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
Winner of Adobe Design Sprint 2026





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


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Last Updated Jan 2026
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