Summary
Max Barvian is a senior design engineer with 11 years of experience building polished, user-focused front ends and data visualizations for startups and enterprise clients. Currently at Coinbase working on Base, he previously shaped UI and design at Clerk, Diagram, Tako (whose visualizations power Perplexity knowledge cards), and healthtech startup SkinIO. Max blends visual design sensibility with hands-on front-end development, leading redesigns, conducting guerrilla user testing, and shipping production-ready prototypes. He holds a Computer Science degree with an interactive media focus and a track record of freelance work featured on Dribbble and noticed by teams like Spotify, reflecting disciplined craftsmanship and product-first thinking.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Interactive Media Studies: Technology Track, 3.518 GPA, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Interactive Media Studies: Technology Track, 3.518 GPA at North Central College
English