Hi, I'm Vaisakh Pradeep.

A product designer who builds

I've always been a tinkerer at heart. For the past eight years, I've focused on the "0 to 1" phase of product design, taking messy, complex ideas and turning them into clear, functional experiences.

The Journey to Design

My path started in Electrical Engineering. I was deep into that world and even placed in the top 0.3% in India (GATE exam), but a sketching bug caught me in my final year. I was drawing every single day, and I realized I wanted a career where I could explore that creativity. This led me to a Master's in Design at IISc Bangalore, and I haven't looked back since.

A Modern Renaissance

I'm a big believer in the Renaissance approach to creating: where a designer doesn't just hand off a layout, but understands how it actually comes to life. While I am a designer first, I love the "realization" part of the process. I've been playing with code since high school, and today that means I'm right at home in the frontend. I love the instant gratification of CSS, the polish of a perfectly timed Framer Motion transition, and making sure the final product feels as good as it looks.

Current Chapter

For the last five years, I have been working remotely for North American companies, solving complex problems from my home office. For the past three years, I have been at Jora. I feel incredibly fortunate to be part of such a stellar team, most of whom are based in Tokyo.

Working from home can be a bit lonely at times, and my day to day social life is definitely on the quieter side. It is one of the trade-offs of the remote life that I still haven't quite figured out. However, we make up for it in a big way. Once a year, I fly out to Tokyo to meet the rest of the team. We spend the week syncing up and eating our way through the city. Those trips are easily the highlight of my year. They recharge my social battery just enough to head back to my desk and get back to building.