Agustín Ruiz

Design engineer and DesignOps lead at Brave, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Design engineer and DesignOps lead with 20 years in design and 9 in product design. Specializes in design systems, accessibility, and taking designs to production-ready code with AI-assisted tools. Currently leads design across Brave's browsers, VPN, Leo AI assistant, and design system.

Started as a graphic designer in 2006 and has worked across branding, naming, editorial, web design, and front-end development before moving into product design in 2017. Enjoys hard problems, and owning how people interact with a product and how it feels to use.

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Work

Brave Browser

Design Engineer & DesignOps Lead. February 2022 – Present.

  • Lead design across Brave's core products: the desktop and Android browsers, Brave VPN, Brave Premium and Accounts, Shields, the Leo AI assistant, and the design system.
  • Build and maintain the design system libraries used across all Brave products, and work with engineering to ship them as reusable coded components.
  • Set and uphold design quality standards across product teams.
  • Bring design and UX into product decisions and strategic initiatives, and support team leads on product strategy and alignment.
  • Coordinate contributions to shared design libraries from internal teams and external partners.
  • Mentor designers and strengthen collaboration across the design organization.

SCVSoft

Senior Product Designer. April 2017 – February 2022.

  • Led product design and creative direction across concurrent client engagements.
  • Created and maintained design systems for client products.
  • Ran UX research, usability testing, and design iteration.

Wirewheel

Senior Product Designer (client engagement via SCVSoft). February 2019 – February 2022.

  • Senior product designer for Wirewheel's core product.
  • Led the product's design system as visual design lead, defining and evolving its design language.
  • Delivered end-to-end UX/UI design across multiple product verticals.
  • Led and mentored a small team of designers.

Avi-on Labs

Senior Product Designer (client engagement via SCVSoft). April 2017 – January 2021.

  • Designed UX/UI for iOS and Android apps, and for web and macOS applications.

Yecas

Co-founder & Design Director. August 2016 – April 2019.

  • Co-founded and directed design for a civic technology platform.
  • Designed UX/UI for its mobile and web apps.
  • Managed designers on brand identity work.
  • Worked with developers and QA to ensure quality implementation.

iDetailing Creatives (iDC)

Development Lead. March 2014 – July 2015.

  • Led the team building interactive HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript sales presentations for Veeva iRep, Agnitio, Cegedim MI Touch, and Pitcher.
  • Integrated presentations with Salesforce CRM.

MediAttic Interactive

Senior Designer & Project Leader. April 2013 – March 2014.

  • Designed and developed web and mobile projects, and led project delivery.

Bytal Comunicación

Co-founder & Design Director. August 2009 – April 2013.

Dizen

Multimedia Designer. September 2006 – July 2009.

  • Senior web designer responsible for half of the studio's clients.

Education