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title: "Resume (CV) | Utkarsh Panwar, Product Designer"
description: "Resume of Utkarsh Dhairya Panwar, Founding Product Designer & Design Engineer. CodeAnt AI (YC W24), IIT Roorkee. Based in India, open to remote roles."
url: https://www.utkarshdesign.com/resume
author: Utkarsh Dhairya Panwar
updated: 2026-10-11
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# Resume: Utkarsh Dhairya Panwar

Founding Product Designer & Design Engineer · Based in India, open to remote roles

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## Contact

- Location: India (remote)
- Email: [work@utkarshdesign.com](mailto:work@utkarshdesign.com)
- LinkedIn: [utkarshdhairyapanwar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/utkarshdhairyapanwar/)
- Website: [www.utkarshdesign.com](https://www.utkarshdesign.com/)

## Experience

### Founding Designer, CodeAnt AI (YC W24)

Jun 2024 -- Present

- Led onboarding A/B tests doubling activation by cutting setup steps 7→3 & clarifying first PR success criteria for teams
- Implemented manager dashboards consolidating code analysis, secret leaks, reducing org-level issue triage time by 35%
- Owned UX for AI code reviews, developer insights, code quality & security scans used weekly by 40,000+ developers
- Standardized 18+ UI patterns into a unified system, shortening design turnaround by 30% & reducing review friction
- Drove GTM site revamp improving conversion & positioning during scale from $0 to $60M post-money valuation phase

### Product Design Intern, xPay (YC W24)

Jan 2024 -- May 2024

- Defined checkout UX for live demos, cutting sales walkthrough time 30% & improving buyer understanding in evaluation
- Designed reusable UI system with 25+ components, cutting feature delivery time 35% & reducing frontend rework cycles
- Improved Framer site SEO by restructuring 10+ GTM pages, 2x indexed pages & increasing qualified inbound demo

### UX Design Intern, Fampay (YC S19)

Aug 2023 -- Nov 2023

- Reduced payment failure confusion by redesigning timeout, bank-decline & retry error states across iOS payment flows
- Validated 15+ screens via usability tests, identifying retry gaps & feedback issues that cut failure-related drop-off by 20%
- Introduced unified error patterns, reducing repeated user mistakes by 25% & improving payment retry task completion

### UX Design Intern, Sportskeeda

Apr 2023 -- Jul 2023

- Shipped NFL & IPL live-score pages with region-aware data density, simplifying views for low traffic region & power user
- Reduced cognitive load by restructuring tables & navigation, boosting scan speed for 20M+ monthly users worldwide
- Built advertiser landing flows clarifying advertisement format, increasing campaign CTR by 10% across US sports brands

## Education

### Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Nov 2021 -- May 2025

CGPA: 7.8/10

Coursework: Design Related Coursework: Interaction Design, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

## Awards

- Awwwards Young Jury 2026, Awwwards (Mar 2026)
- Framer Expert, Framer (Jun 2025)
- Runner-Up, Tryst x Adobe Design Hackathon, Adobe (Apr 2024)
- Runner-Up, Appnova: UX Mobile App Hackathon, Cognizance, IIT Roorkee (Mar 2023)
- Winner, TinkerQuest UI/UX Design, Tinkering Lab, IIT Roorkee (Feb 2023)
- Runner-Up, Syntax Error Design Track, SDS Labs, IIT Roorkee (Jan 2023)
- Runner-Up, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Logo Design Contest, IIT Roorkee (Sep 2022)

## Projects

### Campus Food Systems (McDonald’s x IIT Roorkee)

Systems & Interaction Design, Jan 2025 -- May 2025

- Conducted field research with 40+ students & 5+ canteen owners to map campus dining behaviors, needs & constraints
- Collaborated with a 5-designer team to define service flows & group ordering, driving speed & clarity in group meals
- Shipped end-to-end physical–digital kiosk & ordering system, tuning throughput, usability & social dining patterns

### Entrepreneurship Summit, IIT Roorkee 2023

Branding, Nov 2022 -- Feb 2023

- Designed visual system for founders & students, refining hierarchy & readability across stage screen, booth & socials
- Ran user interview & on-ground testing with founders & students to shape layouts optimizing visibility, flow & attention
- Mentored 5+ designers via structured critiques & reusable components, reducing visual rework cycles under deadlines

## Skills

- **Product Design**: UX Design, Design Systems, Prototyping
- **Design Tools**: Figma, Framer, Webflow, Spline, Adobe CC
- **Research & Data**: Usability Research, Product Metrics
- **AI Automation**: AI-Assisted Prototyping, n8n, Zapier

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Utkarsh Dhairya Panwar, Founding Product Designer and Design Engineer (IIT Roorkee; Founding Designer at CodeAnt AI, YC W24). Email: work@utkarshdesign.com · Book a call: https://cal.com/utkarsh-design/30min · Hire: https://www.utkarshdesign.com/hire · About: https://www.utkarshdesign.com/llms.txt