Nick Jonas
Product Design & Engineering
Hi
I have a constant drive to discover the most interesting and important problems to solve. I want to bring my experience and expertise to diverse teams in an effort to reduce the most complex problems into elegant solutions using a human-centered design approach.
I've stood on the shoulders of giants — a few of their words that stay with me:
  • “Unless you begin with an interesting problem, it is unlikely you will end up with an interesting solution.” - Bob Gill
  • “Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.” – Edwin Land
  • "Enlightened trial and error succeeds over the planning of the lone genius." - David Kelley
  • “The truest material for making new things isn’t aluminum or carbon fiber. It’s behavior.” – Robert Fabricant
Work
Please reach out to view my portfolio.
Sept 2025 - Present
Software Engineer
Resolve AI
March 2024 - Sept 2025
Software Engineer
Google DeepMind / Gemini
June 2022 - March 2024
UX Engineer
Google Translate
March 2019 - Present
Director of Product Design
Sidewalk Labs – NYC
2018
Professor at SVA
Interaction Design - NYC
December 2015 - January 2019
Sr Creative Technologist
Google Creative Lab - NYC
May 2014 - December 2015
Product Design Lead
Google Accessories - NYC
February 2013 - August 2014
Co-Founder
Modern Assembly - NYC
March 2011 - August 2012
Sr Interactive Developer
B-Reel - LA + NYC
June 2009 - March 2011
Sr Interactive Developer
65 Media - LA
Contact
Email
njonas45[at]gmail[dot]com
San Francisco, CA
Skills
Design
UI/UX, 3D modeling, software and hardware conceptual & prototype design, system & IA design, wireframing
Research
Qual/Quant Surveys, Usability studies, Click-through prototypes, Domain-expertise interviewing
Programming
Typescript (React/Angular/Svelte), Python, Java
Patents
Wireless Occupancy Sensors
A design for a replaceable in-ground wireless sensor that can detect the presence of vehicles
2019
Computer-vision Enabled Wearable*
A ring that uses a small camera, haptic feedback, and a button to help dictate objects that are surrounding one who may be visually impaired
2017
Biometric Case Design
Using biometric data as an input for generative art in the context of producing personal hardware products, such as custom phone or laptop cases
2016
Raincheck*
An umbrella stand that can indicate weather patterns
2015
Surfboard Tracking Sensor*
Using an IMU sensor to track and visually represent the motion and path of a watercraft (surfboard)
2014
*provisional patents have been filed and since expired
Education
University of California, Irvine
BS, Informatics, School of Information & Computer Sciences
September 2005 - 2009
Personal
The Judd - 2024
A mohair wrapped birch daybed inspired by the minimally functional work of Donald Judd
The Ear - 2023
An ear lamp that responds to your simple voice instruction. Milky-white SLA resin 3D print of a large scale modeled human ear.
The Bean - 2022
A round, friendly, organic shaped table reminiscent of Mid-century and Art Deco (i.e. Isamu Noguchi, Paul Frankl) movements, but simplified in its smooth and uniform white-oak material & appearance.
The Spanish Chair - 2021
Reproduced the Spanish chair by Børge Mogensen using veg-tan leather, walnut wood, and brass hardware.
The Shop - 2020
In the midst of the pandemic, Erez Horovitz and I built a fabrication/woodworking studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Spoons - 2020
During COVID lockdown in NYC, I carved a series of spoons which I individually auctioned off to help various pandemic-related initiatives.
The Cabin - 2018
I gut-renovated an old, derelict A-Frame in Gardiner, New York, and gave it a second life as a rental for those seeking respite from the city.
The Table - 2016
Inspired by the work of George Nakashima, I designed and built a 6' live-edge coffee table from a slab of a cherry tree, with walnut butterfly inlays and turned legs.
Raincheck - 2015
I designed, patented, and built Raincheck – an umbrella stand that knows when it will rain. It indicates the chance of rain, snow, and extreme conditions through subtle illuminated indicators inside a solid walnut housing.