About
Senior Product Designer based in Bengaluru. I design software for complex B2B products and build them in code. Started as a systems engineer at Infosys, moved into design, and now use AI to build things that used to need a team.
This is where I write notes, document my work, and think out loud about design, systems, and building things.
Where I'm from
I'm from Patna, Bihar. My father was a bank manager in a rural bank and my mother managed our home, so I grew up around conversations about responsibility, money, and practical decisions.
Bihar has a way of keeping you grounded. Strong traditions, long history, a quiet emphasis on discipline. Many of my early memories are of simple routines and local festivals, and the idea that progress comes from consistency more than luck.
What I do now
I design software for the messy middle of B2B products: cloud governance tools, audit workflows, design systems. Problems where the data is complex, the edge cases are endless, and the user is a professional with no patience for poor UX.
What energizes me most: problems that don't have an obvious design answer. Where I have to understand the full system before I can design the interface. Where shipping the wrong thing would genuinely hurt people's workflows.
I currently do contract design work with Open UI. Before that, I was the first designer at MontyCloud. I built their design system from zero and owned product design for WAFR audit tooling, reporting dashboards, and cloud governance workflows across a 2-person design team.
What I used to do
I started as a software engineer writing Java for large enterprise systems. It was logical and stable, but I was more curious about the "why" behind features than the code itself.
That curiosity pulled me into content and storytelling for a while. Working in fintech taught me how clarity and trust shape decisions.
Design eventually felt like the meeting point of both worlds. I moved fully into product design, working with startups and SaaS teams on complex tools and workflows.
That's where I feel most at home.
Work experience
Consulting remotely with Open UI across client projects. A lot of the work is about stepping into ambiguous problems, aligning teams, and shaping usable product directions without the luxury of long runways.
Worked on a cloud governance platform where complexity was the default. Redesigned audit flows, built reporting experiences, and helped put a design system in place so the team could move with more consistency and less friction.
Worked with startups at different stages, often entering when things were messy. Most of the job was clarifying problems, narrowing scope, and turning broad ideas into shippable product decisions.
Agency stint designing for fintech products. Touched websites, comparison tools, and onboarding flows. A good lesson in balancing business goals with what users actually need.
Worked on content and video for a student finance platform. Grew YouTube and engagement, but more importantly learned how much clarity and trust matter when money is involved.
Started in enterprise tech working on large systems for ABB. That world of constraints, scale, and edge cases is where my interest in design and user experience first began.
How I work
SEEK: to learn
Start with the problem, not the solution. Talk to users, read the data, understand the constraint.
FRAME: to understand
Turn what you learned into a clear problem statement. This is where most projects go wrong, skipping straight to solutions.
ACT: to shape
Make something real. A sketch, a prototype, a working component. Something you can put in front of a person.
ITERATE: to evolve
Ship, observe, adjust. The first version is never the right one. The second one usually is.
What I'm looking for
- Meaningful, long-term work
- Small teams with real ownership
- People who care about clarity and craft
- Problems worth thinking deeply about
And a life designed with intention, not default choices.
Outside of work
I love watching films, mostly the kind that linger. I read in my library and document what I'm learning in notes.
I love photography and videography. Shot a few short films with college friends and travel videos for travel startup TripNaari on a Gokarna trip. Currently for day-to-day it's a Samsung S24. For bigger shoots, the Canon 200D II with a 24mm and 50mm prime.
I also got into drones. My first was a DJI Air. Crashed it into a tree at an event inside Infosys Mysore, sold it when it got outdated. Also had a GoPro Hero 7. Took it 30m underwater in Goa. Safe limit without a housing is 10m, two drops got in. Planning FPV next.
I love playing badminton. I lift weights. Most of my day is screen time, so I go AFK when I can.
I love cooking from scratch and experimenting with plant-based food. Started as curiosity, now it's just how I eat.
I love sketching. Did a lot of it in school and while prepping for NID and CEED. Now I collect references: design work, websites, tools, articles. All in Obsidian.
I love board games. My wife and I play Ludo with my parents on weekends.
I love to travel. Currently working toward visiting all 12 Jyotirlings, 3 down.
Grew up on GTA, NFS, and Prince of Persia. Don't get much time for that now.
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