I design the layer most designers skip.
I'm Viri — a product designer with a track record at Microsoft, AWS, and Oracle. I work on complex systems: AI-powered onboarding, developer infrastructure, enterprise file management. The through-line isn't the domain — it's the type of problem. Ambiguous. High-stakes. No obvious answer.
I grew up in Mexico City. That probably shaped something about how I think about systems that don't always work as promised — and the gap between what a product says it does and what it actually delivers. I've been trying to close that gap ever since.
How I work
I'm not the right designer for every problem. I'm the right designer for the ones that require you to hold a lot of complexity in your head at once — and still make a decision.
I tend to push on the framing before I start designing. Most briefs arrive as solutions in disguise — "design a better X" when the real problem is upstream. I spend time there first.
I work closest to the decisions that are hardest to reverse: interaction models, system logic, the rules that determine how a product behaves across all its states. I move fast when I'm certain. I slow down when I'm not. I've shipped under pressure, defended decisions in executive reviews, and killed work I was proud of because the data said no.
Outside of work
I have a cat named Ponyo who is clingy, dramatic, and absolutely convinced every meal is his last. I play support in Overwatch — I keep everyone alive and get zero credit for it. I go to the gym consistently enough that it's basically a personality trait at this point. My friends and family are the reset button for everything else.
I am, in every sense, a person who exists outside of Figma.
Get in touch!
If the work interests you, want to talk through a problem you're stuck on, or just want to be friends — my inbox is open.
Let's Talk
virit.cabrera@gmail.com