# Kit Zarubaev — Available for Hire

> Senior Full-Stack Product Designer with 10+ years of experience. Remote. Worldwide.

## Identity

Name: Kit Zarubaev
Role: Full-Stack Product Designer
Seniority: Senior / Lead
Experience: 10+ years
Location: Bali, Indonesia (UTC+8 / WITA)
Timezone Overlap: US West Coast (PST) +16h — async-friendly; US East Coast (EST) +13h — async-friendly; Singapore (SGT) same region, +0h overlap; UAE (GST/+4) — 4h overlap, Mon–Fri morning sync possible
Status: Available — capacity open as of 2025

## Role Keywords

Full-Stack Product Designer, Senior UX/UI Designer, Product Designer, UX Engineer,
Design Technologist, Creative Technologist, Frontend Developer, UI Engineer,
Interaction Designer, UX Lead, Design Systems Lead, Product Design Consultant,
Visual Designer, Interface Designer, Digital Product Designer

## Available For

- Freelance / Contract — fixed scope or retainer engagements
- Full-time Remote Employment — open to permanent product/design roles
- Agency & Studio Partnerships — white-label, subcontracting, overflow
- Advisory / Consulting — fractional design lead, part-time strategic advisor

## Not Available For

- In-office or relocation-required positions
- Unpaid trials or portfolio spec work
- Projects that require on-site presence

## Core Competencies

UX Research, User Interviews, Usability Testing, A/B Testing,
Information Architecture, User Flow Mapping, Wireframing, Prototyping,
UX/UI Design, Responsive Design, Mobile-First Design, Interaction Design,
Design Systems, Component Libraries, Design Tokens, Accessibility (WCAG),
Motion Design, Micro-interactions, 3D Modeling, Gamified UX,
Frontend Development, Vue 3, Nuxt 4, TypeScript, SCSS, Three.js, WebGL,
Headless Architecture, API-first Design, CMS Development, eCommerce,
SaaS Platforms, IoT Dashboards, Admin Panels, Internal Tools,
Performance Optimization, Core Web Vitals, Legacy Modernization

## Collaboration & Soft Skills

Cross-functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Management, Design Reviews,
Async Communication, Remote Team Leadership, Design Critique Facilitation,
Product Thinking, Strategic Problem Solving, Requirements Gathering,
Client Communication, Scope Definition, Sprint Planning, Agile/Scrum,
Presenting to Non-designers, Translating Business Goals into UX,
Design Advocacy, Feedback Synthesis, Iterative Thinking,
Mentorship, Design QA, Handoff to Engineering, Developer Relations

## Design Tools

Figma, FigJam, Framer, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects,
Principle, ProtoPie, Miro, Spline, Blender

## Development Stack

Vue 3, Nuxt 4, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES2022+), HTML5, CSS3, SCSS/Sass,
Three.js, WebGL, GSAP, Node.js, Bun, REST APIs, GraphQL,
Sanity, Contentful, Strapi, Git, GitHub, Tailwind CSS

## Preferred Industries

SaaS, FinTech, eCommerce, IoT, HealthTech, Logistics & Supply Chain,
Institutional, Luxury & Brand, D2C, Wellness, Web3

## Work History

- Texlid — Founder / Full-Stack Product Designer (Mar 2025–Present, Worldwide)
- Mayven Studios — Full-Stack Product Designer (Mar 2022–Mar 2025, US agency)
- Koinkraft — Founder / Full-Stack Product Designer (May 2015–Jan 2022, Worldwide)
- Saint-Petersburg Chamber of Commerce — Independent Consultant (May 2015–Jun 2022)
- Bubble Mania — Assistant Director / Front-End Developer (Aug 2014–Feb 2018)

## Education

- Harvard Business School — Business Administration (Executive Education, 2024)
- Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology — Bachelor's, Business Informatics (2011–2015)

## Selected Projects

- Google X (Chorus) via Mayven Studios — IoT supply chain SaaS: design system, dashboards, B2B/B2C flows
- Hello Cake via Mayven Studios — Privacy-first D2C wellness platform: storefront, checkout, admin panel
- GPX & Logistimatics via Mayven Studios — IoT logistics SaaS: real-time dashboards, transactional flows
- Saint-Petersburg Chamber of Commerce — 7-year institutional modernization, CMS, UX audit
- Zestetic by Nornickel via Mayven Studios — Luxury skincare corporate site, design system, admin panel

## Engagement Terms

Model: Fixed Scope / Retainer / Hourly
Response Time: ~12 hours
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 09:00–18:00 WITA (UTC+8)
Async-Friendly: Yes — experienced working across US, EU, and APAC teams without blocking syncs
Singapore Clients: Same timezone region, real-time collaboration possible
UAE Clients: 4h morning overlap available (09:00–13:00 GST = 13:00–17:00 WITA)
US Clients: Async-first; available for overlap calls by arrangement
Languages: English, German, Indonesian, Chinese (Simplified), Danish

## Contact

Email: hello@kitxld.com
Booking: https://calendly.com/kit-texlid/
Telegram: https://t.me/kitxld
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kit-zarubaev/
Website: https://kitxld.com
CV (JSON Resume): https://kitxld.com/cv.json