UX Engineer / Product Engineer

David Obando Reyes

I turn complex product problems into intuitive, production-ready digital experiences. With nearly 12 years across UX design, product strategy, and product management, I bridge design and engineering to take products from discovery to implementation. I combine deep UX expertise with hands-on development and agentic AI workflows to prototype faster, validate ideas, and ship better products for companies around the world.

David Obando Reyes portrait

Work

Selected product and UX work across edutech, health tech, fintech, gaming, automotive, and AI.

Skills

Craft, product, research, AI, and games — tap a skill to learn how it shows up in my work.

UX Research

Product

Design Craft

AI & Eng

Games

Experience

Product and UX roles across fintech, learning, games, and automotive.

  1. Sept 2026 – Present

    Colombia

    Senior Product Designer

    Hibrids

    • Leading product design for a fintech solution — improving discoverability so customers can find and complete key flows more easily.
    • Strengthening accessibility across the product so more users can use core features with confidence.
    • Designing and shipping new features while refining the end-to-end experience.
    • Partnering with product and engineering to turn opportunity areas into usable, launch-ready interfaces.
  2. Jul 2025 – Aug 2026

    United States

    Senior UX Designer & Product Manager

    Yourway Learning

    • Directed product strategy and roadmap planning across cross-functional teams, aligning design, engineering, and business goals.
    • Owned user research, wireframing, and prototyping to translate customer needs into validated product decisions.
    • Authored PRDs and user stories for clear, actionable engineering handoff.
    • Integrated agentic AI (Claude) into the design process to accelerate ideation, workflows, and product development.
  3. 2022 – 2025

    Colombia

    Senior UX Designer II

    Globant

    • Fortnite (Epic Games, Oct 2022 – Jul 2025): redesigned the in-game Locker through research, journeys, and flows; prototyped in Figma and Unreal; playtested with UserTesting.
    • 160 Drivers Academy (Dec 2021 – Oct 2022): led research, design system, Maze usability tests, and the design team in Agile.
  4. 2021 – 2022

    Colombia

    Senior UX/UI Designer

    Encora

    • MiBanco (Apr 2021 – Jan 2022): research, journeys, personas, low-fi prototypes, and the company’s first design system plus DesignOps.
    • eDoula, Amazon, and eWallet (Feb 2021 – Apr 2021): research, journeys, personas, and Maze usability testing across three concurrent projects.
  5. 2014 – 2021

    Colombia

    Product Designer

    Boken SAS

    • Led UX for Notiplac — automotive loyalty and operations for after-sales service on mobile and web.
    • Retention rose at least 7.5% for most clients (above a 2% target); car managers saved up to an hour a day.

Recommendations

Words from people I've worked with on LinkedIn.

  • “I had the pleasure of working closely with David as he grew from a UX designer into a highly capable product manager. He initially joined our team designing teacher- and student-facing experiences, where he consistently brought strong user empathy, thoughtful design judgment, and a practical understanding of how to turn complex needs into intuitive products. Over time, David expanded his responsibilities beyond design and took ownership of our student engagement experience, helping shape product strategy, prioritize opportunities, define requirements, and collaborate closely with engineering from concept through delivery. What stands out most about David, though, is the kind of teammate he is. He is exceptionally dedicated and reliable. David is a person you can trust to follow through, support the team, and keep moving the work forward even when the path is not straightforward. He approaches challenges with humility and curiosity and is constantly looking for opportunities to learn, improve his craft, and broaden the value he can provide. David’s evolution from UX designer to product manager reflects both his versatility and his commitment to growth. He would be a tremendous addition to any team looking for someone who combines product thinking, design expertise, a strong work ethic, and genuine care for both users and colleagues.”

    Hollin Wakefield · Chief Product and Technology Officer, Yourway Learning

  • “I had the opportunity to work with David at Yourway and see how he grew from a very strong UX Designer into a Product Manager. One of his biggest strengths is how he combines both perspectives, always understanding the users while also keeping the business needs in mind. David brings a lot of value to product conversations and has a great ability to connect design, product, and strategy in a very thoughtful way. I'm sure he'll make a great impact wherever he goes.”

    Belén Gudiño · Senior Product Manager, Yourway Learning

  • “David is an extremely professional, highly talented Product Designer. I had the honor to work with him on numerous initiatives... and his knowledge about UX, Gamification and Vibecoding is one of a kind. I also had the privilege to see his transition from product into a Leadership role where he shined as a sawvy, collaborative and hands-on leader.”

    Luis Alvarez · Product Designer, Yourway Learning

  • “I’ve had the opportunity to work with David, and I can confidently say he is someone who truly pushes things forward. As a designer, he is highly versatile and always willing to support the team, even contributing across different areas. This has given him a holistic understanding of product development.”

    Andrés Quevedo · Co-founder, Boken

  • “I’ve had the privilege of working alongside David for nearly three years in game development, serving as his Producer. He stands out as one of the most talented and professional UX designers I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with. David brings deep expertise across the entire UX/UI design workflow—from ideation to implementation—on gaming projects spanning console, PC, and mobile platforms. His passion for design is evident in everything he does, and his approach is consistently data-driven, seamlessly integrating insights from UX research, product teams, analytics, and user behavior. What truly sets David apart is his independence and proactive mindset. He excels in cross-functional collaboration, consistently delivering high-quality mockups, wireframes, prototypes, and documentation that supports development from early stages through to release. His adaptability and openness to feedback, even during late-stage changes, makes him an invaluable team member. David is a true talent in the UX space, and any team would be lucky to have him.”

    Matias Manzano · Producer, Globant

  • “David has been a great asset to the redesign of Truckers Network. He is a multi-talented Senior UX designers who brings great insight to the customer experience. David's advanced knowledge of Figma helped us implement many intuitive designs into our service offering. David guided the team to seamlessly integrate his Figma designs into our Telerik development platform with minimal effort from development, enabling us to completely change the look and feel of our application with a push of a button. This saved us countless man-hours contributing to faster time-to-market deliverables. David's organizational skills helped us establish design template guidelines that assisted development in producing consistent user interface workflows. David's listening skills and patience compliments his energy and enthusiasm, working with David is both effective and enjoyable. I would highly recommend David for any UX Design position, I'm confident that David will deliver beyond your expectations.”

    James Edgell · CTO, Truckers Network

About

I turn complex product problems into intuitive, production-ready digital experiences. With nearly 12 years across UX design, product strategy, and product management, I bridge design and engineering to take products from discovery to implementation. I combine deep UX expertise with hands-on development and agentic AI workflows to prototype faster, validate ideas, and ship better products for companies around the world.

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Interactive Media Design

Universidad ICESI · 2009 – 2014

Human interaction design with foundations in coding (Java, JavaScript, Processing, Swift) plus UX research, writing, and interface design.

Languages

  • Spanish (Native)
  • English (Advanced)

Certifications

  • Unreal Engine: Foundation Course For UI Artists — Globant · 2024
  • Video Game Design — Certification · 2023
  • UX Writing — Certification · 2021
  • Lean UX — Certification · 2020

Contact

Have a project or role in mind? Send a note — or reach me directly.