Balázs Barta

Design Technologist

Bridging design and development to build systematic, accessible, and scalable digital products

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Hey, I'm Bala 👋 — a results-driven Design Technologist with 10+ years of experience architecting the bridge between design and engineering to create accessible, high-impact digital products.

Expert in building and scaling robust design systems from the ground up, with a proven ability to accelerate development cycles, reduce UI defects by over 70%, and increase component reuse to 80%.

A proactive and collaborative leader recognized as a "Role Model" for teamwork, dedicated to enhancing team efficiency and delivering measurable improvements to user engagement and conversion rates.

Focus Areas

Design Systems
UI/UX Design
Front-End Development
Accessibility
AI & Automation
Product Strategy

Professional Experience

Design Technologist

Machinery Partner Apr, 2022 – Present | Boston, MA, USA (Remote)
  • Architected and scaled a robust design system adopted across 60%+ of the company's website ahead of schedule, creating a single source of truth for design and development.
  • Drove a 215% increase in user engagement by designing and implementing A/B tested features, including dynamic forms and product page optimizations.
  • Reduced Ul defects by 60% by implementing comprehensive component documentation and embedding WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards into the workflow.
  • Engineered custom Al prompts that automated call summaries, cutting manual note-taking for sales and support by 60%.
  • Architected the user experience for an industry-first heavy equipment inspection application, integrating Al-driven analysis and full offline functionality.
  • Conceptualized and designed a novel, streamlined financing solution that digitized the application process, dramatically reducing approval timelines from weeks to minutes.
  • Led the migration of the company website from Webflow to a high-performance, modern tech stack (Next.js), utilizing Webflow's DevLink for a seamless transition.

Design Technologist

Freelance May, 2017 – Present | Worldwide (Remote)
  • Founded a sole proprietorship to deliver end-to-end solutions including branding, web design, UI/UX, design systems, and web development for a diverse client portfolio.

Senior Product Designer

Frontier Risk (Contract) Oct, 2022 – Oct, 2024 | Westport, CT, USA (Remote)
  • Designed and architected a comprehensive, Figma-based design system using design tokens for a venture-backed cannabis insurance tech startup.
  • Executed a complete overhaul of the company's brand identity and developed the marketing website in Webflow.

Senior Product Designer

RCRDSHP (Let The Music Pay) Apr, 2021 – Jul, 2022 | Casper, WY, USA (Remote)
  • End-to-end product design at a venture-backed NFT marketplace, designing a user-centric trading platform that translated complex blockchain concepts into an intuitive interface.
  • Architected the foundational design system and collaborated with artists to create a flexible template system for digital collectible cards (NFTs).

User Interface Designer

Numerated (Contract) Mar, 2021 – May, 2021 | Boston, MA, USA (Remote)
  • Contributed to the development and management of the design system for a fast-growing, venture-backed FinTech SaaS company (Inc. 5000 #1 Fintech SaaS in 2021).

UI/UX Designer

One Online Interaktív Műhely Mar, 2016 – May, 2021 | Eger, Hungary
  • Created and managed UI designs and design systems for the agency's diverse clients, including Roche AG, Linde MH, and Eventim.
  • Provided HTML/CSS code templates to front-end developers to ensure implementation accuracy.