Iván Rivera

Product Engineer & Product Designer

Product Engineer with a graphic design background, combining 3+ years designing and shipping data-centric products with 7+ years building production-ready web applications. Experienced in translating business goals into user-centered solutions, collaborating across product, design and engineering teams, and leveraging AI-driven workflows to accelerate discovery, prototyping and delivery. Throughout my career, I have worked across startups, public institutions and international teams, bridging product thinking, design and software engineering to turn complex ideas into scalable digital products.

Product Engineer — Arbolitics
2024 – Present
  • Collaborated with product leadership, agricultural experts and engineering teams to define and prioritize solutions for growers and financial institutions.
  • Translated roadmap initiatives into product concepts, prototypes and production-ready implementations.
  • Designed and evolved the Arbolitics design system using an AI-assisted, code-centric workflow.
  • Built and maintained frontend applications for climate risk assessment, field monitoring and portfolio management.
  • Participated throughout the entire product lifecycle, from discovery and validation to implementation, deployment and iteration.
  • Leveraged AI tools to accelerate product exploration, interface design, frontend implementation and documentation workflows.
Product Designer — VMetrix
2019 – 2020
  • Applied qualitative and quantitative research methods to drive product decisions and improve user experience.
  • Designed and maintained the V3 design system in close collaboration with engineering teams.
  • Contributed to frontend architecture through SASS codebase maintenance and design system implementation.
  • Designed and maintained customer-facing financial products and dashboards.
Independent Product & Frontend Consultant — Freelance
2013 – Present
  • Partnered with startups, agencies and organizations to define, design and build digital products.
  • Worked directly with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and user experiences.
  • Delivered projects across the full lifecycle: discovery, design, frontend implementation, deployment and optimization.
  • Built scalable interfaces and web applications balancing product objectives, technical constraints and user needs.
  • Led client-facing discussions, technical implementation and iterative product improvements.
UX/UI Designer — Plan Chile 30/30 — DIRPLAN / Ministry of Public Works
2017 – 2018
  • Coordinated delivery across government stakeholders, communications teams and software developers.
  • Recruited and led the web development team.
  • Defined and delivered the UX/UI strategy for a large-scale public digital platform.
Frontend Developer — Escritorio Empresa CORFO
2016
  • Collaborated with designers and technology partners using Agile methodologies.
  • Developed a responsive component system and frontend architecture using HTML5, CSS3 and Bootstrap.
  • Built and maintained documentation systems supporting product consistency and scalability.
Creative Developer — Bienes Públicos
2016
  • Collaborated with researchers, industrial designers and hardware developers to reconstruct historical industrial prototypes.
  • Developed Python-based tooling to support hardware reconstruction workflows.
  • Bridged research, design and implementation throughout the project lifecycle.
Creative Developer — McCann Worldgroup
2016
  • Coordinated agency stakeholders, brand representatives and venue operators.
  • Translated creative concepts into interactive digital experiences.
  • Delivered production, installation and maintenance of interactive systems.