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Product Designer & Design Engineer

Universo
Observável

I design and build complete digital products end to end, from user research to production code.

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About Me

Pedro Tamburro

Based in Rio de Janeiro

Product Designer

Product Designer with 16 years of experience. From discovery and information architecture to production code. A selection of 9 products live, built with AI-assisted engineering from idea to deploy.

  • Open to Work

Brands I've Been Part Of

Stack

Tools I work with

From design to deployment. I work across the full stack, from Figma wireframes to production-ready apps built with AI-assisted engineering.

AI-assisted engineering

How I build with AI

AI doesn't replace the process, it compresses it: cycles that go from idea to production in days, not months. Every product on this site went through the same discipline:

9selected products live in production
40+automated E2E checks guarding business rules
100%built on token-based design systems
01
Discovery & research

Market analysis, benchmarks and pain-point mapping, with AI accelerating synthesis. Judgment on what matters stays human.

02
Shaping & PRD

Problem, appetite and boundaries defined in writing. The output is a lean PRD: clear requirements, not vague briefs.

03
Breadboarding

The product becomes a map of screens, actions and connections. The flow is validated before the first pixel exists.

04
Design system first

Tokens as the single source of truth. Zero hardcoded hex: color, type and spacing always come from the system.

05
Vertical slices

Claude Code as pair programmer, building end-to-end slices that each ship complete value, one at a time.

06
Deploy, measure, iterate

Live on Vercel from week one. Real usage reveals what prototypes hide, and feeds the next slice.

Non-negotiables
  • Generated code is reviewed before commit
  • AI executes; design and engineering decisions stay mine
  • Nothing ships outside the design system
  • Tokens and patterns enforced in CI

Experience

Editora Globo
Nov 2022 – Present

Product Designer · Conversion & Acquisition

Editora Globo

I lead the design of acquisition pages and subscription flows for Editora Globo brands, such as O Globo, Valor Econômico, Clube O Globo and Edições Globo Condé Nast, working alongside marketing, digital channels and the design team. I run a continuous A/B testing and conversion optimization (CRO) program connecting design to revenue, and create campaigns and assets across formats (digital, print, video, landing page and email marketing). In 2026 I brought AI-assisted coding into the process: a landing page that took days in low-code tools now ships in under a day, in its own code. On my own initiative, I trained the 8 designers of the Institutional Marketing team, across Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, to build landing pages and marketing emails with AI.

Universo Observável
Dec 2017 – Present

Product Designer & Founder

Universo Observável

Independent studio where I design and code my own products, from research to deploy. Among them Vira (a ticketing platform with Pix and card payments), Proficia (a B2B SaaS with subscriptions), Sigil and Drop, all live and each with its own token-based design system.

Education

UX Unicórnio
Jul 2025 – Nov 2026

MBA in AI-Driven Innovation & UX

UX Unicórnio

Postgraduate degree in Innovation focused on Artificial Intelligence and User Experience.

Instituto Infnet – ECDD
Apr 2023 – Apr 2024

MBA in UX Design & Information Architecture

Instituto Infnet – ECDD

UX Design, Information Architecture and Usability.

Senac RJ
2013 – 2018

Bachelor of Graphic Design

Senac RJ

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design.

Works & Projects

From user research to production code. Complete projects, not just screens.

Project
Product Design & Full-Stack

Vira

An in-house ticketing platform, from zero to the first paid event in six weeks: storefront, Pix and card checkout, back office, producer payouts and door control.

Project
Product Design · Conversão & Aquisição

Editora Globo · Aquisição com IA

A/B tests and acquisition landing pages for O Globo and Valor Econômico, now built with AI in under a day.

Project
Product Design

Ensineme · Plataforma EAD

Educational module design for dozens of simultaneous disciplines on Brazil's largest e-learning platform.

Project
Product Design & Full-Stack

Proficia

B2B SaaS for competency assessment: radar, seniority and 70-20-10 development plans for UX designers and teams.

Project
Product Design & AI Engineering

Detetives Digitais

An end-to-end ed-tech flow: the teacher describes the goal, AI builds the mission, the student plays offline, and results feed the next lesson.

Project
Product Design & AI Engineering

Sigil

From a seed color to a complete design system, ready to export.

Recommendations

What colleagues say

André Costa

“He's one of those restless professionals who never settle… exploring practical applications of Artificial Intelligence to drive better results and more efficiency. Pedro masterfully owns the entire construction of landing pages, creative production and the technical layer that sustains the whole campaign circuit, always focused on user experience and conversion.”

André Costa
Digital Sales Channels & Consumer Journey Coordinator · Editora Globo
Carolina Rocha

“He doesn't keep that knowledge to himself: he shares discoveries, tests solutions and encourages everyone around him to grow with him. It was through him that I learned tools that are now part of my daily workflow… Without a doubt, a professional who raises the level of the people and projects he takes part in.”

Carolina Rocha
Designer · Editora Globo
Felipe Musa

“What stood out most was the combination of technical depth and product vision: he understands business goals and user needs, and has the technical knowledge to turn ideas into real solutions, bridging design and development very efficiently… I recommend Pedro with full confidence.”

Felipe Musa
Marketing & Partnerships Analyst · Editora Globo
Fernanda Gesteira

“Working with Pedro taught me a lot. He is a dedicated, attentive professional who helps make the workplace calmer and more balanced. Being part of his team was very important for my entry into the job market and helped shape the way I see the corporate world. I am very grateful for everything I learned and for the opportunity to work alongside him.”

Fernanda Gesteira
Graphic Designer · Editora Globo

Looking to hire a Product Designer? Let's talk.

Open to full-time and contract roles. I cover the full product design cycle, from user research to shipped code.