RoundGlass

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RoundGlass Wellbeing Social Platform & Design System

As Principal UX & Engineering Lead, I led and mentored a team of over 10 front-end engineers to design and architect a custom social media platform for wellbeing. This hybrid role allowed me to drive improvements in Accessibility, SEO, Quality, UX, speed, and team independence. The Angular-based platform achieved up to 80% performance gains in critical flows, while a robust design system powered multiple consumer apps, an email communication system, and a refined site builder for rapid deployment and brand consistency.

Design system documentation
Design system documentation and component library
Site builder interface
Site builder interface and example outputs

Problem

RoundGlass sought to create a scalable, high-performance social platform to foster wellbeing and community engagement. The challenge was to architect a flexible, user-friendly solution that could underpin public-facing apps, internal tools, and new site launches, while bridging the gap between UX and engineering and ensuring best-in-class Accessibility, SEO, and Quality.

Solution

I defined the architectural direction for the Angular platform, aligning technical and UX goals with business objectives. Leading and mentoring a team of over 10 front-end engineers, I championed improvements in Accessibility, SEO, Quality, UX, speed, and independence. My approach included:

  • Architecting a modular, scalable Angular front-end for rapid iteration and maintainability.
  • Implementing advanced performance optimizations, resulting in up to 80% speed improvements in onboarding, content feeds, and messaging.
  • Developing a comprehensive design system powering the social platform, consumer apps, and email tools.
  • Creating a refined site builder for rapid, independent deployment of new branded sites.
  • Instituting regular design-engineering syncs, office hours, and shared documentation to foster collaboration and trust.

Acting as a liaison between UX and engineering was a privilege and key to breaking down silos and unlocking innovation across the organization.

Successes

Our efforts produced measurable impact across the organization:

  • Platform speed improved by up to 80% in critical use cases.
  • Accessibility and SEO met and exceeded industry standards.
  • Delivery times drastically reduced through improved cross-team collaboration.
  • Design system adoption powered multiple consumer apps and email systems.
  • New sites launched in days, not weeks, using the site builder.
  • Unified brand experience and increased team independence, teams launched projects with minimal engineering support.

Leadership & Learnings

I mentored and empowered over 10 front-end engineers, fostering a culture of independence and continuous improvement. Presenting outcomes and best practices at internal summits influenced design system adoption across other RoundGlass initiatives. Leading a large engineering team and acting as a liaison between UX and engineering was key to breaking down silos and unlocking innovation.

Balancing ambitious performance and accessibility goals with the need for platform flexibility was a core challenge. Modularizing the architecture and prioritizing optimizations in user-critical paths, while mentoring the engineering team in best practices, ensured success.

Conclusion

By leading and mentoring a large engineering team and driving improvements in Accessibility, SEO, Quality, UX, speed, and independence, I enabled RoundGlass to deliver a high-performance, scalable, and cohesive digital ecosystem. This work exemplifies my approach as a principal UX and engineering leader, bridging disciplines, driving measurable impact, and empowering teams to create meaningful user experiences.