Design Engineer who bridges design and engineering — building the systems, tooling, and shared language that help cross-functional teams move together. Fluent in Figma and React.

Currently at BreakLine. Previously built design systems at Roadpass Digital, products at Roadtrippers, ClearSpend, PokerAtlas, and WhatAbout.

Lazy Export — Figma plugin for developer-friendly asset exports One click. Assets exported and organized for iOS, Android, and Web. ☕

Obsidian Figma Viewer — Embed Figma files in your markdown notes Built because I needed it. V2 coming soon with auth support for locked files.

Sketch Weaver — Local LLM-powered design data injection Uses Ollama to inject realistic data into Figma designs. Because Lorem Ipsum is boring and manual data entry is worse.

Design: Figma (daily driver), design tokens, component libraries, interaction & motion design, Sketch Code: React, TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, HTML/CSS, CSS animation Systems: Design language systems, governance, accessibility, multi-platform (React, React Native, WordPress, Rails) Building: Figma plugins, workflow automation, LLM-powered design tools

Form follows function, and purpose enables refinement.

I don't believe in rigid design frameworks. Real problem-solving involves navigating chaos with clear goals. Design is an ethos that guides you in creating products that enhance people's lives — not a step-by-step process from A to B.

I lose track of time when I can see and feel progress. Creating a feedback loop that transforms idea execution into tangible results is addictive.

I'm a bridge-builder by nature — I learn whatever I need to make the people around me more effective. I can sketch the vision in Figma and debug why the SVG is 35MB. (True story btw. Discovered it, Fixed it.) But I'm at my best when I'm connecting disciplines, not working in isolation.

I strongly believe open source is the best type of source. GitHub is my playground — a place to build things that others can engage with, benefit from, and learn from.

If any of my projects help you, that's the point. Use them. Break them. Make them better. Open a PR. Or just star them so I know someone cared. ⭐

Portfolio: kocheck.dev LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kylekochanek Bluesky: @kylekochanek.com Figma Community: @kocheck

Design Engineer | 🫀 Husband & Dad | ✨ Pattern recognition enthusiast | 🤓 Sci-fi von Neumann probe discussant