James Lyons
Lead Product Designer at SimplePractice
San Diego Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Lyons is a Lead Product Designer based in the San Diego area with 11 years of experience crafting user-centered products and bridging design with front-end development. Currently leading product design at SimplePractice and co-founding Tap Five, he combines strategic product thinking with hands-on execution across UI, prototyping, and implementation. His background spans startups and enterprise teams—from GrandPad to Liferay—where he moved design systems into production and shipped measurable UX improvements. James also contributes full‑stack code to open-source projects like Raycast extensions, integrating third‑party apps and UI tooling, which reflects his knack for pragmatic engineering solutions. Trained as a BFA graphic designer, he brings a craft-driven aesthetic to data-informed product decisions. Colleagues rely on him for turning ambiguous problems into polished, implementable experiences that developers can build confidently.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic Design at California State University-Fullerton
Github Skills (9)
javascript10
api10
typescript-types9
front-end-development9
ui-design9
typescript9
typescripts9
uid9
json7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
raycast/extensions
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
Everything you need to extend Raycast.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 commits, 8 PRs, 22 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to the development of Raycast extensions, with a focus on integrating external applications like "Session" and "Sip". They implemented new features and modified existing ones, including functionality to start and manage sessions, integrate color tools, and add break functionality. The contributions include UI elements, installation checks, and integration with third-party applications using open URLs, demonstrating a blend of front-end and back-end development.
raycast
jamesjlyons/zmk-config-Corne-ish-Zen
Oct 2021 - Jan 2026
A sample repo to develop your own custom firmware for the Corne-ish Zen
Contributions:1 PR, 34 pushes in 4 years 3 months
ishfirmwarecustom-firmwarezencorne
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