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 15 years of experience within 6 years as a Designer and 10 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.
LinkedInDesigner
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.
Work Experience
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.