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Abhishek Gupta

Exploring/Learning | Ex Truecaller, Zendrive, Times Internet, Fairmatic with 12+ years experience in Product and Design

Bengaluru

13+ years of work experience

No company
May 20242 y 5 moPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Joined a 1-year weekend-only Gen A Entrepreneurship Bootcamp by Sadhguru Academy. - Shipped ElectForIndia.in solo — a full-stack mobile web app covering election schedules, candidates, constituencies and party data for Lok Sabha elections 2024; handled product, design and front-end development end-to-end - Learned AI-assisted design/code via Claude Code, Supabase, Vercel, Google Cloud, Figma AI etc. - Did yoga programs (Inner Engineering, Angamardana, Shoonya programs and volunteering at Isha Yoga Center), travelled to 11 Jyotirlingas etc. - Caregiving for elderly parents (80+) — attended them in their illnesses (cancer, heart attack etc.) and managed treatment and family logistics
Zendrive
Aug 20192 yrs 7 mosFeb 2022

Bengaluru Area, India

Zendrive Mobility Intelligence is used by various industries like Auto Insurers (e.g. Progressive), Car OEMs (e.g. General Motors), Mobile Network Operators (e.g. Verizon) and Consumer apps (e.g. Credit Karma) to grow and transform their businesses with driving-based value-added solutions. I ensured that when we solved a problem for these businesses, users voice and customer needs were well-integrated into our approach and the product interfaces that we shipped surface the ease and efficacy of the product. I had lead the design process and ethos from concept to delivery to refinement acting as a reliable bridge between engineering teams and product stakeholders.
Truecaller
Aug 20171 yr 7 mosFeb 2019

Stockholm, Sweden

Designed Instant Messaging in Truecaller as first ever messaging service similar to iMessage (SMS+Chat) for Android platform. Acted as a strong bridge between Product & Engineering teams to envision, design and deliver improved user experience for existing features and also build new features.
Times Internet
Apr 20161 yrMar 2017

Gurgaon, India

Joined Times Internet as part of Nearify’s acquisition. Led revamp of Whatshot’s Android app, iOS app & website design at Times Internet which elevated its brand perception and established it as a curated events discovery app.
Sep 20086 y 1 moOct 2014

Bengaluru, Mumbai, Jaipur

Abhishek’s AI Stack

claude code
claude code
claude
claude
gemini
gemini
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

20044 yrs2008

Science

Christ Church Inter College, Kanpur

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Headline

Exploring/Learning | Ex Truecaller, Zendrive, Times Internet, Fairmatic with 12+ years experience in Product and Design

About

Presently, rediscovering, Abhishek, in the past, has 12+ years of experience in Product/Design/UX working with both large organizations (Truecaller, Times Internet) and startups (Zendrive, WeAreHolidays, Project Hero, Fairmatic) fueling growth, ease and engagement with product & design thinking/execution. He has always been a Product Designer/Manager with an inventive, entrepreneurial and human-centric spirit. He is a curious soul with interests in tech, business, spirituality, dharma, national/state politics, geo-politics/economics, travel and poker. Happy to connect and chat :)

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

claude

gemini

ChatGPT

Wispr Flow

Work experience

Currently Unemployed at No company, May 2024 - Present · 2 y 5 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Joined a 1-year weekend-only Gen A Entrepreneurship Bootcamp by Sadhguru Academy. - Shipped ElectForIndia.in solo — a full-stack mobile web app covering election schedules, candidates, constituencies and party data for Lok Sabha elections 2024; handled product, design and front-end development end-to-end - Learned AI-assisted design/code via Claude Code, Supabase, Vercel, Google Cloud, Figma AI etc. - Did yoga programs (Inner Engineering, Angamardana, Shoonya programs and volunteering at Isha Yoga Center), travelled to 11 Jyotirlingas etc. - Caregiving for elderly parents (80+) — attended them in their illnesses (cancer, heart attack etc.) and managed treatment and family logistics

Product Designer at Zendrive, Aug 2019 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Zendrive Mobility Intelligence is used by various industries like Auto Insurers (e.g. Progressive), Car OEMs (e.g. General Motors), Mobile Network Operators (e.g. Verizon) and Consumer apps (e.g. Credit Karma) to grow and transform their businesses with driving-based value-added solutions. I ensured that when we solved a problem for these businesses, users voice and customer needs were well-integrated into our approach and the product interfaces that we shipped surface the ease and efficacy of the product. I had lead the design process and ethos from concept to delivery to refinement acting as a reliable bridge between engineering teams and product stakeholders.

Senior UX Designer at Truecaller, Aug 2017 - Feb 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos, Stockholm, Sweden, Designed Instant Messaging in Truecaller as first ever messaging service similar to iMessage (SMS+Chat) for Android platform. Acted as a strong bridge between Product & Engineering teams to envision, design and deliver improved user experience for existing features and also build new features.

UX Lead at Times Internet, Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 · 1 yr, Gurgaon, India, Joined Times Internet as part of Nearify’s acquisition. Led revamp of Whatshot’s Android app, iOS app & website design at Times Internet which elevated its brand perception and established it as a curated events discovery app.

Design roles (UI/UX Designer, Lead Design) before 2015 at EatAds, Nagarro, Auriga IT, InkPrint, Directi, Dentsu Webchutney, Cheesecare, Sep 2008 - Oct 2014 · 6 y 1 mo, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Jaipur

Education

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Science, Christ Church Inter College, Kanpur