Taking some recharge time to focus on mental health and well-being.

- Led design efforts across Learning R&D and New Subject Areas, driving guardrail metrics while maintaining Duolingo’s design system and improving internal tooling and processes.- Designed and launched the ‘Daily Refresh’ feature, increasing learning time by +12.9% (700K+ minutes/day), adding 14K+ DAUs, and engaging 3.3M learners (~12% of the user base).- Mentored design interns and new grads, led design sprints and workshops, and contributed to company-wide initiatives in recruiting, onboarding, and new grad development.

- Designed a Stories carousel improving discoverability for stories-eligible DAUs, integrating a preview and direct access from the learner tree to the Stories tab.- Increased Stories engagement among iOS learners by 10%, driving a +65% rise in unique Stories completed and a +3% boost in time spent learning (TSL).

- Amazon and Google backed testing platform for generating UX feedback on voice applications.- Designed for B2B SaaS automation and lead efforts for panelist onboarding. Helped improve onboarding conversion by 10%.

- Designed the ‘Lightweight Reactions’ feature for Messenger Rooms, allowing users to share non-verbal reactions such as hearts, clapping, and fireworks during real-time video calls.- Collaborated with Motion Designers to design responsive interactions and immersive animations, addressing the demand for real-time video and driving product strategy.

- Designed the ‘Icebreakers’ feature to help small businesses engage customers on Messenger by surfacing common questions, resulting in a 42% increase in qualified leads and an 18% improvement in resolve rates.- Spearheaded the Messenger design team’s transition from Sketch to Figma, creating foundational workflows and design libraries to enhance team efficiency and collaboration.

- Designed and launched the ‘Quiz’ feature for the Learner and Educator Newsfeed on India’s largest learning platform, addressing the most requested feature by 13M+ DAUs.- Contributed to a 7% growth in educator-eligible DAUs and achieved a 73.8% adoption rate among educators and learners within the first week of release.