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Gauravi Linjara

Gauravi Linjara

Product designer, UX researcher, and community leader

San Jose, California
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Joined December 2025
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Summary

Community builder and event organizer: Gauravi has led and organized local and regional design communities (Friends of Figma chapters in Dubai and San Jose, DDX/DDX Dubai programming), running meetups and larger events that bring together designers, speakers, and industry peers. figma+2
Product design across banking and enterprise products: Her portfolio highlights sustained product design work for financial institutions (Mashreq Bank, Emirates NBD) where she led UX research, journey mapping, and design system/component work to improve discoverability, reduce support friction, and speed delivery. gauravilinjara+1
Mentor and educator: Gauravi mentors designers through ADPList and has taught design students in academy settings, indicating a focus on career mentoring, curriculum delivery, and fostering UX skills in others. adplist+1
Transitioning to research-informed design: She is pursuing graduate study in Human Factors & Ergonomics (San José State University, Fall 2025), signaling a shift toward deeper, research-driven approaches to UX and human-centered systems design. gauravilinjara+1

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Designing across borders

July 1, 2025

Personal essay reflecting on a design career across India, Dubai, and California; describes transitioning from engineering to UX, community building (Friends of Figma), and plans to study human factors at San José State University.

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A thought, a flight, and everything in between

July 1, 2025

Personal narrative about traveling to the U.S., attending design events (Figma Config), and the personal and professional changes that followed.

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Hobbies

Personal essay writing and travel storytelling. medium+1