Richard Worsfold
Staff Interaction Designer Android XR at Google
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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SeniorRichard Worsfold is a design leader and engineer with over 15 years of experience building UX, product design, and developer tools across major platforms. Now a Staff Interaction Designer on Android XR at Google, he previously led interaction design for Android Automotive and core developer tools, shaping experiences used by millions. He combines hands-on prototyping and engineering with cross-functional leadership, shipping complex tooling and applications from concept to production. His background spans startups and big tech—from co-founding Leap Transit and leading Makeshift Studios to long tenures at Microsoft and Google—bringing both entrepreneurial grit and product-scale discipline. Based in Seattle, he’s known for bridging design and code to make advanced interactions feel intuitive, and for driving design systems that empower engineering teams. An uncommon strength is his sustained focus on developer-facing tools, which amplifies his impact by improving how other teams build.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Stackoverflow
2,599reputation
354kreached
37answers
13questions
webpack
top-5%
babeljs
top-5%
Github Skills (93)
windows10
animated10
web-performance10
firebase10
javascript10
linux10
scroll-position10
web-developer10
html10
realtime-database10
angularfire10
angular10
cli10
electron10
v810
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
glued/async-bounds
Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
getBoundingClientRect() async and without browser re-layout using intersection observer
Contributions:8 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
asyncintersection-observer
glued/baku
Jan 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:2 commits, 2 PRs, 59 pushes in 3 months
es6javascriptfrontend
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