Hi, I am Daniel.
I am a UX and Product specialist currently focused on helping people sleep better @ Somnee.
Prev. Salesforce, Apple (Beats by Dre), Snapchat, HP, Matey (Neo ‘24), Promaxo, Lekko (Rippling)
Accomplishments
1st UX hire at Lekko, acquired by Rippling
1st UX hire at Somnee (raised 20M+ from Khosla, NBA, others), upped user fluency by 850%
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
UX Researcher @ Somnee | Jan '25 - Present
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.
