Hi 馃憢馃徏 I'm Yev

Complex products are what draw me in - the messier the problem space, the more interesting the work. I studied Computer Science, so I think about design from both sides: the system behind the screen and the interface on top of it.

My career so far has taken me through fintech, e-commerce, and enterprise - right now at Allegro, where I started on payment flows serving over a million transactions daily and now design the product recommendation experience across the full shopping journey for 20M customers.

Grew up in Ukraine, but I've been calling Pozna艅, Poland home for years now. When I'm not at my desk, you'll find me at a ceramics studio, on a dance floor, or wandering IKEA with way too many ideas for the next home project.

Yevheniia Tsapkova

Experience

Allegro
Senior Product Designer 路 Sep 2026 - Present
Designing a unified product recommendation experience across the full shopping journey for 20M customers - from homepage to checkout.
Product Designer 路 Apr 2024 - Sep 2026 (2.5 years)
Driving UX strategy for payment flows handling over a million transactions every day.
Digital Technology Poland
UX Designer 路 Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 (1 year)
Defined UX principles and usage guidelines for Tiles and Cards components within a scalable design system. Read case study
Yachtilius
Product Designer 路 May 2020 - Sep 2020 (6 months, freelance, part time)
Redesigned a family-run sailing charter's web presence - from brand identity to launch. Read case study
Santander Bank Poland
UX Designer 路 Jun 2019 - Dec 2022 (3.5 years)
Led the redesign of investment platforms during a bank merger and rebranding - unifying 20+ legal documents, 700+ funds, and two separate apps into a single seamless flow for 7.5M retail customers. Read case study
Junior Business Analyst 路 Mar 2018 - Mar 2019 (1 year)
Supported business analysis across investment banking products before transitioning into UX design.

Public Talks

Product Principles & Patterns
Allegro Tech Talk 路 Sep 2026, Warsaw
When a Design System alone doesn't guarantee consistent UX - how to design principles collaboratively, use them to justify decisions, and avoid common pitfalls when building reusable patterns for complex features.

Education

Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Master's in Computer Science - Intelligent Systems 路 2019-2020
Researched how users interact with AI-driven search tools for my Master's thesis. Read case study
Bachelor's in Information Technology 路 2015-2019

Certifications

Analytics and User Experience
Nielsen Norman Group 路 Jun 2026
UX Management: Strategy and Tactics
Interaction Design Foundation 路 Apr 2026
Becoming a UX Strategist
Nielsen Norman Group 路 Dec 2024

How I Work

Complexity is my comfort zone
Banking mergers, regulated investment flows, payment systems at scale - I've spent the last few years turning high-stakes complexity into interfaces people actually trust.
The technical edge
A computer science background means I don't just hand off designs - I understand what's under the hood, think in systems, spot edge cases early, and speak engineering fluently.
The bridge builder
Cross-functional trust isn't a soft skill - it's how I ship. I bring engineering, product, and business into the design process early, so we're solving the right problem together.
Data-based decisions
Research, data, and benchmarks aren't checkboxes in my process - it's how I've earned stakeholder buy-in on complex redesigns in regulated industries.

Beyond the Screen

Ceramics work
Ceramics work
Ceramics work

Explore more projects

Investment Hub
Making mutual fund investing simple for retail investors.
Research UX Design Prototyping Dev Handoff
Read case study
Investment Hub
Sailes Charter Identity
Building a digital home for a family-run sailing charter company.
Research Brand Identity UI Design
Read case study
Sailes Charter Identity
User Research on AI Search
A master's thesis on how users navigate and search AI-powered interfaces back in 2020
UX Research Usability Testing Survey Design Data Analysis
Read case study
User Research on AI Search