How Atlassian’s head of design thinks About AI, UX Careers and Leadership Today
In this deep conversation, I sit down with Divye Bokdia, head of design at Atlassian, previously Amazon, Nvidia and Upstox, to explore how design, leadership and careers are changing in the era of AI.
Divye has built design teams across India and the US, scaled teams from 3 to 50, hired designers across levels, and shaped products used by millions. This conversation is packed with insights on AI workflows, UX careers, design hiring, leadership, remote work, and how to grow as a designer today.
If you are a designer, PM, engineer, founder or anyone curious about the future of digital products, this is a conversation you should not miss.
What we explore:
• How AI is transforming design workflows inside Atlassian
• How product designers must evolve beyond pixels
• The rise of wipe coding, prototyping and agent based workflows
• Mistakes designers make in interviews and portfolios
• What Indian founders really look for when hiring a Head of Design
• How Divye moved from IIT to Amazon, Nvidia and Atlassian
• Scaling a design team at Upstox during hypergrowth
• The difference between design in startups and large companies
• How to lead with clarity, ownership and trust
• Why meditation and sunrise changed his leadership
• What the next five years of design will look like
Who is this for:
• Product designers and UX designers
• PMs and founders
• Students exploring design education in India or abroad
• Anyone preparing to enter the design job market
• Senior designers trying to break into leadership
Chapters
00:00 start
01:09 Introduction
05:00 Early Career in Design
15:00 First Job in US & Design Evolution
18:00 AI's Impact on Design Practice
30:00 Amazon Career
50:00 Startup vs Enterprise Comparison
56:50 Rapid fire round
1:01:34 Q&A from DO club
Divye has built design teams across India and the US, scaled teams from 3 to 50, hired designers across levels, and shaped products used by millions. This conversation is packed with insights on AI workflows, UX careers, design hiring, leadership, remote work, and how to grow as a designer today.
If you are a designer, PM, engineer, founder or anyone curious about the future of digital products, this is a conversation you should not miss.
What we explore:
• How AI is transforming design workflows inside Atlassian
• How product designers must evolve beyond pixels
• The rise of wipe coding, prototyping and agent based workflows
• Mistakes designers make in interviews and portfolios
• What Indian founders really look for when hiring a Head of Design
• How Divye moved from IIT to Amazon, Nvidia and Atlassian
• Scaling a design team at Upstox during hypergrowth
• The difference between design in startups and large companies
• How to lead with clarity, ownership and trust
• Why meditation and sunrise changed his leadership
• What the next five years of design will look like
Who is this for:
• Product designers and UX designers
• PMs and founders
• Students exploring design education in India or abroad
• Anyone preparing to enter the design job market
• Senior designers trying to break into leadership
Chapters
00:00 start
01:09 Introduction
05:00 Early Career in Design
15:00 First Job in US & Design Evolution
18:00 AI's Impact on Design Practice
30:00 Amazon Career
50:00 Startup vs Enterprise Comparison
56:50 Rapid fire round
1:01:34 Q&A from DO club