Open to roles & consulting · Remote / Relocation

Design Engineer.

+Product Strategy & Ops

I take products from idea to live: shaping the strategy, designing the experience, and building it myself with vibe coding and AI tools. 10+ years across Web3, gaming, SaaS and B2B, with hands-on operations experience behind every build.

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10+

Years of experience

Live apps built

100+

Businesses served

Industries

Sukuri user flow design — Sukuri, User Flow

Afrofans prototype — Afrofans, Prototype

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What I do

Design it. Build it. Run it.

Three areas I have hands-on experience in, and what that means for the team I join.

Design Engineering

From Figma to a live product. I design the interface, then build it myself with vibe coding and AI tools, so ideas ship in days, not sprints.

FigmaVibe codingAI toolsHTML / CSS / JSAPIs

Product Strategy

Research, positioning and scoping. I help teams decide what to build and why, then turn that into flows, prototypes and a roadmap people can execute.

UX ResearchCompetitive AnalysisPrototypingPitch Decks

Operations

The systems behind the product: growth, partnerships, content and day-to-day operations. I've run ops at Web3 startups and for 100+ client businesses.

Growth StrategyPartnershipsAI WorkflowsBrand Systems

Why the range makes me better at the one job

I've done the work on every side of a product: strategy, design, building and running operations. So whichever role I'm in, I already understand what the people next to me need.

As a designer, I hand engineers files they can actually build. When I build, I know what the business is trying to achieve. And when a teammate is stuck in an area I've worked in, I can help them move faster.

01
Build-ready designsI know what engineers need, so less gets lost in handoff.
02
Faster executionI can prototype and test ideas myself instead of waiting in a queue.
03
Business contextProduct decisions grounded in how the business actually runs.
04
Easier collaborationI speak the language of strategy, design, engineering and ops.

Built & live

Things I've built that people use.

Live products I designed and built end to end, with AI as my pair programmer. Click through and try them.

Live

Trading · Web app

Trade Tracker

A trading bot and tracker that logs trading calls by date, so traders can see which callers are actually right and act on better information.

Open Trade Tracker →

Live

Social · API integration

Ronke Score

Pulls a user's data from the X (Twitter) API and turns it into a scored, shareable card people post to show off their profile.

Used by hundreds of people on X.

Open Ronke Score →

Playable

Gaming · Browser

Axie Clash

A playable browser game demo, live on the web, designed and built end to end, from game feel and UI to the code.

Play Axie Clash →

Design work

A glimpse of what I've designed.

Product, web and brand work across Web3, travel, fintech and gaming. Click any piece to enlarge it.

More case studies on Behance: Transcend · HealthTech Afrofans · Creator platform Skateverse · Web3 game Suntok · Web Steelseries · Product page

Live design files

Explore my work in Figma.

The real working files, not just the final screenshots.

WeivSync — Travel AppOpen in Figma →

Experience

Where I've made an impact.

The short version. Full details are on my résumé, available on request.

Current

Independent

Design Engineer & Product Consultant

Designing and shipping live apps with AI-assisted code, and helping teams with product strategy and operations.

Apr 2025 – Present

Ronin Radio

Designer & Operations Lead

Built the brand identity from scratch and run day-to-day social and sponsorship operations.

Sep 2024 – Nov 2025

WeivSync

Senior Product Designer (Contract)

End-to-end flows and high-fidelity UI for a travel app, from discovery to booking.

Aug 2024 – Nov 2025

Bloom Studio

Senior UI/UX Designer (Contract)

Made pitches 30–40% more efficient by rebuilding the deck; designed game UI and landing pages; advised leadership on positioning.

Dec 2022 – Jul 2024

Freelance

Product Designer & Consultant

Product design, branding and consulting projects for clients between full-time roles.

Dec 2021 – Nov 2022

Sukuri Protocol

Product Designer (Sole Designer)

Designed two Web3 SaaS products and their design system; cut design review cycles by ~30% with interactive prototypes.

2020 – 2021

Nestcoin

Business Operations Manager

Led product strategy, UX research and developer acquisition for a Web3 gaming platform, growing weekly active users.

2015 – Apr 2020

TLjGraphics Studio

Founder, Design & Business Consulting

Ran my own studio for 5 years, delivering brand, product and operations work for 100+ businesses.

About

The person behind the work.

I'm Anthony Littlejohn, a Design Engineer who also works on product strategy and operations. I've spent 10+ years across Web3, gaming, SaaS and B2B, first as a designer, then running operations, and now building the products myself.

AI changed how I work. I use it to go from idea to a live, working product, which lets me test real things with real users instead of handing over static files. Pair that with an operator's view of how businesses run, and I can take a product from strategy to shipped.

I'm looking for a team or client that wants someone who can think, design and build.

Outside of work: gaming, boxing, and watching food videos on YouTube.

Quick profile

FocusDesign Engineering, Product Strategy, Ops

LocationRemote / Relocation

AvailabilityFull-time roles & consulting

EducationBSc. Economics, Babcock University

CertificationsGoogle UX Design · Google AI · Figma to Webflow

Let's talk

Ready when you are.

Hiring a design engineer, or need help with product strategy or operations? Send me a note.

✉ tonyliljon@gmail.com 💼 LinkedIn