joe

joe

product designer in san francisco, ca, he/him

About

ux designer with a passion for queer people and building products that foster community, friendship, and human connection

Projects

2023

Bent is a community chat platform that helps diverse queer communities come together and thrive.

2022

OOMF! is a gay and queer messaging app that gives people a better way to flirt. It's a fun and friendly way to meet new people and chat safely with people you already know.

2019
Reverse Chronological Timeline at Twitter

I led the design work behind Twitter's 2018 decision to bring back reverse-chronological Home timelines.

Work Experience

2022 — Now
San Francisco, CA

As the founding designer, I'm the first full-time designer on the team at Castro Labs, where I design and build queer software focused on building community, validating our queer experiences, and helping people form meaningful connections. As a small start-up, I'm a jack-of-all-trades dabbling in UX, UI, brand, content design, as well as a bit of user research, & product roadmapping and strategy.

2021 — 2022
Product Designer at Lyft
San Francisco, CA

I led design on the Fulfillment and Resilience teams for Lyft's rider app. I was focused on improving the waiting and cancellation experiences surrounding ride hailing.

2014 — 2021
Senior Product Designer at Twitter
San Francisco, CA

I cut my teeth on Product Design at the house of Tweets. I started out coding emails on the Design team and eventually worked my way up to overseeing design efforts on Home timeline. In my time there, I designed Notifications systems and recommendations, helped push Direct Messages on the privacy front, and chipped away at Twitter's broader push into becoming a topic- and interest-based platform.

2020 — 2020
Product Designer at Meta
San Francisco, CA

I had the briefest of stints on the Privacy team for Messenger. I was mainly focused on physical privacy, as well as leading a larger partnerships project.

Education

Digital Media - Game Design at University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Teams

Current
Castro Labs