This week's episode is with Andy Zhang who was the lead design engineer at Windsurf . So we're going to shine a light on all of the ways you can make an impact as a design engineer including: Owning more of the frontend polish Thinking through design patterns and packaging features Bridging the gap between technical features and intuitive UX Saying “no” to features to preserve the simplicity of the system He also shares some great stories and advice including: What it was like working as an intern at Figma with <10 people How designers can start to get more comfortable with code How he taps into his experience as a PM at Uber while selecting the right design process a lot more Rasmus Andersson ( https://x.com/rsms ) - Designer/engineer at Figma, mentor to Andy Kevin Hou ( https://x.com/kevinhou22?lang=en ) - Lead product engineering at Windsurf, Andy’s basketball teammate who helped him get the job
