msantos
Frontend Engineer · Design Systems · UI Architecture
Maria Santos
I live in the gap between design and code. I build UI systems that 80 designers and 12 teams can rely on without second-guessing.
Recent Work
Design System at Scale
Built the component library used by 80 designers and 12 engineering teams. 200+ components, zero visual regressions in 18 months.
Token-based Migration
Led migration of three products to a shared design-token system at a Series B startup. Result: 40% less CSS shipped per feature.
Open Source
Maintainer of react-motion-layout (8.4k stars). Three npm packages with combined 120k weekly downloads.
Writing
Monthly deep dives on component architecture and accessibility. 14k newsletter subscribers.
Get in Touch
Available for senior IC and staff-level frontend roles. Also open to consulting on design systems and component architecture.