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I am a UX designer with hands-on experience in platform interface design, rapid prototyping and usability research. I thrive in agile, cross-functional teams alongside developers and PMs, and I bring a practical understanding of AI product development to make complex workflows clear and easy to use. I have shipped features quickly for fintech platforms and led service design work for first-time entrepreneurs in rural China. I use design systems, user-centered methods and qualitative insights to turn ambiguity into intuitive interfaces and meaningful services.…I am a UX designer with hands-on experience in platform interface design, rapid prototyping and usability research. I thrive in agile, cross-functional teams alongside developers and PMs, and I bring a practical understanding of AI product development to make complex workflows clear and easy to use. I have shipped features quickly for fintech platforms and led service design work for first-time entrepreneurs in rural China. I use design systems, user-centered methods and qualitative insights to turn ambiguity into intuitive interfaces and meaningful services.

Xinyi Cao

UX Designer, Product Designer, Designer, +1

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I am a UX designer with hands-on experience in platform interface design, rapid prototyping and usability research. I thrive in agile, cross-functional teams alongside developers and PMs, and I bring a practical understanding of AI product development to make complex workflows clear and easy to use. I have shipped features quickly for fintech platforms and led service design work for first-time entrepreneurs in rural China. I use design systems, user-centered methods and qualitative insights to turn ambiguity into intuitive interfaces and meaningful services.…I am a UX designer with hands-on experience in platform interface design, rapid prototyping and usability research. I thrive in agile, cross-functional teams alongside developers and PMs, and I bring a practical understanding of AI product development to make complex workflows clear and easy to use. I have shipped features quickly for fintech platforms and led service design work for first-time entrepreneurs in rural China. I use design systems, user-centered methods and qualitative insights to turn ambiguity into intuitive interfaces and meaningful services.

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I am a UX designer with hands-on experience in platform interface design, rapid prototyping and usability research. I thrive in agile, cross-functional teams alongside developers and PMs, and I bring a practical understanding of AI product development to make complex workflows clear and easy to use.

I have shipped features quickly for fintech platforms and led service design work for first-time entrepreneurs in rural China. I use design systems, user-centered methods and qualitative insights to turn ambiguity into intuitive interfaces and meaningful services.

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Work Experience

UX Designer at Shanghai Aniu Informational Technology Co., Ltd.

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Designed end-to-end UX across a cross-functional agile team, from early wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes for a fintech investment platform targeting 18-34yrs global investors. Conducted user research including competitive analysis of investment products, semi-structured interviews and usability testing with three investors during early research and six during prototype evaluation, synthesising findings into five shared pain points including navigation hierarchy and AI differentiation. Collaborated with PMs, developers and AI architects to define, specify and ship an AI-powered chart generation feature within two weeks. Built and maintained a Figma design system with 30+ modular components structured on atomic design principles, and full developer handoff documentation.

User Experience Designer at China Academy of Art

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024

Led an end-to-end service design project for first-time entrepreneurs in rural China, conducting semi-structured interviews to understand how fragmented loan processes and opaque banking procedures created systemic barriers to accessing finance. Synthesised findings into journey maps and personas, then co-designed the service concept with a finance professional to stress-test the proposed workflow against real banking and regulatory requirements, delivering a four-stage service blueprint and high-fidelity prototype.

Service Designer at China Academy of Art

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023

Conducted qualitative interviews and secondary research across both consumer and merchant perspectives, identifying consumers could not visualise products at home before visiting, while merchants struggled to communicate quality in-store. Designed an O2O (online-to-offline) hybrid service combining an AI-powered home visualisation platform with a redesigned in-store journey, delivering personas, system maps, journey maps and a full-service blueprint.