Mikhail Milnikov

Mikhail Milnikov

Senior Product Designer

Porto, Portugal · m.milnikov@gmail.com · GitHub · LinkedIn

Senior product designer and hands-on product builder with 15+ years of experience taking digital products from concept through design, implementation, and launch. Led 0-to-1 products, design systems, and multidisciplinary teams across fintech, healthcare, marketplaces, and operational software. Currently building AI-assisted products for independent tattoo artists.

Recent projects

Founder & Product Designer, JustInk

Founded, designed, and built JustInk from zero—an AI-assisted operations product for independent tattoo artists covering client communication, booking, deposits, calendar workflows, and content creation. Own the product end to end, from strategy and UX/UI through implementation, integrations, and release.

May 2026 — present · Product strategy, 0-to-1, AI workflows, Mobile, Brand

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Principal Product Designer, DOTS

Led and executed end-to-end product design for a multi-role platform connecting tattoo artists, collectors, and studios. Defined marketplace flows, onboarding, design systems, and complex interactions; built an app for automated sketch publishing and contributed 150+ commits to the core product codebase.

Nov 2024 — May 2026 · Product strategy, Design systems, Interaction design, Leadership

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Senior Product Designer, Blanc Bank

Designed the onboarding experience for a neobank serving entrepreneurs, then led internal CRM workflows for sales, support, operations, and compliance teams.

2020 — 2024 · Product strategy, Interaction design, Internal tools, Fintech

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Art Director, Yandex.Health

Led design of Yandex’s healthcare product across appointment booking and telemedicine. Helped scale the service to 100,000 consultations within its first six months.

2016 — 2019 · Product strategy, Interaction design, Healthcare, Leadership

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Lead Designer, Tips+

Designed a cashless tipping product for the service industry—one-tap customer flows, staff tools, and brand identity—without QR codes or complex payment steps.

2019 — 2020 · Product design, Fintech, Mobile, Brand

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How I work

I value

  • Real problems over predefined solutions
  • Useful products over addictive ones
  • B2B tools over mass-market engagement
  • Simplicity over unnecessary features
  • Open platforms and open source
  • Autonomy with responsibility

I avoid

  • Dark patterns
  • Attention-extraction business models
  • Design without context
  • Cosmetic variations for their own sake
  • Complexity disguised as innovation
  • Features that benefit metrics, not users

If these principles make sense to you, write to me at m.milnikov@gmail.com.