Summary
Niko Zarzani is a Senior Digital Product Designer with 11 years of experience who blends a rigorous software engineering foundation with practiced UX instincts to craft simple, privacy-minded web and mobile products. With dual master’s degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering and early research work in computer security and formal methods, he brings rare technical depth to design decisions and prototyping. At Nautes he progressed from software engineer to senior product designer, shipping user-focused solutions informed by hands-on frontend development experience. Passionate about AI, privacy, and secure design, he combines formal training (Interaction Design Foundation) with practical delivery to bridge engineering and product teams effectively. Notably, his background in security research and tutoring underscores a methodical, teachable approach to solving complex interaction problems.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Physics, Physics at Liceo Scientifico G. Marconi (Pesaro)
Diploma di Liceo Scientifico, Liceo Scientifico Piano Nazionale Informatica, 100/100, Diploma di Liceo Scientifico, Liceo Scientifico Piano Nazionale Informatica, 100/100 at Liceo Scientifico Leonardo da Vinci (Jesi)
UX Design, UX Design at The Interaction Design Foundation
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, 4.0 GPA, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, 4.0 GPA at University of Illinois at Chicago
Laurea Magistrale, Ingegneria Informatica, 110/110 + L, Laurea Magistrale, Ingegneria Informatica, 110/110 + L at Politecnico di Milano
English, Italian, French