Victor Cavalcante, Product Designer (UX/UI) and front-end developer

Hi, I'm Vk. I design experiences, from research to release.

Open to remote roles, based in Brazil (UTC-3)

6 years in product design and UI/UX, across B2B and B2C. I've built games, gamified experiences, mobile apps, websites, software and CRM, from UX research and wireframes to design and code. Creative enough to jump into whatever comes next.

  • 7years in design, 6 in product design and UI/UX
  • 13+products shipped leading a team of 4 designers
  • 6xemail output with the internal builder I designed and coded
  • 3brands with design systems and gamification I built from scratch

Featured case study

Orra Ring.The full UX plan behind a product launch.

A smart ring I made up to plan a full launch: who it's for, what the page must answer, how the 3D story moves and what happens after the click.

  1. 01

    One promise for two people

    I started with two proto-personas: a tired professional who wants better sleep without tracking homework, and a runner who needs to know when to rest. Both get the same promise, right in the hero: Rest, measured.

    Orra hero: the headline Rest, measured. above a titanium ring
  2. 02

    Every section answers one question

    I listed what people ask before buying, like "will I even notice it on my finger?", and gave each question its own section, in the order it comes up. Material answers comfort: 4 g and 2.4 mm thin.

    Material section: an aerospace titanium ring turned edge-on
  3. 03

    Motion that explains the product

    The 3D ring follows a motion script I wrote before building. It turns edge-on for material, faces you for the sensors and draws a charge arc for the battery. Each pose answers the claim beside it.

    Sensors section: the ring faces the viewer with the sensors lit
  4. 04

    A plan before the email

    A plain waitlist only asks. Here two quick questions build a personal sleep plan, and only then does the page ask for an email. Both answers turn into CRM segments.

    Quiz: a personal plan shown above the email field
  5. 05

    The click keeps working

    Choosing a finish, opening a section, finishing the quiz: each one is a named event. I planned ten of them, plus the lifecycle stages and the emails each segment gets after sign-up.

    Finish picker: the ring in gold with four finishes to choose

Concept project

Tinker

A handheld for indie games. The page shows your own itch.io shelf before the specs, opens the device in a 3D teardown and lets you play a game before you reserve.

  • UX planning
  • 3D · three.js
  • Game design
  • Front-end
Vantle steel card Vantle CardAlso in the lab: a steel card that rounds purchases up into savings goals. Open the live page ↗

How Vk is built.

Four layers, one person. I own all of them, from the first question to the shipped screen.

After launch I measure. What works goes into the system; what doesn't goes back to research.

  1. 01 · GamesWhere it startedGame design taught me what makes people stay: progress, rewards and a clear next step.
  2. 02 · ResearchResearch firstHeatmaps, session recordings, Maze tests and interviews. I pick the metric before I open Figma.
  3. 03 · DesignDesign inside a systemFlows, prototypes and components in Figma. Design systems for 13+ products so far.
  4. 04 · CodeThen I build itReact, Next.js and TypeScript. Or specs and states your developers can follow.
Victor “Vk” Cavalcante

Meet Vk.

I'm Victor, but everyone calls me Vk. I started in game design, and it still shapes how I work: I look for the moment someone hesitates and ask what would make the next step feel obvious, maybe even fun.

I led a team of four designers across 13+ products in education, health and construction. From 2025 to 2026 I owned the gamification of three regulated consumer brands, from research to code, and led the 4Play redesign that was later presented as a reference in Europe, Cyprus and Latin America.

  • Raven enthusiast
  • Runs on coffee
  • Cat person
  • RPG player

For recruiters

Tech specs.

Open to remote product design and UX/UI roles, full-time or contract. Available now.

hello@victorvk.com
Roles
Product Designer, UX/UI Designer, front-end developer
Experience
7 years, 6 in product design and UI/UX. Led a team of 4 designers.
Shipped
13+ products, and design systems and gamification for 3 consumer brands
Toolkit
Figma, React, Next.js, TypeScript, three.js, Clarity, GA4, Maze and Miro
Languages
Portuguese (native), English (C1, EF SET certified), Spanish (intermediate)
Time zone
UTC-3. Full overlap with US Eastern hours, about 4 h with Central Europe.
Contract
Full-time through an EOR, or as a contractor

Questions recruiters ask

Do you work in my time zone?

I'm in Brazil (UTC-3): full overlap with US Eastern hours and about 4 hours with Central Europe. I work in English every day.

Can you start now?

Yes. I'm available now for full-time roles and contracts.

Do you design, code, or both?

Both. My main role is product design and UX/UI. I also build front-end in React and Next.js, so handoff is short and I can ship small fixes myself.

Which industries have you worked in?

Education, public-sector health and construction software, indie games, and since 2025, regulated consumer platforms in sports and casino.

What people I worked with say.

“From day one, Victor stood out as an extremely talented and dedicated UI/UX professional. His ability to understand user needs and translate them into intuitive, compelling interfaces is truly impressive.”
Ruberto MartinsProject Manager, software and data teams
“Clean, well-structured, and clearly built with implementation in mind.”
Dmytro MuzylovFull Stack Engineer
“His ability to see the bigger picture while contributing thoughtful ideas helped us make better decisions and deliver stronger results.”
Lawrence RodriguesMarketing Project Manager

Excerpts from recommendations on my LinkedIn profile ↗

This site runs on its own design system.

Tokens, components, theming and accessibility rules, documented in the open. One token file feeds every page in both themes.

Open the design system

Let's talk.

Send me the role or the problem. I reply in English or Portuguese.

Also open to freelance product design and front-end projects.