Kristjan Poska

Kristjan Poska

Product Designer in Estonia

About

Art school made me find my soul. Design taught me how to sell it.

Work Experience

2024 — Now

1oT is modernizing the IoT connectivity market with its telecom-independent eSIM connectivity service that aims to eliminate vendor lock-in and put speed and flexibility at the heart of the IoT industry.

We solve the complexities of working with multiple telecoms by providing access to all of our telecom partners with a single eSIM card, a dynamic connectivity management platform, and one invoice.

2024 — 2024

Creating design concepts and prototypes using Figma. Participating in front-end development.

2023 — 2024

I focused on a logistics application for tracking vehicles, transitioned our team to a Gitflow workflow for better development practices, and refined our codebase to enhance component usability and the developer experience.

2021 — 2023

I developed and maintained key features of Voog, like the online store and templates, enhancing user experience for website creation. Simultaneously, I revolutionized our development processes with comprehensive documentation and templates, and grew my skills through pair-programming with some of the industry's leading developers.

2020 — 2021

I delivered outstanding customer support for Voog users, tackling technical queries and making HTML-CSS tweaks, and highlighted our top stores in a blog post. Additionally, I mentored two newcomers, guiding them to become a skilled software developer and a top-notch customer support specialist.

Education

2022 — 2024

Pursued a Master’s degree in Interaction Design in the international IxD.ma program. Emphasizing expertise in analyzing human interactions with services, products, and experiences.

Wrote my Master's thesis about how to get the alumni community going & keep people connected.

2018 — 2021

Majored in Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics, and minored in Digital Humanities. Got a fancy prize for my Bachelor's thesis, which dealt with recognizing names in 19th century court protocols with the help of machine learning algorithms.