Available for freelance projects — Q3 2026

Building products that feel inevitable, not just finished.

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I'm a product designer and full-stack engineer who partners with founders and teams to turn rough ideas into polished, high-performing digital products — from first sketch to production deploy.

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About

Seven years of turning ambiguous briefs into shipped products.

Portrait of Maya Calderon at her workspace, demo placeholder photo
7+ Years designing
and building products

Hi, I'm Maya — I sit at the intersection of design and code.

I started out designing interfaces for early-stage startups, then taught myself to build them, because too many good designs died in handoff. Today I run a small independent practice helping founders and product teams design, build, and launch software that feels considered from the first pixel to the last API response.

My approach is simple: understand the problem deeply, design the smallest solution that solves it well, and build it to last. I've shipped everything from marketing sites to full SaaS platforms, and I care as much about load times as I do about letter-spacing.

Education

  • B.S. Computer Science — Aldrich Institute of Technology, 2016
  • UX Design Certificate — Northbridge Design Academy, 2018

Achievements

  • Awwwards — Site of the Day ×3
  • CSS Design Awards — Best UI, 2023
  • Product Hunt — #2 Product of the Day
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ON-TIME DELIVERY
Skills

A full-stack toolkit, designer-first.

The tools and disciplines I reach for most, kept sharp through constant, shipped practice.

Frontend

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsTailwind
Component architecture96%
Animation & motion90%

Backend

Node.jsExpressGraphQLREST
API design92%
System architecture85%

UI/UX Design

FigmaPrototypingDesign Systems
Interaction design97%
User research88%

Database

PostgreSQLMongoDBRedis
Schema design90%
Query optimization84%

Cloud

AWSVercelDocker
Deployment pipelines89%
Monitoring80%

Tools

GitFigmaNotionLinear
Version control95%
Team workflows91%
Services

How I can help you ship.

Flexible engagements, from a single design sprint to full end-to-end product builds.

01

Website Design

Distinctive, on-brand website design that balances aesthetics with clarity, built on a proper design system.

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02

Web Development

Fast, accessible, production-grade builds using modern frameworks — from marketing sites to complex web apps.

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03

UI/UX Design

User research, wireframing, and high-fidelity prototyping that turns complex flows into intuitive journeys.

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04

E-commerce

Conversion-focused storefronts with custom checkout flows, product pages, and headless CMS integration.

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05

SEO

Technical and on-page SEO baked into the build — semantic markup, performance, and structured data from day one.

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06

Maintenance

Ongoing support, monitoring, and iterative improvements to keep your product fast, secure, and up to date.

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Portfolio

Selected work.

A sample of recent projects spanning product design, web development, and brand identity.

Web AppOrbit Analytics Dashboard project preview, demo placeholder image

Orbit Analytics Dashboard

A real-time analytics platform for e-commerce teams, with customizable widgets and cohort reporting.

ReactD3.jsNodePostgreSQL
Live Demo
BrandingLumen Coffee Co brand identity project preview, demo placeholder image

Lumen Coffee Co. Identity

Full brand identity for an independent coffee roaster — logo system, packaging, and a lightweight site.

FigmaIllustratorWebflow
Live Demo
MobilePathfinder travel companion mobile app preview, demo placeholder image

Pathfinder Travel Companion

A cross-platform trip-planning app with offline maps, itinerary sharing, and smart packing lists.

React NativeFirebaseFigma
Live Demo
E-commerceHaven Home Goods storefront project preview, demo placeholder image

Haven Home Goods Storefront

A headless storefront rebuild that improved checkout conversion and page-load speed significantly.

Next.jsShopifyStripe
Live Demo
Web AppNorthstar project management tool preview, demo placeholder image

Northstar PM Tool

A lightweight project management tool for small studios, with kanban boards and async status updates.

VueGraphQLRedis
Live Demo
BrandingVerdant Studio architecture portfolio preview, demo placeholder image

Verdant Studio Portfolio

An editorial-style portfolio site for a boutique architecture firm, built around large-format imagery.

WebflowGSAPFigma
Live Demo
Experience

Where I've grown.

2023 — Present

Independent Product Designer & Engineer

Self-Employed, Remote

Partnering directly with founders on design and full-stack builds, from discovery through launch and post-launch iteration.

Product StrategyFull-StackDesign Systems
2020 — 2023

Senior Product Designer

Nova Interactive Studio

Led design for a suite of B2B SaaS products, establishing the company's first unified design system.

Design SystemsFigmaTeam Leadership
2018 — 2020

Frontend Engineer

Brightline Digital Agency

Built and shipped client websites and web apps for a fast-paced digital agency serving retail and hospitality clients.

ReactClient Delivery
2018

UX Design Certificate

Northbridge Design Academy

Intensive part-time program covering research methods, interaction design, and usability testing.

Education
2012 — 2016

B.S. Computer Science

Aldrich Institute of Technology

Graduated with honors; focused coursework on human-computer interaction and web systems.

Education
Testimonials

Kind words from past collaborators.

★★★★★

"Maya rebuilt our dashboard from the ground up and somehow made it feel effortless to use. Our support tickets dropped by half within a month of launch."

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Daniel Reyes
Founder, Orbit Analytics
★★★★★

"Working with Maya felt like adding a co-founder for six weeks. She asked the right questions before touching Figma, and it showed in the final product."

Priya Shah avatar
Priya Shah
COO, Haven Home Goods
★★★★★

"Our new site loads in under a second and finally looks like the brand we always wanted to be. Maya handled design and build without missing a deadline."

Oliver Bennett avatar
Oliver Bennett
Principal, Verdant Studio
★★★★★

"Rare to find someone equally sharp in Figma and in the codebase. Maya's handoffs need zero clarification because she builds the thing herself."

Sofia Martins avatar
Sofia Martins
Product Lead, Northstar
Contact

Let's build something worth shipping.

Have a project in mind? Tell me about it — I typically reply within one business day.

Email

hello@mayacalderon.design

Phone

+1 (415) 555-0142

Location

San Francisco, CA — Remote-friendly

San Francisco, CA

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