CV

Maria
Varagilal

Lisbon

Principal Product Designer · Design Engineer

linkedin.com/in/mariavaragilal

about

Principal Technical Product Designer with 10+ years transforming product experiences across B2B SaaS — from strategy through to production. Sole design lead across different areas and disciplines of a multi-product portfolio: I own the full design lifecycle, mentor contributors, and when the design is approved, I build it. A designer who ships — no handoff required.

Do it with passion, or not at all.

Energetic by nature and licensed in Design — during the undergraduate degree the passion for digital took hold. From there, a career built on owning the full path from concept to production.

From concept to production — bridging design and code with JavaScript, modern frameworks, Redux, and clean UI development to turn ideas into full experiences that are thought through, built out, and ready to perform.

Product Design
User Interface
React
Graphic Design
JavaScript (ES6+)
Redux
FrontEnd
Web Design
AI tools

Currently using AI to accelerate design-to-code workflows, from exploration and prototyping to production-ready components.

education

Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa

Bachelor's Degree, Design

2008 - 2011

Academia Flag

Specialization, Communication Design

2011 - 2012

awards

Young Lions Portugal

Bronze cyber

May 2014

Behance

Web Design Served

July 2013

experience

Securibox

Lisbon, Portugal

September 2015 - Present

(10 years 8 months)

Principal Product Designer & Design Engineer

September 2020 - Present

  • - Defined product experience, interface, and brand strategy across a multi-product B2B SaaS solution.
  • - Architected product flows, content organisation, and complex enterprise workflows from discovery to delivery.
  • - Implemented designs into code with JavaScript, Redux, Gatsby, HTML, and CSS, using AI to accelerate the design-to-code workflow.
  • - Migrating design system, adopting a utility-first approach while maintaining brand consistency across the product suite.
  • - Built responsive, accessible UIs following WCAG standards.
  • - Implemented API integration on the frontend partnering with backend engineers — consuming responses, handling state, and delivering features directly in production code.
  • - Drove continuous product improvement across design and frontend.
  • - Operated in a fast-paced, product-driven environment, balancing strategic design ownership and hands-on coding in a lean team setting.

Product Designer

September 2015 - September 2020

  • - Built the Securibox brand identity — visual language, design principles, and identity system across the entire product solution, in Illustrator.
  • - Operated as sole designer across the entire solution, owning every touchpoint from strategy to production.
  • - Architected product flows, information architecture, and complex enterprise workflows from discovery to delivery.
  • - Built and maintained a design system in Sass, establishing shared tokens, components, and patterns across the product suite — migrated to Bootstrap for variable support, documentation benefits, and a shared root brand configuration.
  • - Structured Sketch and Figma projects around a shared file system to enforce consistency and prevent design drift.
  • - Implemented interfaces directly in HTML and Sass, owning concept to production without handoff.
  • - Partnered daily with product owners and engineers on feature decisions, product architecture, and delivery.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

YoungNetwork Group

Campo Grande, Lisbon, Portugal

January 2013 - September 2015

(2 years 8 months)

UI/UX Designer

  • - Led design execution on client-facing digital projects, coordinating with developers and account managers from brief to delivery.
  • - Designed and developed graphic concepts, proposals and projects for mobile and web apps.
  • - Produced social media campaigns, visual assets, and interactive experiences.

InfoPortugal S.A.

Lisbon, Portugal

September 2012 - January 2013

(4 months)

Graphic Designer

  • - Development of projects internally and externally. The tasks include developing graphic concepts, designing brochures, guides, roadmaps, and digital and paper infographics.
  • - Development of proposals and projects for mobile and web app.

Cofina media

Lisbon, Portugal

July 2012 - August 2012

(1 month)

Intern Designer

  • - Design and development of editorial pages for magazines TV GUIA and FLASH