyed working with the Toptal team to make sure we were paired up with the right designer that would fit both our company culture and working style.

Ted Blosser, Head of Sales and Customer Success

WorkRamp

Dean blew us away. He ranks right up there as one of the top five designers of the hundreds I have worked with in the past. He listened, was totally professional, and came up with a 3D rotating cube design completely on his own. We didn't even ask for it, and yet it has become the centerpiece of our app and how users engage with it right off the bat. What he produced inspired all of us at Votify, and put us on track for launch and investor funding.

Michael Lawrence, Founder & CEO

Votify LLC

How to Hire UX Designers Near San Francisco

1

Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of design will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
2

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right UX designer for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
3

The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new UX designer for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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  • Trusted Experts Only

    All of our talent are seasoned experts who ramp up quickly, readily contribute as core team members, and work with you to minimize onboarding time.

  • The Right Fit

    We have a knack for matching you with the right fit. Start working with your new hire on a no-risk trial period, paying only if satisfied.

  • Scale as Needed

    Hire in under 2 weeks and scale your team up or down as needed, no strings attached.

  • Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDA’s. Let us take care of the overhead while you focus on building great products.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Choose the engagement type that suits your needs — hourly, part-time, or full-time — with the ability to change anytime.

  • Expert Talent Matching

    Focus on your project and enjoy support from your dedicated account executive and expert talent matcher.

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