Who am I?

Most products fail not because of bad ideas - but because design and engineering don’t speak the same language.

I’m Arghya Das, a design engineer who bridges that gap. I design in code, think in systems, and ship fast.

I’m currently growing Magic UI, building Baked Studio, and collaborating with founders to turn rough ideas into launch-ready products.

Professional Journey

My college went online in 2020 due to covid.

Somewhere between Zoom lectures and late-night YouTube tutorials, I made a strange decision: I’d become a designer while pursuing a CS degree.

I hacked together ugly wireframes and Adobe XD designs and turned them into working code.

Those scrappy side projects taught me something addictive. When the same person thinks about UX and writes the code, ideas move insanely fast. No handoffs. No waiting. No “design says this, dev says no.” Just shipping. That loop—design → code → ship → iterate—became my flow state. It still is.

People say "don't chase perfection, it slows you down". They're right.

But here's the truth no one says out loud - Perfection is insanely addictive - especially when someone pays you to care.

Not pixel-polishing for ego. But caring about how things feel, how they move, and how users experience what you ship.

That's where I live now.

What is Design Engineering?

When developers want to move fast, they ship MVPs. And let's be honest - most MVPs feel like MVPs. They work. They don't inspire.

Design engineering starts when you stop asking Does this function? and start asking Does this feel right?

• Flow instead of screens
• Micro-interactions instead of features
• Design principles baked directly into components

When one person owns the full loop - from fuzzy idea to refined MVP - there's no handoff friction, no translation loss, and no wasted cycles.

Just momentum. That's the edge.

Projects I am involved?

Indie Design Kit my first job building and converting 60+ figma templates into React + tailwind templates. That is it. It is exactly the challenge I wanted. Looking behind it shows me where I was and where I am now.

Magic UI started as a collection of React animated components by @dillion. I was amazed to see how we can build animated UI with code. And then we got connected with a DM and it has been a crazy journey ever since.

Working With Founders

I started my career in mid-2023, and since then I have had the chance to work independently with several fast-growing startups - often directly with their founders. Yeah I still get wonder how I got access to these crazy talented people.

Most of the opportunities came from the projects I have shared and built in public. Around 50% of my collaborations now start with a conversation about a UX challenge.

If you need someone who can jump between design decisions and production code without friction, book a call and let's map out the milestone together.

"Arghya was great to work with. He's a talented developer who was able to implement dynamic components we provided mockups for. He was very responsive during the entire process and was very easy to collaborate with. I'd recommend him for any team wanting to add beautiful and complex components to their project."

Beyond the Screen

Keeping energy high matters as much as writing clean code, so I hit the court or gym whenever I can (not consistently though). Animation and storytelling are huge inspirations for me, which is why you'll catch me watching anime.

Let's Connect

You can find me one Linkedin and X at @itsarghyadas.