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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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.
MS, Industrial Engineering
Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires
Industrial Engineering
Exchange Semester
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Environmental Science