seven thoughts on design
Simplicity is the hardest craft
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Design laterally before linearly
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Be thoughtful first, intent before pixels
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Focus on interconnectedness than parts
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Framing is a design tool
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Velocity delivers better quality than speed
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Experience lives in code, design to ship and create impact
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Shatabdi Biswas
+49-1742179408 | satabdi.biswas2711@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/shatabdibiswas | Berlin, Germany
Latest Experiences
Stepstone
Senior Product Designer | Dec 2024-Present
Responsible for end-to-end design across the recruiter lifecycle — permissions, onboarding, growth, and company profile driving measurable business impact across engineering, product, research, and brand.
Bolt
Senior Product Designer | July 2022-Dec 2023
Designed micromobility features on iOS and Android — Group Rides (+787% GMV), parking systems, trust flows, onboarding, and city tender proposals across multiple markets.
Delivery Hero
Product Designer | Sep 2019-March 2022
Core designer for cross-selling and recommendations on Foodpanda. Also led design for a no-code platform from zero to one, launched Search and Favourites MVPs, and contributed to the design system
Previously in India at
Shuttl
Dec 2018-Aug 2019
Designed the operating tool for Shuttl, a Gurugram-based app-based bus aggregator for office commuters. The tool spanned consumer-facing live bus tracking, internal ops dashboards for ensuring on-time performance, and fleet and driver inventory management for handling delays and incidents.
Roundglass
Dec 2018-Aug 2019
Owned end-to-end design for Roundglass Magazin- a digital publishing platform for long-form wellness content. Designed the full WYSIWYG authoring experience on WordPress, a design system from scratch, and a clean reader experience that prioritised immersive content
Paytm
Dec 2018-Aug 2019
I was responsible for merchant experience on web and mobile at Paytm. Designed the first merchant app covering shipment tracking, business insights, and payouts. Redesigned merchant and consumer login flows following a three-day hackathon that exposed critical security gaps — resulting in 2-factor authentication shipped across millions of users in two weeks.
Microsoft
6 months internship in 2015
Conceptualised and presented a next-gen phonebook for mobile-first consumers during my graduation internship at Microsoft IDC. Led the full process from research to proof of concept- uncovering user pain points, defining a vision for contextual contact management, and delivering a user validated design with continuous feedback from mentors and developers.
IBM
2 months internship in 2014
Conceptualised, designed, and successfully tested an automated UI testing tool for Android during a summer internship at IBM, built in collaboration with an intern developer.
TOOLS
Figma | Figma Make | Framer| Miro | Claude Code | VS code | ChatGPT
LANGUAGES
English | Bengali | Hindi | German (A1)
AWARDS
24hr Inter Security Design Challenge 2015 (AI infra)
SKILLS
Design:
Design and Product Strategy, Vision Design, User flow, Concept Vision, Sketches, Prototyping, Claude Coding, UI and Visual Design, Design System, Motion Design, Data visualization, Workshop facilitation
Research:
Diary study, Informal user surveys, Usability Testing, Data Analysis, User Testing, A/B testing, Heuristic Evaluation
Communication:
Vision Storytelling, Business and Product Strategy, Stakeholder Alignments, Insight generation
National Institute of Design
M. Design, Information Design, Bangalore
2013-2016
National Institute of Fashion Technology
B. Design, Fashion Communication, Bangalore
2008 - 2012
