Marcin Bauer

Hello 👋, I'm Marcin

I am a generalist, technical product designer, and I help teams ship better products.

I build bridges between complex systems and user needs. With over a decade of experience across smart home, SaaS, renewables, and travel, I use design and coding tools to solve complex B2B and B2C challenges.

EXPERIENCE (TASK ORIENTED)

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Home Assistant

Home Assistant

OCT 2024 - present · 1 yrs 4 mos
SR. PRODUCT DESIGNER · REMOTE

Designing core experiences for a privacy-first, open-source smart home ecosystem. Key initiatives include streamlining the automation editor, solving complex information architecture issues, and modernizing the design system to support hundreds of volunteer contributors.

Codibly

Codibly

Dec 2021 - present · 2 yrs 8 mos
SR. PRODUCT DESIGNER · REMOTE

Designed SaaS platforms for insurance and energy sectors, specialising in intuitive UI and advanced functionality across multi-platform systems.

Marcin Bauer

Marcin Bauer

JAN 2013 - PRESENT · 11 yrs 7 mos
GENERALIST · REMOTE

Created diverse works across branding, Wordpress websites, marketing videos, and iOS/Android app designs. My services extended to various industries including health management, accounting, renewable energy, music, coaching, language learning, food & catering.

lastminute.com

lastminute.com

DEC 2016 - DEC 2021 · 5 yrs 1 mos
SR. PRODUCT DESIGNER · ON-SITE

Developed an adaptive and personalisable WYSIWYG website builder, "Content Hub" for lastminute.com, featuring sophisticated SEO integration and dynamic elements, leading to the migration of over 140,000 pages. Further responsibilities encompassed designing internal communication resources and a portal exclusively for employees.

Phantom.me

Phantom.me

JUN - OCT 2016 · 5 mos
UI/UX DESIGNER · ON-SITE

Managed branding and design for an all-in-one Android app featuring biometric secure login and encryption for communication, file storage and note-taking; also handled user experience analysis, website design and promotional assets.

Softbay

Softbay

SEP 2013 - jUL 2016 · 2 YRS 11 mos
UI/UX DESIGNER · ON-SITE

Oversaw UI and UX design for diverse applications across iOS, Android, and Windows Phone platforms, including a travel guide app and a doctor appointment management system.

StopanGo

StopanGo (STARTUP)

JUL 2013 - JAN 2014 · 7 mos
UI/UX DESIGNER · ON-SITE

Designed marketing assets for a public transit mobile app facilitating real-time updates and personalised route suggestions in major Polish cities.

Eduranto

Eduranto (STARTUP)

START - END · 5 mos
UI/UX DESIGNER · ON-SITE

Created promotional materials and designed a responsive web application for note-sharing and knowledge exchange among users. Secured a spot in the second to last round of funding from YCombinator.

Game Factory

Game Factory

START - END · 5 mos
JUNIOR UI/UX DESIGNER · ON-SITE

Designed UI/UX for facebook games.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

IDF

Agile Methods for UX Design

2023

The Interaction Design Foundation

IDF

Design Thinking: The Ultimate Guide

2023

The Interaction Design Foundation

UXalliance

UX-PM Level 1

2023

UXalliance

Samsung

Samsung Labo UX Workshop (facilitator)

2016

Samsung LABO

University

Uniwersytet Szczeciński

2004 - 2010

MASTERS DEGREE IN ECONOMETRICS · SZCZECIN

Specialty: Multimedia

KNOWLEDGE IN INDUSTRIES

🏠 SMARTHOME
ENERGY / RENEWABLES
☁️ SAAS
🎨 PERSONAL BRANDING
🧳 TRAVEL / OTA
🛡️ INSURANCE
💊 HEALTH

DESIGN TOOLS

* I'm actively learning

Figma Figma
Figma Make Figma Make *
Affinity Affinity *
Rive Rive
Framer Framer *
Protopie Protopie
Illustrator Illustrator
Photoshop Photoshop
After Effects After Effects
Lyssna Lyssna
Google Forms Google Forms
Hotjar Hotjar
Github Github *
Code Editors Code Editors *
Blender Blender
Spline Spline
Shapr3D Shapr3D
WordPress WordPress
UserTesting UserTesting
Slack Slack
Jira Jira
Raycast Raycast
AI Agents AI Agents
NotebookLM NotebookLM
HTML5
CSS3

SKILLS & METHODS

DESIGN SYSTEM / STYLE GUIDE
DESIGN HAND-OFF
VIBE CODING
USER FLOWS
HIGH FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
MOBILE DESIGN
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
WCAG / a11y
EMPATHY MAPS
CUSTOMER JOURNEY MAP
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
DESK RESEARCH
HEURISTIC REVIEW
STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW
5 WHY'S
HMW'S
USER STORIES
CARD SORTING
A/B TESTING
QA/DEV Support

SOFT SKILLS

  • Adaptability,
  • growth mindset,
  • receptiveness to feedback,
  • attention to detail,
  • communication,
  • teamwork,
  • independence,
  • presentation,
  • persistence.

HOBBIES

Smarthome & electronics, 3D print, woodworking, biohacking

LANGUAGES

English - B2
Polish - native

tl;dr:

Father & husband, self-taught designer, maker, tinkerer, pragmatist, geek, 16personalities: Assertive Logician (INTP-A)

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