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I’m Surya Arunachalam, a product designer and engineer based in Chennai, focused on crafting clear UI and UX for real, shippable products. I move from research and interaction design to polished, production-ready interfaces—using AI tools to speed up concept-to-high-fidelity work while keeping the quality bar high. My background includes 3 years in software engineering and a full end-to-end UX training experience. I’ve led design work across productivity and career-transition products, ran usability testing with measurable improvements, and also contribute to building and optimizing engineering solutions—so my design decisions stay grounded in what’s technically feasible.…I’m Surya Arunachalam, a product designer and engineer based in Chennai, focused on crafting clear UI and UX for real, shippable products. I move from research and interaction design to polished, production-ready interfaces—using AI tools to speed up concept-to-high-fidelity work while keeping the quality bar high. My background includes 3 years in software engineering and a full end-to-end UX training experience. I’ve led design work across productivity and career-transition products, ran usability testing with measurable improvements, and also contribute to building and optimizing engineering solutions—so my design decisions stay grounded in what’s technically feasible.

Surya Arunachalam

UI Designer, UX Designer, Product Designer, +4

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I’m Surya Arunachalam, a product designer and engineer based in Chennai, focused on crafting clear UI and UX for real, shippable products. I move from research and interaction design to polished, production-ready interfaces—using AI tools to speed up concept-to-high-fidelity work while keeping the quality bar high. My background includes 3 years in software engineering and a full end-to-end UX training experience. I’ve led design work across productivity and career-transition products, ran usability testing with measurable improvements, and also contribute to building and optimizing engineering solutions—so my design decisions stay grounded in what’s technically feasible.…I’m Surya Arunachalam, a product designer and engineer based in Chennai, focused on crafting clear UI and UX for real, shippable products. I move from research and interaction design to polished, production-ready interfaces—using AI tools to speed up concept-to-high-fidelity work while keeping the quality bar high. My background includes 3 years in software engineering and a full end-to-end UX training experience. I’ve led design work across productivity and career-transition products, ran usability testing with measurable improvements, and also contribute to building and optimizing engineering solutions—so my design decisions stay grounded in what’s technically feasible.

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I’m Surya Arunachalam, a product designer and engineer based in Chennai, focused on crafting clear UI and UX for real, shippable products. I move from research and interaction design to polished, production-ready interfaces—using AI tools to speed up concept-to-high-fidelity work while keeping the quality bar high.

My background includes 3 years in software engineering and a full end-to-end UX training experience. I’ve led design work across productivity and career-transition products, ran usability testing with measurable improvements, and also contribute to building and optimizing engineering solutions—so my design decisions stay grounded in what’s technically feasible.

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Work Experience

Freelance Product Designer at Network of Creatives

May 1, 2026 - Present

Help shape AI models and tools within the network and take on selected end-to-end product design engagements. Partner directly with founders for discovery, user research, interaction design, and shipped interface delivery. Integrated AI into the daily design workflow (e.g., Figma Make, Google Stitch) to generate UI and prototype quickly, while using tools like Claude for design critique, UX copy, and research synthesis to move faster from concept to high-fidelity without cutting craft or rigor.

UI/UX Design Project Work (Certification Program) at HCL GUVI Certification Program

August 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026

Completed an end-to-end UX training track covering discovery, research, ideation, prototyping, testing, and iteration. Designed Zendo (productivity app) with user interviews, personas, journey maps, wireframes, and high-fidelity Figma prototypes to streamline core task flows. Built Shift (career transition platform) with cross-platform responsive UX (web + mobile) using persona-driven information architecture. Conducted Maze testing with 10 participants to diagnose a 21.1% misclick rate on the Family Graph and improved discoverability using contextual coach marks; ran usability testing with 20+ participants and synthesized findings into actionable iterations. Maintained reusable Figma component libraries to support consistency and developer handoff.

UI/UX Design Projects at HCL GUVI Certification Program

August 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026

Led user research including interviews, persona creation, empathy and journey mapping; built wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes in Figma; designed Zendo (productivity app) and Shift (cross-platform career platform); conducted usability testing and iterated based on feedback; built reusable component libraries and applied accessibility and inclusive design principles; integrated AI tools into design workflow for faster prototyping and critique.

UI/UX Designer at Case Study Projects

August 1, 2025 - Present

Designed Zendo, a productivity app to improve workflow clarity, built Shift, a career transition platform, and created Knot, a memory-sharing platform. Conducted user interviews, built prototypes, and iterated designs through usability testing.

Software Engineer at Avasoft

August 1, 2022 - February 1, 2025

Contributed to a POS application for over 2,000 stores, optimized back-end services, and refactored components for better scalability. Mentored junior developers and ensured rigorous coding standards, resulting in improved maintainability.