Riju Balakrishnan

Lead Product Designer  +  AI Builder

Designing in the AI era.

Product designer with 10+ years. Designing products used by millions across travel, fintech, and edtech. Led design at ixigo, Fincent, Unacademy, and IBM. Currently building with Claude Code.

Bengaluru, India

Selected Work

Building with AI

Learning by shipping.

The best way I know to learn something is to ship something. So that's what I do.

Terminal
Claude
VS Code
GitHub
Vercel

Designed and built entirely with Claude Code. No templates — every layout decision is intentional.

Claude CodeClaude APINext.jsFramer MotionTailwind

About

Designing with purpose, empathy, and attention to detail.

I'm a Lead Product Designer with experience across fintech, edtech, and e-commerce. I believe great design is as much about asking the right questions as it is about crafting beautiful interfaces.

My work spans early-stage startups to established platforms — helping teams ship products that are not just functional, but genuinely enjoyable to use.