Katerina Bulkina

Katerina Bulkina

UI/UX Design Team Lead, UITOP

I’ve worked on over 50 B2B SaaS products, so I know how tough it can be to make software that’s both functional and easy to use. I’m all about creating designs that make life easier for your users and help your business grow. For me, it’s not just about making things look good. It’s about understanding your users. And I’m happy to share my experience with you in new articles!

All articles written by Katerina Bulkina

    How to Build a CRM System
    ProductDevelopment
    How to Build a CRM System: UX, Architecture, and Development Explained

    Customer relationship management (CRM) platforms are rarely just simple contact databases for storing phone numbers and company names. A modern B2B sales setup acts as the central engine for a company's growth. It handles real-time sales pipelines, keeps track of complex email histories across different teams, protects sensitive business records, and runs automated workflows. Making […]

    Jun 30, 2026
    / 15 min to read
    UX-First Development
    ProductDevelopment
    UX-First Development: Why Modern SaaS Products Are Built This Way

    Many enterprise software companies still treat user experience as a superficial cosmetic step – an aesthetic layer completed shortly before engineering begins. They sketch static wireframes, apply a visual brand layer, and pass mockups down the assembly line to developers.  This approach often fails to address how modern cloud platforms actually operate under heavy enterprise […]

    Jun 11, 2026
    / 12 min to read
    Building Operational Software
    ProductDevelopment
    Building Operational Software: What Makes Development Different from Standard SaaS

    The software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector is often associated with marketing tools or collaboration platforms. However, there is a separate, critically important category of products known as operational software.  These systems, which include software for order management, warehouse management, procurement, and supply order management, form the “nervous system” of a business.  Unlike standard SaaS solutions, where the […]

    May 22, 2026
    / 13 min to read
    UI/UX Digital Products for Healthcare
    DesignProduct
    Designing Digital Products for Healthcare: UX Considerations Beyond the Interface

    Healthcare is a domain where design carries weight well outside aesthetics. A misplaced button, a confusing label, or a delayed system response may lead to consequences that affect real lives. In this environment, UX is tightly connected to safety, accuracy, and responsibility. While in other digital products, friction can cause users to leave an application […]

    Apr 29, 2026
    / 14 min to read
    From MVP to Scalable Product
    DesignProductStartup
    From MVP to Scalable Product: How Design Choices Shape Long-Term SaaS Growth

    Every SaaS product starts as an MVP. But an MVP is the starting point. The decisions you make at launch shape everything that follows. Architecture, UX, component logic - all of it compounds over time. Therefore, scalable SaaS product design begins on day one. The stakes are real. Most SaaS products that struggle to scale […]

    Apr 13, 2026
    / 9 min to read
    Custom Web App Development for SaaS
    ProductDevelopment
    Custom Web App Development for SaaS: When and Why It Makes Business Sense

    A large number of SaaS products start off on a templated system, a no-code development system, or a boxed system. Such systems enable teams to launch their product quickly and test the market without having to incur high costs on development.  However, as the product evolves and becomes more complex, such systems often start to […]

    Mar 25, 2026
    / 14 min to read