Hey, I'm Mudit!

I have wide-ranging experience in product design and systems thinking. I believe that the key to building purposeful digital experiences lies in forming strong relationships with our cross-functional partners.

The tl;dr

I find it immensely rewarding to help make platforms safe and more trusted for customers, which is my current focus at Spotify. Previously, at Cash App and at Thumbtack, I led projects to help improve the number of good actors on these platforms. Before Thumbtack, I was the first designer on the User-Generated Content team at Walmart Labs, where my work made it easier for our online shoppers to read and submit reviews.

I have a Master's in HCI from the UC Berkeley School of Information and was born and raised in New Delhi, India.

Outside of work, I love to play tennis and never pass up an opportunity to explore a national park.

Confident story teller, puts customers first and innovative with his design solutions are the phrases that comes to mind when I think about Mudit. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing and managing Mudit, during which I’ve seen him grow as a designer and a teammate. I’m impressed with Mudit’s ability to put himself into the customer’s shoes and develop solutions that are intuitive and visually elegant. Mudit would be a true asset to any UX team and comes with my heartfelt recommendation.

- Helen Jordan, Senior Manager at Walmart

A little story about myself

Algebra isn't my strong suit. Finding the value of unknown quantities has eluded me since high school.

However, when I took a graduate class in quantitative research, I had little difficulty in finding the value of unknowns buried in a large census dataset, in part, because the data was associated with real people. I realized that to find the value of the unknown, I had to see the value in the unknown.

Looking back, I can now join the dots. Many years ago at a research session during my internship, watching a person struggle through a flow sparked my curiosity. Uninititated to product design, yet I immediately understood the importance of good design. I could see the human impact.

This human impact of product design is my motivation for being a designer. If I do my job well, it could help someone accomplish an important task, efficiently and inclusively. And even though I may never meet that person, they are an unknown worth designing for.

What I'm listening to

Lex Fridman, Stanford Psychology Podcast, Acquired

What I'm reading

A Walk in the Woods

I tried to write a joke in the footer, but I got cold feet. Also, here's my LinkedIn.