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Maria Fernanda Leal Pinheiro

UX/UI Designer | Product Designer

I am a designer focused on creating clear, functional digital experiences centered on people. I work in UX/UI from understanding the problem to building accessible interfaces aligned with product goals. I am studying Software Engineering, which lets me combine design thinking with technical insight to deliver viable, scalable solutions.

Professional Experience

  1. Hubble
    • Junior UI & UX Designer June 2026 to October 2026
  2. DigitalSys Tecnologia
    • Junior UI & UX Designer April 2025 to June 2026
    • UI & UX Designer May 2024 to April 2025
  3. Unect Jr.
    • UI Designer January 2023 to September 2024

Education

  1. Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
    • Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering September 2024 to 2027
  2. ETEC de Itararé
    • High school with a technical course in business administration February 2018 to December 2020

Software skills

  • Figma

  • Illustrator

  • Photoshop

  • Adobe XD

  • Sketch

Projects

Most of my projects are protected by contract. For that reason, I present my role and the approach of each project without showing screens or sensitive data. Details can be discussed in a conversation.

UX/UI

Job Hunter

A recruiting platform that connects professionals to new opportunities and helps companies find the best talent, with dedicated journeys for candidates and recruiters.

View on Figma
HR · SaaS · Web

Candidate Journey

A recruiting platform focused on the candidate journey, with job search, resume management and an Insights agent that estimates time to hire.

My role UX/UI audit, user flows, high-fidelity prototyping and visual consistency. I contributed to product and UX decisions and created AI prompts integrated with Figma to document the design system.

Healthcare · Web systems

Emergency healthcare service

A digital solution for emergency care, focused on operational systems.

My role Interfaces for an operational healthcare context, focused on information architecture, data legibility and usability.

Sustainability · Healthcare

Reuse of hospital textiles

A digital solution to support the reuse of textile materials from hospital environments.

My role Structure of the interfaces and the information architecture, with attention to data presentation and task organization.

Data · Enterprise systems

Dashboards and data panels

Interfaces for viewing indicators, metrics and operational information.

My role Visual hierarchy, information architecture and components for data-dense screens.

Insurtech · B2B · Web

Platform for insurers and brokers

A digital solution for the daily routine of insurers and brokers, focused on professional activities and information management.

My role Enterprise interfaces and visual structure of the user flows for professional profiles.

Virtual and augmented reality · Healthcare

Healthcare with virtual and augmented reality

A healthcare project with immersive technologies, three-dimensional environments and digital interaction.

My role Interaction design for digital healthcare solutions using these technologies.

Other work

View on Behance

Other areas of work

  • Landing pages
  • Platform for a martial arts gym
  • Interfaces for enterprise platforms

Design and AI process

My process goes from understanding the problem to collaborating with Product and Development. Day to day, I use artificial intelligence tools to support ideation, information organization and the optimization of design processes.

  1. 1

    Understanding the problem

    Understanding the context, the users and the product goals.

  2. 2

    Flows and information architecture

    Organizing user flows and the structure of information.

    With AI, support in organizing and summarizing project information
  3. 3

    Wireframes

    Structuring screens and visual hierarchy before the final interface.

    With AI, support in generating ideas and exploring alternatives
  4. 4

    High-fidelity UI

    Interfaces for web and mobile devices, with reusable components and visual consistency.

    With AI, prompts integrated with Figma to document design system components
  5. 5

    Prototyping and usability

    Interactive prototypes and usability analysis to validate solutions.

  6. 6

    Collaboration with Product and Dev

    Alignment with Product and Development to deliver viable, scalable solutions.

  • Automation with scripts Automation of repetitive process tasks, such as counting the screens in a project's files.
  • Products with AI agents Work on a recruiting platform with an AI agent that estimates time to hire for job openings.

Core skills

  • Market research
  • Organizational skills
  • Product management
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Programming (HTML and CSS)

Contact

Let's talk about UX/UI opportunities and projects.

Thanks for visiting my portfolio!