Steven Urmston
UI Designer & Frontend Developer
+44 7590843170
steve@urm.st
Profile
A passionate hybrid Designer/Developer with strong communication skills. Alongside core strengths in Frontend Development and UI Design, I bring a broad skill set well-suited to cross-functional product teams.

Experience
Senior Frontend Engineer, Hublsoft
- Senior member of the engineering team building a decision intelligence platform.
- Key contributor to an Innovate UK-funded project, integrating AI capabilities into the product.
Mar 2021 – Feb 2025
UX/Frontend Developer, Pierbridge
- Led the frontend re-architecture of a parcel TMS product using React and TypeScript.
- Delivered UX and concept design for a data mapping tool to streamline workflows.
Sep 2019 – Mar 2021
Senior Frontend Engineer, Effective Experiments
- Worked in a product team rebuilding a legacy application in React/GraphQL.
- Built a React component library to exacting design standards using Storybook.
Feb 2019 – Aug 2019
Lead Frontend Developer, Bytemark
- Senior member of an Agile (Scrum) Engineering team.
- Led UI design and frontend development of the company’s core applications.
Nov 2017 – Feb 2019
Product Manager, Bytemark
- Drove customer-led product strategy, marketing, and vision.
- Led a cross-functional team; increased revenue per customer by 35% and customer base by 15%.
Jun 2016 – Nov 2017
UX Developer, Bytemark
- Introduced a UX and design focus to an engineering-led environment, shaping early product experiences.
Jan 2014 – Jun 2016
UI Designer, Independent Contractor
- Delivered design and frontend development across diverse client projects, providing immediate impact.
Oct 2012 – Jan 2014
Senior Designer, Designition
- Led visual design, client relationships, and full-stack development (PHP) for a web agency.
- Won two major industry awards for websites designed and developed in-house.
Jun 2005 – Sep 2012
Owner, Clearbar
- Founded and ran a web design and development business, delivering end-to-end digital solutions for clients.
Oct 2003 – Dec 2005
Education
ILM (Level 5) Leadership and Management, University of York
2017 – Present
MSc Human-Centred Interactive Technologies, University of York
- Awarded a Distinction (>90% average mark)
- Received a fully funded ESRPC scholarship
2008 – 2009
MA (2.1) Political Science, University of Glasgow
1999 – 2003
Skills
DesignDevelopmentManagementUX
UI DesignInteraction DesignWeb DesignJavaScriptTypeScriptReactGraphQLRuby/RailsAngularJSHTMLCSSProduct StrategyLine ManagementLeadershipUX ResearchUser Testing