The Role Formerly Known As...
Hey Maia, so what do you do?
What I call myself in the industry changes every few years.
Web Designer. Web Developer. UI/UX Developer. Frontend Engineer. Creative Technologist. Design Engineer.
And... the most meta designation of all: Engineer.
So what am I?
Depends on the day.
Sometimes I’m deep in the frontend—building interfaces, refining systems, getting the details right.
Sometimes I’m working across the stack—connecting APIs, wiring up the data, making sure everything plays nicely.
Sometimes I’m bridging teams—translating between design, product, and engineering so we don’t lose the thread.
The title shifts, but the connection is this:
I make digital things make sense—for users, and for the people building them.
And with AI reshaping how we work, I get the sense it’s going to evolve even more.
Who knows what I’ll be tomorrow?