Vinay Chilukuri
About Vinay Chilukuri
Vinay Chilukuri is the Director of Design at Appsmith, where he leads an international team focused on enhancing the user experience for developers. He has a diverse background in design and user experience, having worked at notable companies such as Atlassian, Flipkart, and KNOLSKAPE.
Work at Appsmith
Vinay Chilukuri serves as the Director of Design at Appsmith, a role he has held since 2022. In this position, he leads an international team of designers, focusing on strategizing and designing the end-to-end experience for developers who build internal tools. His leadership emphasizes the importance of user-centered design principles and aims to create products that integrate seamlessly into users' lives.
Previous Experience in Design
Prior to his current role, Vinay worked at several notable organizations. He was a Design & Research professional at Atlassian from 2020 to 2022. Before that, he held the position of Product Design Lead at Flipkart from 2017 to 2020. He also worked at KNOLSKAPE as Design Team Lead in User Experience from 2015 to 2017 and as a User Experience Design Specialist from 2014 to 2015.
Education and Expertise
Vinay holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, which he completed from 2003 to 2007. He furthered his education at IIIT Hyderabad, where he earned a Master of Science by Research in Human Computer Interaction and Cognitive Science from 2008 to 2011. His strong foundation in user psychology and cognition informs his design approach.
Background in User Experience
Vinay has a diverse background in user experience design, having worked in various capacities across multiple organizations. He volunteered as a UX Lead at Isha Foundation for six months in 2017. Additionally, he served as a Research Assistant at IIIT Hyderabad from 2009 to 2011 and interned as a Software Engineer at Novell Software in 2007.
Mentorship and Advocacy
Vinay advocates for empathy in design, emphasizing the need to reduce biases and create products that fit users' lives. He also mentors individuals in the design field, offering guidance on various aspects of design and life, reflecting his commitment to fostering growth in others.