Matt Legrand
Product design leader & hands-on builderWork Experience
• Created Augment MVP as Founding Designer, productizing context engine capabilities and transforming a research prototype into a product-led growth platform.
• Led product design for Augment Agent, transforming the product workflow from pair programming to fully automated software creation; solving fundamental workspace ergonomics and driving running ARR from $0 to $10M in 6 months.
• Created Augment's product design system by translating Radix UI from React to Svelte, solving challenges in VSCode theme support and accelerating frontend iteration ~4x.
• Hired & managed product design team (headcount: 8) consisting of hybrid design-engineers and UX research.
• Defined the interaction model for Replit AI, shaping how users manage context, intent, and model behavior across the IDE.
• Designed and launched Teams and Projects, improving collaboration and shared code workflows.
• Created the Dependencies configuration tool, replacing low-level VM config with a visual interface.
• Built the Replit Figma Plugin, allowing designers to export any frame into a fully deployable React app.
Head of Product Design and UX at Apartment Therapy Media
Multibrand lifestyle publisher reaching 541M+ monthly viewers.• Drove user loyalty and retention by creating account-driven features and registered tools.
• Designed Recipe Box for Kitchn, achieving 52% MoM new user adoption and 7.3× revenue per registered user.
• Improved user engagement through top-of-post UX redesigns, increasing in-page action rates by 8%.
• Introduced an Agile UX research framework, integrating discovery, validation, and outcome tracking.
• Built Bubble's core editor, design system, template marketplace, and frontend components.
• Owned feature priorities & strategy, gaining 226% paying users and $1.83M greater ARR over 12 months.
• Led cross-functional team to ship major features including responsive design tools and version control.
• Designed, built, and deployed core product website (bubble.com) to 1.5M+ users.
Cofounder, Director of Design at Common Sensing
Smart hardware/software platform for injectable medicine adherence. Acquired by Bigfoot Biomedical.• Invented and patented the Gocap smart cap's industrial design and UX (US10255991B2).
• Designed FDA-approved apps (iOS, Android, web) used by patients and healthcare providers.
• Pioneered data visualizations for ML models to infer insulin dose amounts.
• Led human factors validation and usability testing (200+ participants) for FDA submission.
• Led the product/UX team from seed to post–Series A.
User Experience Designer at IDEO
• Developed design solutions for physical and digital products, ranging from digital health and education platforms to heads-up displays for cars.
User Experience Architect at Genuine Interactive
• Drove creative and UX strategies for clients like Museum of Fine Arts, MIT, Harvard Business School, and Atrius Health.