John Hong
San Francisco, CA
I am a product designer who operates at the junction of software and hardware. From machine interfaces to mobile/web platforms, I design experiences through a lens that places people at the heart of innovation.
With a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford, specializing in physical product design and manufacturing, and a BS in Product Design (HCI focus) from Stanford, I blend technical expertise with a deep foundation in human-centered design to create meaningful, impactful solutions.
Projects
BrewBird
As a product design engineer, streamlining multiple facets of the end-to-end product and user journies (maintenance, sales, education, end-user experience, etc.) through design and engineering efforts.
Design Engineer
Jun 2025 — Current
Intern
Jun 2024 — Sep 2024
Poursteady PS2
Led the UX and interaction design of the PS2 (commercial pour-over coffee machine), delivering an intuitive experience to cafes for creating and brewing complex pour-over coffee recipes on a 128x64 OLED monochrome display + rotary knob.
Silicon Valley UX Awards 2024
Runner Up
Core77 Design Awards 2024
Notable
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Jun 2023 — Sep 2023
3 months
Facebook Communities
Designed UI/UX while coordinating cross-functional collaboration to successfully implement notification logic for Facebook’s Gifts, enabling launches in Greece, Cambodia, and Colombia.
Sole intern in a cross-team design sprint, with my work showcased to Meta’s leadership. Utilized Figma, Origami, and Protopie to create high-fidelity designs and prototypes for both mobile and web.
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Jun 2022 — Sep 2022
3 months
Sparkademy
Designed 0 to 1 the UI/UX of Sparkademy’s (B2B ed-tech startup with active users from Cargill, Siemens, Philip Morris International, etc.) end-user-facing and internal platforms for web. and engagement tracking.
Shipped products that increased average NPS score from -4 to 20 (during employment—in the 80 range as of 2022), increased grading efficiency by 55%, decreased user clarification requests by 85%.
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Jun 2020 — Jul 2021
13 months