Hi, I am Daniel.
I am a UX and Product specialist currently focused on helping people sleep better @ Somnee. I also consult early and growing teams to identify UX friction, reduce cognitive load, and improve activation through focused UX audits.
Prev. Salesforce, Apple (Beats by Dre), Snapchat, HP, Matey (Neo ‘24), Promaxo, Lekko (Rippling)
Accomplishments
1st UX hire at Somnee (raised 20M+ from Khosla, NBA, others), upped user fluency by 850%
1st UX hire at Lekko, acquired by Rippling
Dual-degree from UC Berkeley
1600 Chess Elo in 4 months (on the grind to 2000)
USA Top-20 in Clash Royale in 1.5 years (56 million users)
Grew TikTok to over 5M views
6-figure ARR as a 19-yr old solo founder
All A’s in a 24-unit semester
History
Product Manager, UX @ Somnee | Dec '25 - Present
UX Researcher @ Somnee | Jan '25 - Dec '25
UX Researcher @ Salesforce | Jan '25 - Apr '25
Product Manager @ Promaxo | May '24 - Aug '25
UX Analyst @ Apple (Beats by Dre) | Jan '24 - May '24
Product Designer @ Lekko (Acq. Rippling) | May '23 - Aug '23
About Me
I’m Daniel Kim, a Bay Area native and UC Berkeley graduate with a dual degree in Cognitive Science and Data Science, where I focused on neurotechnology and human-computer interaction. I work at the intersection of neurotechnology, UX, and product, with experiences ranging from improving sleep-focused brain-computer interfaces at Somnee to redesigning clinical imaging workflows at Promaxo. My goal is to design and create products that are intuitive, evidence-based, and valuable to the average neurotech consumer.
Outside of work, I train MMA, play chess (1600 elo), follow professional sports (especially NFL), skateboard, and write “The Neurotech Napkin”, a newsletter read by execs from Neuralink, Synchron, Blackrock Neurotech, and more.
