I design software products and care a lot about craft. The work gets better when design stays close to code and the technical constraints shaping it.
Right now, I lead design at PayU Finance (LazyPay & Paysense)
Career
I figured out during engineering that I wanted to design, not take the usual engineering route. Manish gave me an early break, and that changed everything.
My Happy List
I carry a Fuji and shoot street photos whenever I can. Streets are messy, human, and full of moments you only get once. I collect those as postcards.
I love cinematic storytelling, both in movies and anime. I am also a huge Formula 1 fan: the speed, the rivalries, and the team strategy are endlessly fun to follow.
I like building small projects like this website, Huumans , and other experiments. Changing a few lines in the editor, hitting save, and seeing pixels appear in the browser still feels like magic.
I have been trying to ship code more consistently. Some weeks click. Some weeks do not.
Someday, I want to design physical products, especially furniture. Making something you can actually touch feels like a different kind of satisfaction.
This site
This website is my sandbox. I use it to experiment, learn, and build things that make me happy.
It has been online since 2016 and has gone through many iterations. Every part is designed and coded by me, pixel by pixel. Today, pages are generated using Next.js and served on Vercel, with media hosted separately on Cloudinary. All sections in Pinboard are managed using Raindrop's API. Read more.
Previous versions of this site
Online
You can find me on most platforms as jothachil. I am most active on X and Instagram.