About me

Hi, I'm Devayani.

I design AI-powered products that help people navigate complex workflows with clarity and direction.

I'm drawn to the messy middle of design — where ideas are still forming, assumptions get challenged, and better solutions emerge through iteration.

Portrait of Devayani Gadgil

What I work on

  • 01. AI-driven product experiences
  • 02. Complex, multi-step workflows
  • 03. Systems that guide, not overwhelm

How I think

  • Clarity over complexity
  • Action over information
  • Systems over screens

Experience

Where I've been.

Hirello.ai

Aug 2025 - Present
Remote, US

Current

Lead Product Designer, AI

  • Designed 20+ high-fidelity screens and a 40-component design system in Figma for a B2C AI SaaS platform, establishing consistent visual language and accelerating developer handoff using data-driven design.
  • Prototyped 3 core AI-driven features, translating complex job-tracking logic into intuitive user workflows to validate product-market fit with beta users.
  • Partnered with engineers in Agile sprints to define technical feasibility constraints, reducing design rework by aligning wireframes with implementation realities during the pre-launch sprint.
  • Owned end-to-end product design lifecycle: discovery, wireframing, high-fidelity design, and developer handoff as sole designer across the full product.

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Apr 2024 - May 2025
Baltimore, MD

Research

UX Research Assistant

  • Led full-cycle platform migration from TerraDotta's legacy system to a new Admin Console, reducing administrative processing time by 30% and eliminating 100% of manual data entry.
  • Conducted training for 5 staff members and authored all onboarding documentation, achieving 100% user adoption post-launch.
  • Redesigned the Go Abroad student-facing website's information architecture with wireframing in Figma, improving visual hierarchy and navigation based on positive user feedback.

Lepal.ai

Oct - Dec 2024
Remote, SF

Internship

UX Research Intern

  • Executed a mixed-methods research program—including 10 user interviews, 50+ surveys, and usability testing—for a pre-launch mental wellness app, identifying 15 critical pain points for the MVP backlog.
  • Delivered 3 research reports influencing 2 core product features, aligning product strategy with user needs and reducing design risk pre-launch.
  • Used Figma prototypes and journey maps alongside survey data to validate design decisions with real users, enabling evidence-based iteration cycles.

Toolkit

What I work with.

Design & Research
FigmaFigJamFigma MakeAdobe XDMiroWireframingPrototypingHigh-Fidelity UIDesign SystemsUser InterviewsUsability TestingSurveysHeuristic EvaluationCompetitive AnalysisInformation ArchitectureWCAG/AccessibilityClaude CodeCursor
Technical
HTMLCSSJavaScript (React)
Methods
AgileDesign ThinkingData-Driven DesignAI-Driven DesignData Analysis & VisualizationCross-Functional CollaborationAI-assisted prototyping (vibe coding workflows)

Beyond the screen

The fun stuff.

📸 Traveling with a camera
🍰 Baking something slightly too ambitious
🎨 Halfway through a painting that's either going really well or very badly
🌱 Growing herbs from seed on my porch