DESIGN ENGINEER
Heeyyy, I'M
ABDULQAHAR
A Product Designer and Design Engineer. I don't just design interfaces, I build them. From first sketch to production code, I stay with a product through every phase until it feels right in the hands of users.
I care most about the details people feel but can't name, the timing of a transition, the weight of an interaction, the moment a flow stops making you think and just works. Over 8+ years, I've led design teams in from 3 to 40+ people across Nigeria, the UK, the US, and Canada. The pattern is always the same: I walk into ambiguity and leave behind systems that hold up.
Lately I've been deep in AI product design, designing for unpredictable outputs, multi-step workflows, and interfaces that adapt. My computer science background means I solve these alongside engineers, not waiting for a handoff.
Based in Africa, working globally.
Lead Product Designer at ExoAI
Built an AI design system from zero (65 components) across 3 financial agent products for 7 enterprise clients, cutting handoff time 45%.
Design Engineer at Cuvris (Techstars '24)
Designed an AI healthcare coordination platform from zero, cutting review time from 48-72 hours to 12 minutes and boosting throughput 115%.
Founding Designer / Design Lead at Omniswift
Led three contracts spanning an AI support platform, Nigeria's national student loan system (1.2M+ users, N136B+ disbursed), and a creator marketplace.
Product Design Manager at Cecure Intelligence
Led a team of 3 across 6 enterprise products and 21 UK clients, building a 40+ component design system that cut defects 45%.
Senior Product Designer at FlexiSAF
Unified certificate and transcript management for 120 institutions and 45,000+ students, eliminating 18 hours of weekly manual reconciliation.
Design Lead / Manager at Paritie Innovation Hub
Managed and mentored 40+ designers across an early-stage startup incubator, running training programs and design sprints with founders.
Experienced across early-stage startups, growing products, and internal teams
[ what drives me]
Make beautiful things, even if no one cares
I'm driven to make beautiful things, whether they're celebrated or invisible. Quality isn't about recognition, it's about the standards you hold when no one's watching.
Ship what is intended and not settle for less
Design is about making hard choices, not compromises. I work closely with engineering to ensure what ships matches the intent, not a watered-down version that's good enough.
Design experiences centered on human connection.
I design people-first experiences, shaped by human connection and a deep care for detail, from micro-interactions to refined aesthetics.