Ken Huang

Ken Huang

I am a UX Engineer based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Since 2005, I have enjoyed turning complex problems into simple, beautiful and intuitive designs. When I am not pushing pixels, you will find me cooking, gardening or working out in the park.

Over 12 years of experience within 6 years as a Designer and 6 years as a Developer, and execution across multiple industries such as hospitality, IT, consumer services, e-commerce, and security, which has worked extensively with corporate executives and businesses from APAC and Europe.

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Designer

I value simple content structure, clean design patterns, and thoughtful interactions.

  • Product thinking of business
  • UX/UI Design (Figma)
  • Web/Apps
  • Sketch
  • Design systems

Front-end Developer

I like to code things from scratch, and enjoy bringing ideas to life in the browser.

  • HTML
  • CSS/SASS/Tailwind
  • JavaScript, React.js, Next.js, Node.js
  • Git/CI/CD
  • Github, Vercel

Mentor

I genuinely care about people, and love helping fellow designers work on their craft.

  • 8 years experience
  • 26 short courses
  • 20+ students
  • 50+ mentor sessions
  • 30+ consulting on change careers

Fun facts?

  • Hiking around 800km in Spain
  • I am a bit of a clean freak
  • Gamer my life with PS5 / Switch
  • Tennis player in Australia

My Story

Learn a little bit more about me, how I got into design, and how I built my career as a product designer. I’ve included key things I have learned, book recommendations, and even some sneak peeks of the first websites I created.

My Trip

Learn a little bit more about me, how I got into design, and how I built my career as a product designer. I’ve included key things I have learned, book recommendations, and even some sneak peeks of the first websites I created.

Camino de SantiagoIceberg in IcelandHogwarts in EnglandTea in JapanSurround om TaiwanSurfing in Australia

Work Experience

TXOne Networks

TXOne Networks | Taipei, Taiwan

Staff Frontend Developer | Nov 2022 - Now
  • Migrated all the services from TrendMicro to TXOne
  • Develop and maintain automated all OT security products.
Good Finance

Good Finance | Taipei, Taiwan

Sr. Frontend Developer | Apr 2021 - Aug 2022
  • Planned and developed fin tech such as trading system, assets management system, and learning center. Lead front end developers and manage the efforts of the front-end development team in the creation of front-end website code to support both tactical day-to-day business operations and major IT portfolio projects.
Shopee

Shopee | Singapore

Product Designer lead / UX Engineer | Sep 2017 - Apr 2021
  • Executing design at all stages from early concept to end to end experience including user research, data analytics, interactive prototype, and usability test.
  • Lead Shopee design language system (web, iOS, Android) with developers’ workspace base on HTML, CSS and React JavaScript frameworks.
Yulon Group

Yulon Group | Taipei, Taiwan

Product Designer | Jul 2016 - Apr 2017
  • Manage projects for travel website, car service system, Roadside Assistance App, airport pick-up service and e-commerce App.
  • Designed the structure, features, and workflow of website applications and backend systems.
Uitox global e-commerce group

Uitox global e-commerce group | Shanghai China, Taipei Taiwan

Frontend Lead & Design Lead | Aug 2013 - Jul 2016
  • Lead UX/UI for e-commerce system: web and App store, payment, shipping features and dashboard for buyers and sellers from research, concepting and validation, through documentation, implementation and launch.
  • Led a team of designers & front-end developers, hiring and mentor, responsible for direct reports, and designed brand e-commerce for ASUS, LINE, Feiniu.
Trend Micro

Trend Micro | Taipei Taiwan

Web Developer | Aug 2010 - Feb 2013
  • Developed Lost Device Protection, Site Safety Center, Jewelry Box, TV game and Hadoop database query system.
  • Utilized HTML, CSS, Javascript, SASS, NPM, Node.js, and Git for site development.

To know more detail of my previous working experiences, please visit my LinkedIn profile.