Chinmay Shinde

23 · Product Design Engineer · Bengaluru, IN

my story

How it started ?

I started in 2021 as an engineering student with a curiosity for design who joined a college fest team.

Through that process, I realized that my engineering brain and my creative side were actually looking for the same thing: a way to make things work better for people.

why product design?

Building things that make sense

I’ve always been drawn to the logic behind how things work.

Product design allows me to combine that analytical mindset with a focus on the human experience.

I chose this path because I want to build products that don't just function they feel right the moment you touch them.

i've worked at

Experience

Freelance | Product Design Engineer

Dec '25 – Present

Mellow Design Studio | UX/UI Designer

June '25 – Aug '25

Zinnov | Designer

Oct '24 – Nov '24

Purple Cow | Designer

April '23 –July '23

the good stuff aka my skills

What I bring to the table

Interaction DesignUser ResearchDesign SystemsSystems ThinkingPrototypingAccessibility & InclusivityProblem SolvingStorytellingVisual & UI DesignDesign & Content Strategy

tools i live in

Claude

Lovable

Figma

Framer

VS Code

React

Next.js

Tailwind

shadcn

Notion

Photoshop

Illustrator

GitHub

Vercel

what keeps me human

Outside of Design

Building Auradeck for therapists

Shipping saythis.lol

Showing up for a set of Ty Dolla

Shooting my first YouTube video

Giving therapy to my Dribbble

design philosophy

Deconstruct & Rebuild

We are the ancestors of the future.

The responsibility of building today is to leave behind a world that is more intuitive and less fragmented than the one we found.