Aliena has taught 1,000+ product designers through Fast Track UX, an official Figma Trusted Partner Bootcamp, and shares practical design education with a community of 150,000+ designers on YouTube @Aliena Cai. Her work focuses on bridging the gap between design education and how product design is actually practiced inside leading technology companies.

Previously, Aliena was a Senior Product Designer at eBay Ads, where she led the design of eBay’s Pay-Per-Click advertising products used by millions of sellers. She has guest lectured at the University of Washington and Northeastern University, and her work has been featured in Forbes and Business Insider.

Known for her genuine, practical, and humorous teaching style, Aliena has worked with industry leaders including Figma, Framer, Notion, Granola, Replit, Lovable, Bolt, Miro, Wix Studio, Hostinger, and Loom. Her mission is to help product designers build fulfilling, well-paid, and impactful careers while becoming the next generation of design leaders.