Nuno Coelho
Independent Product Designer & Design Engineer at Coelho Works
Tokyo, Japan
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Top SchoolNuno Santos is an independent Product Designer and Design Engineer based in Tokyo with 13 years of experience crafting brand-led products and shipping polished iOS apps. He partners with early-stage startups as a fractional design lead, combining hands-on UI/UX work, front-end development, and product strategy to accelerate clarity and speed—from customer research to pitch decks. His background includes senior roles at WhatsApp, Google, DeepMind and IDEO, and measurable impact such as conversion and onboarding improvements at Thread. Beyond client work he builds and ships his own apps (Currency, Quick Codes, Big Sur Icons), signaling a long-running, product-first craft practice. Fluent in both visual systems and engineering trade-offs, he’s equally comfortable designing identity and coding the interface.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Executive Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General, Executive Master of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General at Quantic School of Business and TechnologyBA (Hons), Graphic Design, Design & Interaction, BA (Hons), Graphic Design, Design & Interaction at University of the Arts LondonProfessional Diploma, Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Professional Diploma, Graphic Design and Visual Communication at Escola Secundária Artística de Soares dos Reis
English, Portuguese, Japanese
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Github Skills (19)
converter10
currency10
currency-converter10
ios9
nextjs9
photo9
react9
sublime-text-plugin9
sublime-text7
css7
homebrew6
javascript6
python5
clicking4
sublime3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
nunosans/nunosans
Jul 2020 - Jan 2026
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 6 months
nunosans/tatsuro-ninagawa
Nov 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:66 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
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