Welcome to my world!

I'm Diya! a Product Designer who thinks like an engineer and designs like a storyteller. With a background in Computer Engineering and a Master's in Human-Computer Interaction from UT Austin, I live at the intersection of logic and creativity, building experiences that are technically grounded, deeply human, and measurably impactful.


At SimplePractice, I've designed for a platform that powers 125M+ annual appointments; from reimagining scheduling workflows for 250k+ users to architecting insurance credentialing journeys that drive real feature adoption. I don't just move pixels; I move metrics.


Outside of shipping product, I'm the kind of designer who shows up to Adobe sprints, wins them, gets invited back for GenAI workshops, and still finds time to be genuinely excited about the craft. I care about accessibility, design systems, and the small decisions that make a product feel inevitable.


If you believe great design should be both beautiful and buildable, we'll get along just fine. With all of this, I am also a Teaching Assistant at UT Austin since 2024.

Work Experience

Product Designer

Simple Practice

May 2025 - Present

Remote

California, USA

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Texas at Austin

2024

In-person

Austin, Texas, USA

UX Designer

Smudg

2023-2024

Remote

Mumbai, India

UX Designer

Procoach - Freelance

2023-2024

Remote

Mumbai, India

Product Design Intern

Janta24

2022 - 2023

Hybrid

Hyderabad, India

AI Product Engineering Intern - Apprenticeship

RehabVeda AI

2021

Remote

India

I love painting

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Winner of Adobe Design Sprint 2026

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Calmness
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Meditation

Design Team Member at UXPA Association
(User Experience Professionals Association)

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Diya Patel

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Last Updated Jan 2026

Diya Patel

Open for Full time Opportunities/ Contract Positions