Chris Lee

New York–based software builder with 13 years across design, product, engineering, and management

Perplexity
Member of Design Staff
Design · Engineering2025—now

Designed and shipped features across Perplexity Search, Computer (agent), and Comet (browser), owning work from concept through code. 1000 commits and counting.

Comet voice mode
Search box redesign
Computer for Mac
Patreon
Design Manager, Senior Staff Product Designer
Design · Product · Management2024—2025

Led Patreon's 0 to 1 evolution into a social platform. Scaled from IC to managing 4 designers covering both creator publishing tools and the consumer app.

Highlights
Quips
Podcast tools
Sprig
Head of Design, Interim Head of Product
Design · Product · Management2022—2023

Led Sprig's expansion from a survey tool into an AI-powered insights platform, landing customers like Figma, Ramp, and Notion. Managed a team of 4 across product, design, and brand and personally drove early AI and session replay design.

AI Analysis
AI Feed
Replays
Marketing site
Icons
Uber Eats
Senior Design Manager
Design · Management2020—2022

Managed 7 designers covering Uber Eats' merchant tools — onboarding, menu management, orders, marketing, payments, and analytics — while rebuilding the team through the pandemic.

Onboarding
Dashboard
Menu management
Google Chrome
Staff Product Designer
Design · Product2013—2020

Joined Chrome as one of its earliest designers and contributed across surfaces used by billions, with a focus on mobile interfaces and productivity use cases.

Tab groups — desktop
Tab groups — mobile
Chrome Home
Catchup
Design · Engineering2023Visit

Designed and built a personal relationship manager for iPhone: contact routines, notes, and reminders for the people who matter most.

Catchup
Illuminate
Design · Engineering2023Visit

Designed and built one of the first AI-powered Bible reading apps — pairing scripture with contextual commentary and instant answers to questions while reading.

Mobile
Web