Google
2022 - Present
UX Designer II
Designing developer experiences for core compute infrastructure and modernization tooling.
Hi, Namaskar, ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ
I'm Yashraj Wadalkar
Building the future of cloud infrastructure & developer experiences.
UX designer & tinkerer at large @ Google, teaching myself how to code.
About Me
I work at the intersection of design and infrastructure — shaping how builders think, navigate complex systems, and stay productive. I care about clarity, trust, and speed without sacrificing depth.
Outside of project work, I enjoy teaching myself to code, tinkering with small tools, and writing about what I learn along the way.
Currently
Designing developer experiences for core compute and modernization tooling at Google.
Exploring ambient interfaces and narrative ways to explain career history on the web — including this very site.
My Career Journey
An ambient, scroll-driven constellation mapping my path through different roles, projects, and organizations. This is not a resume, but a narrative space to explore my experience.
Microsoft IDC
2021
UX Design Intern
Redesigned core experiences for Azure DevOps, focusing on improving usability for enterprise-scale teams.
Passion Projects
Undergrad '21
Student Work
Savitri: Redesigning education access in peri-urban contexts, and pIndicator: a transport app redesign for Pune.
CJAP, Bhopal
2020
UX Design Intern
Built interactive dashboards for public policy and redesigned the organization's digital stack.
Design Beku
2020
UX Design Intern
Led collaborations with NGOs to mitigate vaccine hesitancy through targeted IEC content.
Centre for Policy Research
2019
UX Design Intern
Created materials to influence bureaucratic decision-making on nutrition financing in Tier-2 India.
Shramev Bharath
2019
UX Design Intern
Designed an HRMS for unorganized sector MSMEs for a pre-seed, YC final-round startup.
Writing
Notes and longer pieces will appear here.
Featured work
Google
Cloud documentation platform
Unified reference for APIs and internal guides at a large technology company.
Microsoft
Enterprise checkout refinement
Reduced abandonment by clarifying steps and error recovery on mobile web.
Google
Design system adoption
Scaled tokens and components across product suites with governance and training.
In other worlds
Personal
Ambient career map
Scroll-driven narrative of roles and organizations.
Geo NIU
Context-aware notifications and a hyperlocal content system for new-internet users on Maps.
Civic tech
Policy dashboards
Interactive views for public-sector stakeholders.
City lab
Transport app redesign
Wayfinding and trust for a dense urban mobility context.
NGO coalition
Vaccine hesitancy IEC
Targeted content design with NGO partners.