PauloĀ Reis
Director Of Product Design at Digital Science
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolPaulo Reis is a product design leader with 15+ years blending front-end engineering, user research and product strategy to turn business goals into measurable product outcomes. Currently Director of Product Design at Digital Science and formerly Head of UX at Overleaf, he has deep experience shipping collaborative web editors and improving complex UI affordances such as PDF rendering, keyboard shortcuts and selection behaviors. He thrives in cross-functional teams, prioritising rapid experimentation, data-driven decisions and pragmatic user-centric design that scales. A PhD-trained researcher in digital platforms, Paulo brings academic rigor to practical product trade-offs and has contributed directly to the widely used Overleaf open-source codebase. Colleagues describe him as a bridge-builder who moves fast without breaking things and consistently translates research insights into polished production experiences.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Information and Communication in Digital Platforms Communication Sciences and Technology, Ph.D. Information and Communication in Digital Platforms Communication Sciences and Technology at Universidade de Aveiro
Github Skills (10)
html10
css10
uid10
javascript10
user-interface10
lessc10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
angularjs10
react8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
overleaf/web
Jun 2016 - Jul 2021
The web front end for Overleaf, a web-based collaborative LaTeX editor
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1186 commits, 104 PRs, 461 pushes in 5 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Paulo's contributions primarily revolved around enhancing the user interface of the Overleaf web application, specifically focusing on the PDF editor. They implemented tooltips with keyboard shortcuts, translated text strings, and restyled elements for a more consistent visual experience. The work included improvements in the rendering of elements and the layout of the review panel.
latex-editorweb-front-endweb-basedoverleaflatex
overleaf/overleaf
Jun 2016 - Jul 2021
A web-based collaborative LaTeX editor
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1198 commits, 3 comments in 5 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Paulo contributed to the Overleaf web application, with a focus on enhancing the user interface. Their work involved implementing tooltips for the recompile button and for individual elements, improving the visual styling of the PDF view, and enhancing the user experience with scroll and selection behavior. They also made various style adjustments and optimizations.
latex-editorweb-basedlatexcollaborativeeditor
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