Manvi Gupta

Hi, I'm Manvi

Product designer & strategistwho simplifies complex problems using first‑principles thinking

BITS HYD

Apple

CMU HCII

Founder

Microsoft SVC

new adventure begins…

SELECTED WORK

Microsoft

Design @ Microsoft

Led the design and strategy for SQL observability and RAG workflows in Azure and Fabric, while automating design process with AI and scalable libraries.

Enterprise UXAI Developer ExperienceB2B SaaS

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Apple

Design @ Apple

Led the redesign of AppleCare's advisor toolset — reducing handle time and improving first-contact resolution.

Internal ToolsInteraction DesignAccessibility

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Terrible Workers

Co-founder of Terrible Workers

Award-winning educational card game gamifying soft-skill development for high-school students.

0→1 ProductLearning DesignService Design

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Who am I...

Design Philosophy

Design is a STRATEGIC LEVER, not a coat of paint.

For me, design is a dialogue between users, designers, and developers — where strategy and aesthetics work together to create something that feels effortless.

At a glance

Life & Interests

When I'm not shipping products, I'm practicing yoga (a habit since I was 8), exploring global cuisines, or experimenting with new painting and crafting techniques (latest being crochet).

Experiments with AI

Data Analysis

VS Code + Copilot

Built an AI agent to parse and analyze customer data, enabling strategic long-term product feature decisions.

Productivity

Gemini · Copilot · Claude

Brainstorming ideas, automating workflows, and accelerating the design-to-development lifecycle.

Development

Claude Code

Built this portfolio entirely with AI-assisted development — iterating on design and engineering decisions in real time.

Prototyping

VS Code + Copilot · Figma Make

Rapidly built interactive prototypes to test, validate, and finalize design decisions before engineering handoff.

WHAT COLLEAGUES SAY...

“Manvi is proactive and demonstrates a fantastic learning curve. Her strategic approach to the UX roadmap introduced UX-led items into semester planning for the first time — a milestone that reflects leadership beyond her level.”
Swar GujraniaSenior Design Manager · Microsoft

“Being new to cloud-scale database systems, I have been very impressed with how well Manvi was able to understand the problem space and customer needs. She has done a lot of impactful work to help us understand our customers better so that we can build the best solution for them.”
Lance WrightProduct Manager · Microsoft

“What Manvi achieved with Terrible Workers is remarkable. She turned a difficult educational space into something genuinely fun; I've never seen students so engaged and full of laughter. She worked through multiple constraints to help us solve real problems for our youth.”
Matthew Callison, PhDDirector of Innovation · South Fayette School

“Manvi is a great team player and always looks at a business problem from several angles, which helps to build the solution more effectively in a robust and fool-proof manner. She is able to influence others in key decisions and actively drives end-to-end solutions.”
Guhan VaratharajanSenior Engineering Manager · Apple

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Made with help from AI ✨, some chaos 🤯, and lots of ❤️