Steven Polak
Portfolio
2025

Design
Engineer

Intro

“That’s the exact ambiguity that describes me”, I thought to myself as I read about the indefinite definition of a design engineer.

So, this site shows a bit of what I do as a self-proclaimed design engineer. I'll let you decide if you think this title is fitting and/or deserved!

My tech journey

Along my journey from no-code (2021) to all-code (2022 and beyond), I've never shied away from the front-end's surrounding disciplines. Going into 2025, I'm applying many skills concurrently in the development of a mobile app. Some of these go beyond the scope of software and more into the realm of entrepreneurship, which makes it a great, all-round experience.

Tech stack
A
Language
B
Frameworks
C
Database
D
Integrations
E
Testing
F
Deployment
G
Design
  • JavaScript
    01
  • TypeScript
    02
  • Svelte(Kit)
    03
  • React (Native)
    04
  • Next
    05
  • PostgreSQL
    06
  • SQLite
    07
  • Drizzle
    08
  • K
    Kysely
    09
  • Payload CMS
    10
  • Stripe
    11
  • P
    PowerSync
    12
  • Jest
    13
  • Vitest
    14
  • Playwright
    15
  • Git
    16
  • GitHub
    17
  • GH Actions
    18
  • SCSS
    19
  • Figma
    20
  • Illustrator
    21
  • Photoshop
    22
  • Blender
    23

Selected
projects

PayloadCMS UI/UX demo

A design vision for Payload CMS

Payload, a headless CMS, needed a design overhaul. I created a UI/UX demo to showcase a tangible design vision for the platform.

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Svelte Email Tailwind

Develop emails with half the code

A Vite plugin that converts Tailwind classes in your Svelte email components to inline styles on built time. Plus, a user-friendly UI for previewing your emails in development.

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WiseLoad App

Heal and prevent injuries

A universal movement planner and logger, with an emphasis on load management through fine-tuned progressions and composable programming.

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About me

Hey, I'm Steven. As much as I love design and development, I'm primarily driven to utilize these skills to solve meaningful problems. I've learned that doing so requires focus. That's why these days, I dedicate my spare time to the WiseLoad app, while I've paused other side-projects and open-source contributions for the time being.

approach

Vision

Enjoy the doing, while doing good.

Core value

Be goal-driven yet curious.