Claudio Angrigiani

Design Engineer

About

Design engineer with over a decade shipping products at the intersection of design and front-end. I build design systems and production UI, prototype new product surfaces, and have led multidisciplinary teams from idea to launch — most recently on AI developer tools at xAI.

Experience

Member of Technical Staff

xAI

Sep 2025 - Present

Palo Alto, CA, US

  • Ranked 4th of ~250 engineers by landed frontend PRs since joining.
  • Redesigned and implemented the xAI website in production.
  • Designed and built features for Grok Build, xAI’s desktop coding agent and developer tools.
  • Built Voice API demos and other design-engineering prototypes to test new AI product surfaces.

Design Engineer

Footprint

Dec 2022 - Sep 2025

New York, NY, US (Remote)

Footprint is building the identity layer to the internet.

  • Designed and built a shared design system in Figma and code (React, Tailwind, Next.js), aligning design and engineering on common components and review standards.
  • Designed and shipped front-end across dashboard, mobile web, and native apps, including a contextual AI assistant.
  • Redesigned the ID document scan and onboarding flow with App Clips, increasing conversion from 70% to 96%.

Product Designer

MainStreet

Jun 2021 - Nov 2022

San Jose, CA, US (Remote)

MainStreet empowers startups to access Federal and State tax credits, saving companies an average of $50K+ through a streamlined platform.

  • Led the end-to-end redesign of the R&D tax credit product, from data collection through application completion.
  • Created the company’s first design system, improving design–engineering collaboration and shortening the path from design to code.
  • Applied a company rebrand across the product.

Co-founder, Head of Product & Design

Dorothy

Mar 2020 - Dec 2021

New York, NY, US (Remote)

Dorothy built tools for disaster preparedness and financial recovery, backed by Plug and Play, Hustle Fund, CDL, and UrbanX.

  • Led product and design, hiring and mentoring ML engineers to take the product from concept to launch.
  • Led the technical side of fundraising through pre-seed and seed.

Design Manager

Banco Galicia

Jan 2018 - May 2019

Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Built and led the bank’s first in-house design team, hiring and mentoring 8 designers.
  • Established a design system that standardized UI across mobile apps, online banking, and loyalty programs.
  • Improved UX across iOS, Android, and web, increasing user satisfaction scores by 25%.

Product Designer

Banco Galicia

Sep 2017 - Jan 2018

Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Shipped core banking features including token-based authentication, wire transfers, in-app card payments, and a personal finance dashboard.

Product Designer (Contract)

Explore Share

Feb 2018 - Apr 2019

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Remote)

  • Redesigned booking flows and moved the design practice from Sketch to Figma.
  • Established the foundation of a scalable design system.

Country Manager

Masisa Lab

Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Launched Masisa’s Argentinian startup accelerator, securing 50+ high-quality applications through targeted outreach and networking.
  • Selected and mentored top-tier startups, enhancing their product development and market strategies.

Co-founder

CRAN.IO

Oct 2014 - Aug 2016

Buenos Aires, Argentina

CRAN.IO was a hardware and software agency delivering innovative solutions for startups and enterprises.

  • Directed product and design strategy for 10+ seed-stage startups, guiding them from concept to successful product launches.
  • Launched Prismetic Analytics, a spinoff leveraging infrared sensors and cloud analytics to provide actionable in-store visitor insights, adopted by 5 major brands in Argentina.

Co-founder

WoodpeckeR

Nov 2012 - Nov 2014

Buenos Aires, Argentina

WoodpeckeR was an industrial design studio creating innovative accessories for smartphones, tablets, and other devices.

  • Earned the 'Innovative Design' Prize at the 2013 International Design Fair, Metropolitan Design Center (CMD), Buenos Aires.
  • Secured permanent exhibition and sales at the Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires (MALBA) store in 2013.

Co-founder

ComeCasero (500 Startups)

Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

Mexico City, Mexico

ComeCasero was an online marketplace connecting users with homemade meals from local cooks.

  • Led fundraising efforts, securing seed investment from 500 Startups Latin America and building key investor relationships.
  • Designed and launched the platform, overseeing product development and go-to-market strategy in Mexico City, achieving 1,000+ active users.

Education

Master of Integrated Product Design

University of Pennsylvania

Product Design

Awarded the Jorge Rosas Scholarship for academic excellence, which covered all educational expenses.

2019 - 2021

MS, Industrial Engineering

Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires

Industrial Engineering

2007 - 2013

Exchange Semester

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Environmental Science

2011 - 2012

Stack

Design

Design SystemsFigmaFramerPrototyping

Development

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsTailwindGraphite

AI

GrokClaude CodeCursor

Last updated: August 2026