I'M KAILAS · PRODUCT DESIGNER

I turn complex systems into clear products.

5 years designing B2B and B2C products, from API platforms to delivery apps. Off work, I build small AI tools and run a small web studio.

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Selected work

Selected work

YAPPES · 2024 - 26● SHIPPED

Designing a full API platform, end to end

I designed 30+ features, from onboarding to routing and security, all built on one policy system.

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YAPPES · 2025● SHIPPED

One design language for a product that had none

I built Sky, a design system on top of Mantine, with one frontend engineer. About 89% of the platform UI now uses it.

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LOADSHARE · 2021 - 23● LIVE · 4.3★

One app for delivery riders to find work and track earnings

I designed the rider app from sign up to payouts. Riders take food and parcel orders in one place.

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Lab

AI experiments, side projects and freelance work.

AI AGENT · ● LIVE

Ask my portfolio anything

k.ai is an AI agent that only knows my work. Ask about a project, how I work or why I'd fit your team, and it answers in my voice.

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AI TOOL · IN USE

A thumbnail for every live

Gemini makes each stream's thumbnail in the channel's style.

COMMUNITY APP · MVP

A private app for the Kodava community

Social and matrimony, built on trust.

HEALTHCARE · FREELANCE

Doctor visits and records in one app

Book a doctor, see your token, pay, open reports.

What people say

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Girish ManchineeruFrontend Engineer · Yappes
One of the most creative people I’ve worked with, always full of ideas and with a great understanding of the product and market. He’s fun to have conversations with, and when you give him a problem, you can pretty much forget about it, he’ll find a solution! His drive to turn ideas into reality and get things done is what truly sets him apart.
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A bit about me

LATELY

I led design for an API platform and its design system at API management platformSENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER · 2024 - 26The only designer: 30+ features shipped end to endOne shared policy system for 12+ gateway policiesBuilt Sky, the design system, with one frontend engineer, working closely with engineers. Before that, I worked on compliance software at Security compliance softwarePRODUCT DESIGNER · 2023Redesigned risk and certification flowsSo non-technical users could finish compliance tasks on their ownRefined edge cases with engineers and extended the design system, and on the App for delivery partnersLEAD DESIGNER · 100K+ DOWNLOADS · 4.3★Designed it from sign up to payoutsChanges that lifted signup conversion by 62%Interviews and ride-alongs with riders in 5 regions and internal staff management tools at Logistics for delivery at scalePRODUCT DESIGNER 2 · 2021 - 23Designed 5 internal B2B and B2C products, including staff toolsCo-created the first design systemFound and fixed drop-offs with Mixpanel, Smartlook and Redash. On the side, I’m exploring tools and products with AI, like k.ai, and freelancing through My small web studioFOUNDER · SINCE 2026 · KERALAFreelance website design for small businessesRun on the side, next to my AI projects.

IN NUMBERS
5+products across B2B and B2C
5years in product design
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONResume
  1. 2017 - 2021B.Des, Industrial and Product DesignIIITDM Jabalpur
  2. Jan 2021 - Feb 2023Product Designer 2Loadshare
  3. Mar - Dec 2023Product DesignerSprinto
  4. Mar 2024 - Feb 2026Senior Product DesignerYappes
ZAASH DESIGN STUDIOBrand stories, made cinematic with AI
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JEWELLERY

Cinematic ad films and editorial imagery for bridal and everyday collections.

Ad films · Editorial · Social cuts
Bride in gold jewellery and a red saree
Diamond pendant on red velvet
Profile of a model wearing a diamond earring
TOOLSWhat I design and build with
● OPEN TO PRODUCT DESIGN ROLES · KERALA

A designer by craft, a builder by habit.

Let's build something clear.

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