VEDANT DARAK

WHO I AM

I'm a Frontend Design Engineer skilled in blending UI/UX design, front-end engineering, and human-centered research to deliver effective digital solutions. My background spans creative AI systems, enterprise SaaS infrastructure, reusable design systems, interactive prototyping, and cross-functional collaboration.

BEYOND WORK

I play badminton (I played on my college team). I’m a stock market enthusiast — options and stock trader as hobbies.

I read a lot. Currently reading Technological Republic by Alex Karp.

I like to read books to understand the perspective of others — it’s like stepping into their awareness of the world. Even if you don’t accept that world as your reality, it still shows you many interesting things you can learn.

I exercise and do yoga everyday in the morning. Occasional hiker and sea waves enjoyer.

I’m deeply interested in how LLMs work. 3Blue1Brown was one of my favs to understand how LLMs are actually probabilistic and not deterministic.

I’m into podcasts like Andrew Huberman and Chris Williamson to learn more about bio maxing and self improvement. I can talk to you about AI even if you wake me up at 3 AM.

I like to tinker with the new AI tools — I vibecode with them and create interesting (sometimes absurd, irrelevant) projects because there’s learning and fun in the process of it. The journey is more important than destination.

You’ll often see me drop quotes like this (PS: I also have a list of banger quotes in my notes, along with a few poems, my story ideas, my knowledge about myself, truth about the world, my worst fears, tattoo ideas, book recommendations, story writing principles from movies and TV shows, random thoughts, ideas, dream journal, trade journal, and there’s a big rabbit hole on mentalism).

Topics of interest — AI, Universe, Stocks, Banned Books, Radical Ideas.

CURRENTLY

Frontend Design Expert at Mercor — evaluating generative AI design quality across 14+ domains (UI, branding, 3D, editorial, motion, and interactive), designing evaluation prompts, and prototyping interactive visual concepts to validate AI model outputs.

PREVIOUSLY

  • Frontend Design Engineer at Cognijin Inc.
  • Software Designer at Infinichains (Credibl) Inc.

SKILLS

CSS3HTML5JavaScriptPythonNext.jsReactTailwind CSSTypeScriptFigmaGitHubJiraMiroLighthouseWAVEQualtricsR StudioNVDAv0A/B TestingARIA ImplementationAccessibility AuditsDesign SystemsFront-end DevelopmentInformation ArchitectureJourney MappingMobile DesignRapid PrototypingResponsive DesignStorytellingTypographyUX DesignUser ResearchWCAG 2.1WireframingAdaptabilityCommunicationDecision MakingProblem-SolvingTeamwork

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