Yubo Zhao
Interaction Designer
Product Designer
Design Engineer
Yubo Zhao
Interaction Designer
Product Designer
Design Engineer
Yubo (he/him) builds thoughtful narratives through design. He is driven by exploring complex problem spaces around machine intelligence, multimodality, and physical affordance. With a deep passion in design crafts and prototyping, he thrives on bringing humane and natural experience to life.
He's currently designing video call experience at ZipRecruiter*. He studied human-centered design and engineering* at University of Washington, and his professional work encompasses improving 3D tool at Formlabs* and boosting product growth for AI at Alipay*.
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ZipRecruiter ZipIntro
Work
Sept 2025
Scaling and monetizing virtual hiring event product for enterprise employers to drive millions in revenue.
Shipped
Desktop
Mobile
Design System
Formlabs PreForm Print Validation
Internship
Oct 2024
I led the strategy, research, and design from 0 to 1 on enhancing 3D print model troubleshooting experience.
Handed Off
Desktop
3D Tool
Growth
ReSay
Designathon
Apr 2025
A speculative design to give the word you said a second chance. Won 2nd place at Figma's first-ever designathon.
Awarded
Mobile
Wellness
Motion
Prototyping
Formlabs PreForm Feature Adoption
Internship
Sept 2024
I shipped 3 components in the PreForm Design System which help onboard users with new features.
Shipped
Desktop
3D Tool
Design System
Growth
Formlabs Form 4 Motor Control
Internship
Oct 2024
I designed control panel for printer's motors to provide effortless maintenance routine for 30K+ printer owners.
Shipped
Coming Soon
HMI
Embedded UI
Design System
Alipay AI Investment
Internship
May 2021
I designed conversation flows and quick reply actionables to revamp chatbot experience for novice users.
Shipped
Mobile
Growth
AI
Conversational UX
Four Culture
Client Work
March 2023
I delivered a comprehensive rebranding for the online local artist community's visual identity.
Design System
Branding
Narratron
Personal Project
May 2023
I led the 0-1 interaction, electronics, and industrial design on an AI-powered projector that generates children stories based on hand shadow.
Awarded
Hardware
Electronics
GenAI
Coming Soon...
ZipRecruiter ZipIntro
Work
Sept 2025
Scaling and monetizing virtual hiring event product for enterprise employers to drive millions in revenue.
Shipped
Desktop
Mobile
Design System
Formlabs PreForm Print Validation
Internship
Oct 2024
I led the strategy, research, and design from 0 to 1 on enhancing 3D print model troubleshooting experience.
Handed Off
Desktop
3D Tool
Growth
ReSay
Designathon
Apr 2025
A speculative design to give the word you said a second chance. Won 2nd place at Figma's first-ever designathon.
Awarded
Mobile
Wellness
Motion
Prototyping
Formlabs PreForm Feature Adoption
Internship
Sept 2024
I shipped 3 components in the PreForm Design System which help onboard users with new features.
Shipped
Desktop
3D Tool
Design System
Growth
Formlabs Form 4 Motor Control
Internship
Oct 2024
I designed control panel for printer's motors to provide effortless maintenance routine for 30K+ printer owners.
Shipped
Coming Soon
HMI
Embedded UI
Design System
Alipay AI Investment
Internship
May 2021
I designed conversation flows and quick reply actionables to revamp chatbot experience for novice users.
Shipped
Mobile
Growth
AI
Conversational UX
Four Culture
Client Work
March 2023
I delivered a comprehensive rebranding for the online local artist community's visual identity.
Design System
Branding
Narratron
Personal Project
May 2023
I led the 0-1 interaction, electronics, and industrial design on an AI-powered projector that generates children stories based on hand shadow.
Awarded
Hardware
Electronics
GenAI
Coming Soon...
ZipRecruiter ZipIntro
Work
Sept 2025
Scaling and monetizing virtual hiring event product for enterprise employers to drive millions in revenue.
Shipped
Desktop
Mobile
Design System
Formlabs PreForm Print Validation
Internship
Oct 2024
I led the strategy, research, and design from 0 to 1 on enhancing 3D print model troubleshooting experience.
Handed Off
Desktop
3D Tool
Growth
ReSay
Designathon
Apr 2025
A speculative design to give the word you said a second chance. Won 2nd place at Figma's first-ever designathon.
Awarded
Mobile
Wellness
Motion
Prototyping
Formlabs PreForm Feature Adoption
Internship
Sept 2024
I shipped 3 components in the PreForm Design System which help onboard users with new features.
Shipped
Desktop
3D Tool
Design System
Growth
Formlabs Form 4 Motor Control
Internship
Oct 2024
I designed control panel for printer's motors to provide effortless maintenance routine for 30K+ printer owners.
Shipped
Coming Soon
HMI
Embedded UI
Design System
Alipay AI Investment
Internship
May 2021
I designed conversation flows and quick reply actionables to revamp chatbot experience for novice users.
Shipped
Mobile
Growth
AI
Conversational UX
Four Culture
Client Work
March 2023
I delivered a comprehensive rebranding for the online local artist community's visual identity.
Design System
Branding
Narratron
Personal Project
May 2023
I led the 0-1 interaction, electronics, and industrial design on an AI-powered projector that generates children stories based on hand shadow.
Awarded
Hardware
Electronics
GenAI
Coming Soon...
Seattle, WA
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© 2025 Yubo Zhao
Seattle, WA