# Marina Machado

> Staff Product Designer at Appspace 🌈 🎨 🔬

Location: Braga, Braga, Portugal
Profile: https://flows.cv/marinamachado

Hey there 🙌
With 7+ years of experience in UX, I specialize in solving the kind of complex problems that make most people sigh - think enterprise workflows, complex dashboards, tricky user journeys, and products that need more than just a fresh coat of paint.

That got me the nickname of Marina "the Machine" Machado, because I research, I design, I connect dots, and I make things make sense (for users, stakeholders and the dev team 😉).

At the moment I am working at Appspace helping to design workplace tools that support real, everyday employees — from the dashboard to end-user experiences! Alongside that, I help shape design processes for my team and contribute to internal research.

## Work Experience
### Staff Product Designer @ Appspace
Jan 2025 – Present | Porto, Portugal

### Senior Product Designer @ Appspace
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025

### Senior Product Designer @ esolidar
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Braga, Portugal
I'm worked as the main Senior Product Designer of esolidar's business platform:
- Researching, designing and validating solutions from flows, low and high-fidelity mockups;
- Implementing and documenting the design system for the business platform;
- Mentoring junior UX researchers within the company.

### UX/UI Designer @ esolidar
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Braga, Portugal
I worked as a UI/UX Researcher on esolidar's business platform for the management of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance):
- Conducted user research to specify the problem, target audience and market fit;
- Analyzed metrics to understand user behavior and patterns;
- Specified a 1-2 year roadmap with Department leads;
- Documented the UX Research process and practices within the company;
- Evaluated UX amongst all company products.
- Designed and validated low to high-fidelity mockups of experimental products.

### UI/UX Designer @ CCG - Centro de Computação Gráfica
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Guimarães, Braga, Portugal
I worked as a UI/UX Designer, primarily focused on Virtual Reality and Haptic feedback interfaces for multiple devices: mobile, AR glasses, and touch screens:
- Conducted user research to specify the problem and target audience of experimental products with Multi-disciplined professionals;
- Designed and validated low to high-fidelity mockups of experimental products.
- Evaluated UX from existing solutions.

### UX Generalist @ Uphold Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Braga Area, Portugal
As a UX Generalist, I oversaw the user experience of the Uphold Wallet, a wallet for buying and selling crypto, stock, and metals:
- Conducted user research for the company;
- Specified copy guidelines for the wallet product;
- Defined the practice for the product usage metrics system with the Data team;
- Analyzed metrics to understand user behavior and patterns.

### Product Designer @ OutSystems
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Braga Area, Portugal
When I officially joined the design team, I was in charge of the experience of the two biggest product teams in the whole company and a member of the design system team:
Conducted user research for all three teams;
Analyzed metrics to understand user behavior and patterns;
Specified a 2-year roadmap with Product Managers and Development Leads;
Validated functioning solutions and low to high-fidelity mockups for both product teams;
Handled the communication with the developers.

### Associate Software Developer @ OutSystems
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Braga Area, Portugal
I worked for 2 years as a developer in the Outsystems platform, a low-code development platform. During this time, I was already curious about UX, collaborating with the design team by conducting usability testing for my product team and being a bridge of communication between teams.

### Junior Software Developer @ OutSystems
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Braga

### Software Developer @ ANO Software
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Porto e Região, Portugal
I did my internship in computer science in Ano software, working on a waste and water management platform.


## Education
### Master's degree in Informatics Engineering
Universidade do Minho

### Complete Web & Mobile Designer in 2022: UI/UX in Figma, +more
Zero To Mastery Academy

### Graduation in Informatics Engineering
Universidade do Minho

### Ensino Secundário in Ciências e Tecnologias
Escola Secundária de Caldas das Taipas


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/marrina-machado

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Last updated: 2026-03-31