Hi, I'm
Kaushik Dayalan

People call me KD / Gamers call me Lazybrat

I design high-stakes, data-dense SaaS across cybersecurity, fintech, and e-commerce — turning permissions, workflows, security signals, and operational complexity into confident user decisions.

At Druva, I design MSP and security workflows, including a node-based identity activity graph. Previously, I was a Founding Product Designer at a Y Combinator-backed fintech and contributed to a Shopify Commerce Award-winning product.

I also build AI-enabled B2B product prototypes end-to-end — from PRD and workflow design to working interfaces and user feedback — using tools such as Claude, Cursor, and Codex.

Looking for Senior Product Designer, enterprise SaaS or AI-powered products — growing my AI tooling skills, and looking for a place where design sits equally with engineering and product.

Chennai, India

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Kaushik Dayalan — professional portrait, UX Designer

UX Designer · Enterprise SaaS

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Outside of work — How I define myself

Mountain landscape in fog
Selfie at mountain overlook

When people ask who goes to lonely places alone, my team points at me.

Fitness weekends

Off-roading, bicycling, trekking, swimming — the outdoor reset. On Xbox: Call of Duty and FIFA. GTA 6 already booked — waiting’s the boss fight.

Rock climbing on a cliff face

Mountain climbing

Ropes and tactical climbs. Tail Baila and Nag Tibba done — more on the list.

Rappelling beside a waterfall
Tent overlooking mountain valley

Writing & podcast speaker

Life moments and stories on the page. Crime news on the mic — narrative, not noise.

Portrait outdoors
Mountain peak

How I got here

From creative kid to curious learner

  1. Then

    Always making

    Creative kid — sketching, building, figuring things out by hand.

  2. Engineering

    The wrong map

    Mechanical engineering, then a break — sure I wanted design more than machines.

  3. 2017

    Mr. Narayan

    Six months with Ultraviolette’s CEO opened design — and the road to IIT Delhi.

  4. IIT Delhi

    Research first

    Stronger at research than form. One interface project pulled me into UX.

  5. Now

    Flow, not finish

    Process, IA, info viz — building with AI. Curious learner, still on the trail.

Investigator & maker range

IIT Delhi · Industrial Design

Physical product design — form, material, and human factors before digital work.

Anna University · Mechanical Engineering

CAD modeling and fabrication — Fusion 360, Creo, Autodesk — making ideas tangible early.

IIT Kanpur · Autonomous Vehicle HMI

Driver–vehicle interaction research — investigation-led, not screen-first.