SAGESURE

Designing an end-to-end consumer mobile app to streamline home condition assessments

Role

Product Design Intern

Timeline

Jun. 2025 - Aug. 2025

Team

1 Product Manager

1 Product Designer

2 Engineers

Skills

Product Strategy

UX Research

UI Design

Prototyping

User Interviews

User Testing

CONTEXT

How might we help homeowners understand and track the current condition of their home?

AlgoAce is a B2C iOS app designed to help students and early-career software engineers practice coding problems and build communication skills for technical interviews.

As a product designer, I led UX design from 0→1, and collaborated cross-functionally with engineers to create a playful, gamified learning experience. Our MVP is scheduled to launch on the App Store during beginning of 2026.

SageSure, a $980M insurance-tech enterprise, needed a way to help homeowners understand and maintain their properties, as 77% experienced major issues they didn’t realize until damage or inspection flagged it. Many users only addressed problems once something broke and felt intimidated by electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.

To solve this, I designed and launched a consumer mobile app that transformed complex home assessments into clear, actionable insights.

AlgoAce is a B2C iOS app designed to help students and early-career software engineers practice coding problems and build communication skills for technical interviews.

Feel free to reach out to maggieju@g.ucla.edu! I would love to share more :)

AlgoAce is a B2C iOS app designed to help students and early-career software engineers practice coding problems and build communication skills for technical interviews.

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

While the specifics of my internship are under NDA, here are what I did:

AlgoAce is a B2C iOS app designed to help students and early-career software engineers practice coding problems and build communication skills for technical interviews.

☆ Designed a consumer mobile app that served 5,000+ homeowners and achieved 90% customer satisfaction

☆ Increased user engagement by 15% through research, user interviews, and iterative UX improvements

☆ Partnered with engineers and marketers to design and prototype an internal AI-powered notetaker tool

☆ Drove efficient delivery by creating design specifications, prototyped walkthroughs, and ensured seamless execution

TAKEAWAYS

Good design reduces cognitive load.

User interviews showed that electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems felt intimidating. By simplifying data-heavy dashboards into clear and actionable insights, I helped homeowners feel more in control of their home repairs and maintenance.

Balancing user value with business goals creates sustainability.

By aligning the app’s functionality with SageSure’s insurance priorities, I created a product that not only helped homeowners but also strengthened long-term retention and trust.

Clear communication turns ideas into impact.

By proactively sharing user insights, wireframes, and prototypes, I aligned the team around feedback — ensuring every decision shaped a product that was both intuitive for users and strategic for the business.

GRADITUDE ♥︎

Thank you to my manager, my design mentor, the Home Services team, and my intern project group for such a rewarding summer! I’m really grateful for the chance to work across both UX research and design, and for the mentorship that helped me grow my product design skills. Excited to see how SageSure continues to innovate in the future!

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