Mahmoud Sami
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About

A designer of bilingual systems, working across the Gulf and the Arab world.

6+
years designing products
22
products shipped
15
industries

I trained in computer science and started designing in 2019 for companies I had never visited. Remote from day one taught me to over-communicate inside the file.

At Fleeti, between 2020 and 2022, I built my first design system, in Arabic and English at the same time, for a fleet-management product. That's where "RTL is not a mirror" stopped being an opinion and became a checklist.

Since 2023 the work has spanned an enterprise communication suite, an HR platform, consumer apps and a UX consultancy. Different sectors, same job: turn dense requirements into systems people can build.

Since September 2024 I have held senior titles: government platforms designed to DGA guidelines, a design-system foundation from primitives to documentation, and AI-assisted workflows I build myself.

I understand the problem first, then decide what the solution should look like.

Timeline

  1. Senior Product Designer · Kafaat Business Solutions Full-timeFeb 2026 – present · Saudi Arabia, remote
  2. Senior Product Designer · UXArabia Full-timeSep 2024 – Aug 2026 · Amman, remote
  3. Product Designer · HR Link Full-timeJul 2024 – Jun 2025 · Saudi Arabia, remote
  4. UI/UX Designer · Jathwa FreelanceFeb 2024 – Feb 2026 · Saudi Arabia, remote
  5. UI/UX Designer · Kodiee Tech FreelanceAug 2023 – May 2026 · Dubai, remote
  6. UI/UX Designer · Independent FreelanceJan 2023 – Jun 2024 · Egypt, remote
  7. UI/UX Designer · Afex Logistics Full-timeAug – Sep 2022 · Saudi Arabia, remote
  8. UI/UX Designer · SHARE ADAWLI Full-timeSep 2020 – Sep 2022 · Saudi Arabia, remote
  9. UI/UX Designer · Fleeti Full-timeAug 2020 – Jul 2022 · Saudi Arabia, remote
  10. UI/UX Designer · Independent FreelanceMar 2019 – Aug 2020

How I use AI

  1. 01

    Before design

    • ResearchDesk research, competitor analysis and source summaries.
    • AnalysisBRDs and notes turned into insights and open questions.
  2. 02

    While designing

    • Edge casesError, empty and exception states for every screen.
    • UX copyInterface text in Arabic and English.
    • ImagesGenerated images and mockups for presentations and content.
  3. 03

    After design

    • UX auditsScreens reviewed, findings ranked by impact.
    • DocumentationDesign-system components and tokens, written up.

Tools I build

  • Tools and pluginsWhen a problem needs a closer analysis.
  • design.md filesOne reference for brand, tokens and components that the team and AI both read, so the output stays consistent.
  • My design system, taught to AIDrafts come out in its components and tokens, not arbitrary values.
  • SkillsRepetitive tasks run the same way every time, like my Arabic writing guide.

The decisions stay mine. I review every output before it reaches the team.

Toolset

  • Figma
  • FigJam
  • Framer
  • Notion
  • Jira
  • Hotjar
  • Optimal Workshop
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Figma MCP
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Agile / Scrum

Education

B.Sc. Computer Science · 2018–2022

Certificates

  • Product Management Foundations – Strategy to LaunchUdemy · Sep 2026
  • Ultimate Figma MasterclassDesignership · Sep 2025
  • Practical User Research & StrategyDesignership · Sep 2025
  • Information ArchitectureUXGate · May 2024
  • UX ResearchUXGate · Apr 2024
  • Foundations of User Experience (UX) DesignCoursera · Sep 2022
  • Visual Design: The Ultimate GuideIxDF · Mar 2022
  • User Experience: The Beginner’s GuideIxDF · Mar 2022
  • Design Thinking: The Ultimate GuideIxDF · Feb 2022
  • Visual Elements of User Interface DesignCoursera · Aug 2020

Availability

Open to senior product design roles, remote or relocation, with teams across the Gulf, the Arab world and beyond.

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