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Bill Stewart
Bill is a senior UX design manager with 15+ years of experience delivering value through superior design. He excels at leading design teams as a player, coach, and mentor through the end-to-end design process in agile environments. Bill loves building value in fast-moving 0-1 startup-like environments, as well as established products. His focus is helping teams create business and user value using research, storytelling, user flow, visual design, and measurable KPIs for continual improvement.
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Nathan Thomas
Nathan is a senior product designer specializing in workflow optimization, service design, and research-driven UX for healthcare SaaS. At NASCEND, he designed AssessPro (iOS), streamlining provider workflows and reducing hospital stays by 37%. At Provide, Nathan launched a LOS side drawer feature, saving 62.5 hours/day and over $3.1 million in efficiency gains over four years.
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Ryan Augustine
Ryan is an award-winning lead product UI/UX designer with more than six years of hands-on experience. He has worked with multiple government agencies, international non-profits like United Way and Etopia, and over 100 startups and small businesses to meet business goals and users' needs through innovative, user-friendly product design. Ryan's mission is to produce accessible, impactful, and engaging products and experiences, focusing on seamless user experiences.
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Guilherme Penalva
Guilherme is a UX researcher and product designer who has worked on 40+ design projects in his 10 years of experience. He has collaborated with startups and worldwide billionaire corporations, handling deliveries in ideation workshops, new product discoveries, UI/UX improvements, and new business strategies. Guilherme has multidisciplinary knowledge in art, business, data analytics, marketing, media production, psychology, tech, and AI tools.
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Pete Mo
Pete has 14+ years of experience across in-house design, startups, enterprises, and award-winning agencies like Ogilvy. His clients include British Airways, BT, Ford, and Virgin. He is an expert problem solver and creative thinker, skilled in digital strategy, wireframing, UI/UX design, design systems, and prototyping. Pete has transitioned his expertise from the world of big media agencies to the land of novelty fintech products—and his work elevates each client's design maturity and success.
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Tatiana Pavlova
Tatiana has 17+ years of design experience, including UX/UI design of digital products for the luxury travel sector, healthcare, B2C eCommerce, and airline industries. Past clients include Samsung, SLH, Six Senses, iconic London hotels, and private member clubs. For the past two years, Tatiana has consulted and created MVPs for digital startups. She has a master's degree in UX design and uses a structured, user-centered approach to design and problem solving.
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Rijo Rajan
Rijo is a Google certified senior UI/UX designer with over 15 years of experience, having a proven track record of success designing intuitive and user-centric digital experiences. He centers his work around usability and uses his development experience to transform UI designs into real-world products. Over the last 15 years, Rijo has worked with a range of companies to change their public images and reach broader audiences.
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Jose Ignacio Orcoyen
Jose Ignacio is a product designer with eight years of experience. He has successfully launched over 30 products for clients such as Fox, Coca-Cola, Fila, Swarovski, Chalhoub Group, and Kitopi. His areas of expertise include creating user-friendly UIs, multi-product design systems, user flows, micro-interactions, and prototyping. Jose is always passionate about enhancing the user experience and enjoys collaborating with teams to develop intuitive and fun software.
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Hendry Winata
Hendry is a passionate UI/UX designer with over a decade of experience assisting companies in creating superior products. He has collaborated with various companies across different industries, from design agencies and local startups to large corporations. Experienced in designing for multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, and responsive websites/web apps, he employs an end-to-end design approach that addresses user and business challenges.
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Toptal's screening and matching process ensures exceptional talent are matched to your precise needs.
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EXCEPTIONAL TALENT
How We Source the Top 3% of Prototype Designers
Our name “Toptal” comes from Top Talent—meaning we constantly strive to find and work with the best from around the world. Our rigorous screening process identifies experts in their domains who have passion and drive.
Of the thousands of applications Toptal sees each month, typically fewer than 3% are accepted.
Language and Personality Evaluation
26.4% of applications pass
The first step of the screening process is a comprehensive English language and communication evaluation. We also assess personality traits, seeking only those who are passionate and fully engaged in their work.
In-depth Skill Review
7.4% of applications pass
We test each applicant’s technical knowledge and problem-solving ability through various assessments. Every member of the Toptal network is an expert in their domain, and we typically only advance candidates with exceptional results in this phase.
Live Screening
3.6% of applications pass
Toptal screeners, who are experts in their functional domain, interview each prototype designer. Our screeners provide specific live exercises, looking for problem-solving ability, depth of experience, communication ability, and creativity.
Test Project
3.2% of applications pass
Each candidate is assigned a test project to evaluate whether they can “walk the walk.” Test projects take 1-3 weeks and are comprehensive and provide real-world scenarios for candidates to demonstrate their competence, thoroughness, professionalism, and integrity.
Continued Excellence
Top 3.0% of prototype designers
As a quality-first company, we demand the best from our talent, so they can deliver the best to our clients. This principle permeates every Toptal engagement and delivered project. Only the top 3% of designers can consistently perform at this level.
FAQs
How quickly can you hire with Toptal?
Typically, you can hire prototype designers with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent orManaged Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.
Once you select your prototype designer, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.
How do I hire prototype designers?
To hire the right prototype designer, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect prototype designers for your project.
How are Toptal prototype designers different?
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our prototype designers to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.
In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.
When you hire prototype designers with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched prototype designers ready to help you achieve your goals.
Can you hire prototype designers on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?
You can hire prototype designers on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with ourManaged Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our prototype designers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.
What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal prototype designers?
We make sure that each engagement between you and your prototype designer begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.
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All of our talent are seasoned professionals 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 talent within 48 hours 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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