Technovert
UX Design Intern
Apr 2016 to Jul 2016Hyderabad, India
Internship
First industry role, conceptualizing and designing UI/UX while collaborating across teams on early product work.
First roleUI and UXTeam collaboration
Product designer for ambitious teams.
Ten years shipping 0 to 1 for startups and enterprises.
Role
Product Designer
Open for
Contract or perm
Recently
Wualt, SHL, ARKK
Drift/Mobile screens
A bit about me
My browser has forty tabs open and one of them is a font.
These days I call myself an agnostivibe designer: no fixed toolchain, no fixed model, just whatever the work actually needs and the instinct to know when it’s right. That instinct is backed by a Master’s in UX Design from the University of Brighton, where I learned to interrogate a problem before designing a solution. The interface is rarely the hard part. Most of the work sits underneath it, and it needs to be dissected, filtered and assimilated into something people can actually use.
The last couple of years pushed me deep into AI, and I’ve built a real working discipline out of it: prompt engineering, agentic tools, automation pipelines. Plenty of what’s on this site shipped that way, faster than I could have managed alone.
I’ve also mentored 70+ designers on Designlab, some of the most rewarding work I do. Teaching forces you to know why something works, not just that it does. And through all of it I keep landing on the same thing: design that works for the whole system, not just the person tapping the screen. I’ve started calling that an omnicentric approach.
Ten years of product work, from a first internship in Hyderabad to leading design on a safety wearable. Every stop on this line is a team I shipped with.
ZEN3
UX Designer
Apr 2017 to Jun 2021Hyderabad, India
Full timeClient | Microsoft
Designed enterprise SaaS platforms for client Microsoft, including the Sayint conversational-AI speech-analytics platform, a Microsoft 365 and Teams compliance product, and SharePoint intranets. Won Best UX Designer Award 2019.
Enterprise SaaSSpeech analyticsAward 2019
Arkk Solutions
Product Designer
Jan 2021 to Dec 2022Greater London, UK
Full time
Translated complex financial digitalization workflows into clear enterprise interfaces. Research with finance users uncovered critical pain points, reduced support demand, and aligned AI-driven data tools with real user behavior and business goals.
Fintech CXWorkflow automationProduct research
SHL
Sr. UX Designer
Jan 2022 to Dec 2024Thames Ditton, UK
Hybrid
Led UX for talent and assessment platforms used in 150+ countries. Planned remote usability studies, translated findings into measurable product improvements, and coordinated multiple product tracks with engineering and product teams.
Enterprise UXUsability testingData visualisation
Native Teams
UX/UI Designer
Jan 2024 to PresentLondon Area, UK
Remote
Increased qualified B2B leads by 25% through clearer information architecture and landing-page optimization. Improved task completion by up to 40% by simplifying key flows, validating changes through usability testing, and maintaining scalable design systems across web and SaaS.
ResearchEnd to end UXDesign systems
Wualt
Lead Product Designer (Contract)
Sep 2025 to PresentLondon Area, UK
Contract, Remote
Leading product design for Wualt, a wearable safety device for women: mobile app, internal and external ops dashboards, and the marketing website.
Mobile appOps dashboardsDesign system
VOLUNTEERING
Giving back.
Outside client work, I judge award submissions, mentor new designers, and show up for the community that shaped me.
What I do
I design it, then I make it run.
Seven services, one practice. I design the product, build the system it lives in, and automate the work around it.
Product design
Research, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and final interfaces, for new builds and redesigns alike.
Web design
Marketing sites, portfolios, and landing pages that load fast. Design, motion, and build handled together, delivered as a live site rather than a static mockup.
Design systems
Design foundations that scale: tokens, components, type, colour, spacing, and interaction states, documented clearly so teams ship consistent screens without guesswork.
Design to code
Designs delivered as working front end code. React, Tailwind, and real motion specs, matched one to one with the design intent and ready for production.
Private AI setups
AI models running on your own machines and answering from your own material. Private by default, with sensible guardrails and no data leaving the building.
Agent workflows
Multi step work handed to AI agents with clear handoffs, checks that catch errors early, and human review kept exactly where mistakes are expensive.
Business automation setups
The repetitive work in your business wired to run itself: forms, CRM updates, email, invoicing, and reporting, connected into one flow.
Research, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and final interfaces, for new builds and redesigns alike.
Marketing sites, portfolios, and landing pages that load fast. Design, motion, and build handled together, delivered as a live site rather than a static mockup.
Design foundations that scale: tokens, components, type, colour, spacing, and interaction states, documented clearly so teams ship consistent screens without guesswork.
Designs delivered as working front end code. React, Tailwind, and real motion specs, matched one to one with the design intent and ready for production.
AI models running on your own machines and answering from your own material. Private by default, with sensible guardrails and no data leaving the building.
Multi step work handed to AI agents with clear handoffs, checks that catch errors early, and human review kept exactly where mistakes are expensive.
The repetitive work in your business wired to run itself: forms, CRM updates, email, invoicing, and reporting, connected into one flow.
How I work
How I like to work.
Endorsements
What people say.
Seven people I have worked with, in their own words.
SVALLYMATTER
Yash is a great designer with an eye for details that is far above expectations. I have had the chance to work with him over the years across multiple projects and building products that are extremely well received.
CMHR TECH
Yash is an outstanding UX/UI Designer who excels at grasping both client and user requirements. With top-notch quality and a knack for responsiveness and adaptability, I highly recommend him to any client seeking UX/UI assistance.
SASHL
I wholeheartedly recommend Yashwanth Kotha for the role of Senior UX Designer. Having collaborated closely at SHL, I have seen his exceptional ability to translate complex concepts into intuitive designs.
VTLABOWRITERY
His visualization, value-addition, resourcefulness and precise grasp of the client expectations never failed to impress me. He takes complete ownership of the project from concept to delivery.
ASEX-AMAZON
Yashwanth is a highly skilled UX developer. He always puts the customer first and thinks through the entire scenarios before designing. He does not hesitate to spend the extra mile to get the work done. His innovative attitude and communication is commendable.
VSGROWTHSCHOOL
Whenever Yashwanth was assigned to concept and execute a deliverable for one of my clients I knew it would be unique, powerful and achieve results. His ability to articulate wireframes into visual designs is excellent.
SVALLYMATTER
Yash is a great designer with an eye for details that is far above expectations. I have had the chance to work with him over the years across multiple projects and building products that are extremely well received.
CMHR TECH
Yash is an outstanding UX/UI Designer who excels at grasping both client and user requirements. With top-notch quality and a knack for responsiveness and adaptability, I highly recommend him to any client seeking UX/UI assistance.
SASHL
I wholeheartedly recommend Yashwanth Kotha for the role of Senior UX Designer. Having collaborated closely at SHL, I have seen his exceptional ability to translate complex concepts into intuitive designs.
VTLABOWRITERY
His visualization, value-addition, resourcefulness and precise grasp of the client expectations never failed to impress me. He takes complete ownership of the project from concept to delivery.
ASEX-AMAZON
Yashwanth is a highly skilled UX developer. He always puts the customer first and thinks through the entire scenarios before designing. He does not hesitate to spend the extra mile to get the work done. His innovative attitude and communication is commendable.
Tech Stack
What I use on a daily basis
FAQ
A few things people ask.
Let's build something that works.
The numbers speak
10+
10+
Years designing products
Years designing products
70+
70+
Designers mentored
Designers mentored
50+
50+
Projects delivered
Projects delivered
$1M+
$1M+
Client revenue influenced
Client revenue influenced