010 - UX Engineering, Prototyping, and Tooling with Adekunle Oduye of Plaid

Today, I’m talking to Adekunle Oduye.-Adekunle is a UX Engineer at Plaid, where he's helping to build Threads, Plaid's official design system. He also co-authored the Design Engineering Handbook by InVision and is passionate about design systems, prototyping, and front-end development. When Adekunle isn't building software, you can probably find him reading up on Stoicism or planning his next adventure.-As a designer, I find it fascinating to learn about other roles. So, in our conversation, we delved deep into UX Engineering, a discipline that combines design and development. Adekunle shared a lot of insights into his day-to-day as a UX Engineer, best practices for prototyping, advice for people who want to become UX Engineers, and so much more. A lot of value packed in this one, so without further ado, here’s my conversation with Adekunle Oduye.===Highlights⭐ What is UX Engineering⭐ Day to day as a UX Engineer⭐ How to work with designers, engineers, and PMs⭐ Best practices for prototyping⭐ How to become a UX Engineer===Links🔗 Design Engineering Handbook🔗 Adekunle’s new podcast “Code & Pixels”===Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.===Have a great day! :)