Alex TerendaDesign & engineering

Alex Terenda

Independent product designer and engineer.

About

I help early stage startups solve complex problems with simple, elegant interfaces.

Previously I was an engineer at Cado Security, a cloud forensics startup, and a designer for MesslyID, a healthcare identity system funded by Innovate UK.

I went to University College London where I studied Medicine, with stints of Product Design at University of the Arts London and Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design.

Experience

  • Product Designer & Engineer
    2015 - Present
    Independent
  • Product Engineer
    2021 - 2023
    Cado Security
  • Teacher
    2021 - 2022
    Le Wagon
  • Product Designer
    2019 - 2020
    MesslyID
  • Community Lead
    2018 - 2019
    Indie London

Testimonials

Kind words from folks I've worked with.

  • Alex has led the transformation of the Cado platform from one of deep design debt to a design-forward way of thinking where we deliver meaningful improvements on a continual basis - much to the delight of internal and customer stakeholders.

    Alex's unique blend of technical expertise, design acumen, understanding of process, and commitment to design culture has been absolutely central to that transformation, and I feel fortunate to witness and experience that.

    Paul StampDirector of Product Management at HashiCorp
  • Alex is a rare combo of skills: A product designer with a strong, clean aesthetic and an arsenal of technical expertise. He's always able to keep to high UX standards while making incredibly smart design choices that enable the rest of the content and engineering team to function like a well oiled machine.

    A great designer to brainstorm with and always the first person I would go to for feedback.

    El WinterContent Designer at Meta
  • Alex has been a huge help in supporting our work on accessibility, making WCAG 2.2 easy to work towards and saving tons of time and nerves for the devs.

    He truly listens to what you need and is happy to do whatever helps. He is just very, very easy to work with and the fact that he's very smart doesn't hurt either, the job is properly done.

    Marie CoquilleSoftware Engineer at Cado Security
  • Alex has been a true asset to the team, he consistently pushed the design standards with a great eye for detail and an intuitive insight into how things could and should be done.

    Anthony YoungEngineering Manager at Cado Security

Location

I work remotely from Lisbon, though can be found in London every so often.

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