Summary
József Schaffer is a Product Designer with over a decade of experience simplifying complex design systems, currently shaping IKEA’s Kitchen Planner and 3D interactions from Malmö. He has led design for navigation, save flows, and 3D components across large-scale retail planners (KALLAX, PLATSA, SMÅSTAD) and brings a strong practical understanding of product lifecycle and physical-product interactions like soft-closing hinges. His career includes leadership roles at Mapillary and hands-on product work at Prezi and EPAM, giving him a rare blend of consumer-facing UX and technical system design. Comfortable working at the intersection of digital 3D tooling and product strategy, he’s adept at turning nuanced engineering constraints into intuitive customer experiences. With a BA in Business Studies and Marketing, he pairs user-centered craft with commercial insight to ship measurable product outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies, Marketing, Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies, Marketing at International Business School
English, Hungarian, Swedish