Nick Arocho, Design Engineer, Los Angeles

Design engineer in Los Angeles. Ten years across brand, product, and platform: Apple, AWS, Target, and a studio of my own.

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  1. An AI-powered treatment platform that matches people with verified recovery facilities using clinical fit, insurance, distance, and live availability, then explains every recommendation.● live ↗
  2. A connected fitness ecosystem spanning a Squarespace brand and ecommerce site, plus a custom Next.js app for programming, performance tracking, and membership management.● live ↗
  3. A real-time slang translator that hits different. It spans 67 (iykyk) dialects across generations, regions, subcultures, and professions—preserving tone, intent, and cultural context through OpenAI’s streaming Responses API, semantic vector retrieval, and a living lexicon.● live ↗
  4. An open-source developer toolkit for building cloud-connected web and mobile apps, where I helped shape the authentication and data experiences.open source ↗

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These days I am a Staff Software UI Engineer at Apple, designing and building interfaces for AI data platforms and GenAI client apps. None of that work is public, so I sadly can't show it off here.


When I'm not working I'm enjoying life with my amazing family, catching a concert, or designing & building interesting and (sometimes) useful things.

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Now
2022–Today
Taught
2022–23
Prev
2021–22
Ecom
2019–21
Ecom
2018–19
Studio
2014–2022
Before
2008–13