Connor Sears is a software designer based in sunny California.
Co-founder and CEO of Rewatch (acq by Atlassian). Built design tools at Meta, led the product design team at GitHub, and designed at Pinterest and Twitter.
Sutro 2026
Sutro is a new email client designed for people and built for agents. Bring your own Claude, Codex, or OpenClaw agents and have them work with you directly in your inbox. This project is open for early access.
Rewatch 2020-2025
Rewatch was the collaborative video hub that gave teams an AI meeting notetaker, a video library, and screen recording all-in-one. Founded in early 2020, I served as CEO and chief designer until Rewatch was acquired by Atlassian and we integrated its features into Loom as a key part of Atlassian's vision for AI-powered teamwork.
Meta 2019-2020
Led a team of designers building internal design tools and infrastructure to support 800+ designers. Design systems, Sketch/Figma plugins, design review tools, automated quality checks, and Origami Studio.
GitHub for Business 2017
Coordinated and led the GitHub for Business launch that included features like SAML single sign-on, automated user provisioning, premium support, and a guaranteed uptime SLA.
GitHub Universe product launches 2016
Led the product design direction for all the features that drove the 2016 GitHub Universe conference. We shipped Code review, Projects, Profiles, 2FA enforcement, and much more. I also pitched in and helped design and code the landing page.
GitHub organization permissions 2015
Redesigned and coordinated the rollout of GitHub’s foundational permissions system that replaced a previous system was much too permissive and insecure. This project was deeply impactful for customers and remains the core of how developers collaborate and share code today.
GitHub organizations 2014
Worked with a small team of engineers to redesign and restructure our organizations feature and make the core experience clearer and easier to manage.
Twitter profiles redesign 2012
Collaborated with the Identity team at Twitter to rethink profiles across web and mobile. We created a more dynamic header that highlights the user and worked with brands to make their presence on the platform more engaging.
Photon 2015
Originally built for the audience of a 2015 Electron meetup at GitHub HQ, Photon was the missing UI kit for helping developers get a jumpstart on their desktop apps.
Punt 2015
Punt was a simple iOS todo app that didn’t overthink things. A fun side project I used as an excuse to build an app with Swift.
