Hi, I'm Atharva 👋
Product designer bridging the gap between people & technology. Currently leading design at Atlas AI.
At Atlas AI, I design geospatial market intelligence tools. Previously, I worked on designing advanced flight search experiences at Kayak & the driver-partners apps at Olacabs crafting experiences for the next billion users across Southeast Asia.
I explore emerging tech in my spare time building interactive prototypes using machine learning, Threejs & open-source hardware. Find them on the Play Page.
I enjoy talking to new people, both to learn and share. Please don't hesitate to reach out via Email, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Selected Work
2020 - Present
Geospatial market intelligence tools to understand developing markets at Atlas AI
↳ As the founding designer I am currently involved across product, market discovery & growth. Collaborating with stakeholders to make data actionable, anticipating user needs and rapidly prototyping potential new product streams.
2020
Designed & developed a ML web app to alert if someone is touching their face
↳ Built as a response to a growing public health crisis and a shift in the increased time spent in front of laptops/desktops.
↳ In parallel also developed a tool to track good posture using the same technology. You can try the tool here. This evolved into my master’s thesis on the human AI collaboration.
2019
Advanced search to assist travelers in customizing flight search on Kayak.com
↳ Collaborating with the user research, product and business teams I designed, prototyped and tested multiple advanced search tools. Two of them still help millions of travelers find the right flights.
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2016 - 2018
Building & scaling the driver partner ecosystem at Olacabs
↳ As a fullstack designer I had the experience of designing an unique non-handheld device interactions that inform the driver of activities without taking their attention away from the road.
↳ I grew with my role starting out by designing smaller features to designing across multiple products, owning design and delivery and mentoring other designers.
↳ I also had a chance to work for the connected car experiences for Ola Play on the driver dashboard interfaces.
2014 - 2016
Beginning a career in design by cutting my teeth at startups like as MagicX & Cubeit.
↳ At MagicX I designed chat applications that enabled users to access different services in a single app. They could pay utility bills, book cab, order groceries, etc.
↳ Enabling digital payments over chat for a cash first nation was a big challenge I worked on.
View MagicX work