Hi, I'm Kunal – a fullstack product designer in Chicago.

I combine 15+ years of building and delivering excellent experiences in roles as a product designer, product manager, and frontend engineer. I'm a systems thinker, technically oriented, and highly comfortable in new and ambiguous problem spaces.

Experience

Aura Frames

Senior Product Designer

Designing experiences for the internet's favorite digital frames.

Magic+Might

Design Director

I designed mobile experiences for self-driving cars.

Galactic

Product Design Engineer

I built financial products for web3 users.

(RIP crypto, closed up shop)

PayPal / Braintree

Senior Technical Product Manager

I managed IAM products, launched a new version of the Braintree merchant dashboard, and established a merchant data platform.

Modest

Product Design Engineer

I designed and built a contextual commerce platform.

(acquired by PayPal)

dscout

Product Designer

I designed and built the first major iterations of dscout's user research platform.

gravitytank

Interaction Design Lead

I designed and built prototypes to help large organizations ideate quickly.

(acquired by Salesforce)

Big Projects

Skyteller

Galactic

Skyteller started as a dream to turn crypto into cash in just one click, and to make the whole crypto world more accessible and user-friendly. We built a bridge to your bank, allowing you to off-ramp straight from your wallet or your personal Skyteller off-ramp contract.

Braintree Control Panel

Braintree / PayPal

As the product manager for merchant experience, I led the redesign of Braintree's payments dashboard.

This project was a multi-year, cross-organizational effort that affected every stakeholder in the organization and Braintree's global merchant base.

Small Projects

These articles showcase my passion for various aspects of the design process and my thinking as a designer, product manager, and engineer.

Daily Dispatch app cover

Reverse Engineering: Connections

I break down an existing experience with a technical focus.

Read on Notion

Turn the Tables

I built a small tool to help me solve a puzzle from one of my favorite choose your own adventure puzzle books: Maze of Games.

Read on Github
Daily Dispatch app cover

Over-Engineered: Daily Dispatch

I design a hypothetical app end-to-end based on a simple workflow problem.

Read on Notion

About

I started my career in traditional graphic design but my interest in technology and building helpful user experiences quickly took my career into new and emergent spaces.

Design is at the core of my sensibilities, but roles in product management and software engineering have helped hone soft and hard skills that make me the fullstack product designer I am today.

My experience is a mix of building for early stage problem areas and for enterprise scale.

Aside from design, my interests lie in building small, helpful apps, solving puzzles, tennis, soccer, and biking around Chicago. I also spend a lot of time attempting to dream up a daily word game that the NYT purchases for a modest sum.

Resume

A more detailed account of my career.

Aura Home, Inc.
Senior Product Designer
2024 – Present
Magic+Might
Design Director
2023 – 2024
Galactic
Product Design Engineer
2021 – 2023
PayPal / Braintree
Senior Technical Product Manager (L25)
Product Manager (L24)
Product Design Engineer (L24)
2015 – 2021
Modest
acquired by PayPal
Product Design Engineer
2014 – 2015
dscout
as part of gravitytank
Product Designer
2012 – 2014
gravitytank
acquired by Salesforce
Interaction Design Lead
2010 – 2012
VSA Partners
Interactive Designer
2009 – 2010
Designer
2007 – 2008

How I Work

Tools and activities I'm highly comfortable with and use regularly in my work.

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