
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Translating complex business logic into intuitive, high-conversion user journeys - including AI-native product experiences. I align abstract goals with seamless execution — combining a founder's mindset with Microsoft experience.
Pressure-testing ideas through rapid prototyping and multi-method research. I integrate AI to augment brainstorming and streamline process efficiency, and my mathematical background ensures that decisions remain grounded in data.
Bridging the gap between design and development, by eliminating technical friction and accelerating shipping velocity — a standard practiced at Apple.
I specialize in making complex systems invisible. From leading teams to build accessible internal tooling for Apple to completely revamping Azure and Fabric SQL monitoring at Microsoft, I thrive where logic meets high-fidelity execution — and a background in Mathematics means that logic is grounded in data, not just instinct.
For me, design is a dialogue between users, designers, and developers — where strategy and aesthetics work together to create something that feels effortless. With a CS degree from BITS Pilani and a Master's in HCI from Carnegie Mellon University, I am equally comfortable navigating a whiteboard strategy session as I am building a high-fidelity Figma prototype or auditing code for design fidelity.
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).
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Years Shipping Globally: Apple, Microsoft & Award-Winning Founder
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