Case Study · 02
Helios
An AI-powered recruitment platform: designed, architected and built end to end.
Role
UX/UI Designer →
Technical Lead
Stack
Bubble.io · OpenAI · Figma
Industry
HR Tech · AI SaaS
Year
2025–Present
Overview
One person, two hats:
designer and builder.
Helios is an early-stage recruitment platform that uses AI to connect candidates and companies: analyzing CVs, generating structured feedback, and matching talent to open positions intelligently.
I joined as UX/UI Designer to shape the product from research to interface, and grew into the Technical Lead role, owning the platform architecture and building it hands-on in Bubble.io with OpenAI integrations. This case reflects that dual journey: the same person who drew the wireframes shipped the working product.
The Challenge
From zero to a working MVP.
Early-stage startups don't have the luxury of separate design and engineering tracks. Helios needed someone who could design the experience and build it: fast, without sacrificing craft.
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01
Three user roles, one platform
Candidates, companies and recruiters/coaches, each with distinct flows, dashboards and permissions.
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02
AI as a core feature, not a gimmick
CV analysis, feedback generation and intelligent matching needed careful prompt design and clear UX around AI outputs.
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03
No-code at production quality
Bubble.io architecture that stays maintainable as the product scales: data types, workflows, reusable elements and API connections.
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04
Leading while building
Defining standards, documenting decisions, estimating roadmaps and onboarding teammates on no-code best practices.
Visual Language
A brand system built
for trust and clarity.
I defined Helios' visual identity: a deep navy foundation that communicates professionalism, energized by cyan and green for action and success states, and a dedicated violet reserved exclusively for AI-powered features, so users always know when the machine is speaking.
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Deep Navy · Core
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Azure · Primary
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Cyan · Action
#64F495
Green · Success
#796CF9
Violet · AI Features
Scope
Designed and shipped.
AI
CV analysis & matching
OpenAI integration for parsing CVs, generating candidate feedback and matching talent to positions: prompts, models and analysis flows.
UX/UI
Multi-role dashboards
Wireframes and final UI for candidate, company and coach views: open positions, position detail and progress tracking.
Build
CV rendering engine
Dynamic CV display and download inside Bubble using structured data, custom delimiters and JavaScript parsing.
Build
Notification system
Floating notification panel in the platform header with conditional data loading and bulk mark-as-read workflows.
Build
Job description editor
Two-panel editor with live preview: companies write postings and see the final layout render in real time.
Growth
Premium landing page
Conversion-focused landing for the premium service targeting company users, on-brand and structured for clarity.
Interfaces
Key screens.
Platform in active development. Screens shown reflect the MVP stage.
Outcome
A validated MVP,
built to keep evolving.
Helios is in continuous validation: testing features, gathering feedback and refining the platform ahead of scale. As Technical Lead I keep translating business needs into clear tasks, estimations and roadmaps, while supporting the team's growth in no-code development.