Engineer of Systems, Designer of Impact

Hi, I’m Ruchita a product designer based in San Francisco, California.

Currently, as a Senior Product Designer at Pixar, I design creative tools to empower world class artists.

I thrive on untangling complexity, building sustainable systems, and empowering humans through thoughtful craft.

Previously at Blizzard Entertainment, I crafted experiences for gamers and game developers. Before that, as a software engineer, I developed apps and platforms for fintech and e-commerce studios.

About Me

About Me

About Me

Selected Projects

All Projects

All Projects

UX

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Rethinking Lighting tools at Pixar

Innovative image based lighting toolset that transforms the way artists light animated movies.

UX

24

Rethinking Lighting tools at Pixar

Innovative image based lighting toolset that transforms the way artists light animated movies.

PRODUCT STRATEGY & UX

24

Xscripts: Plugin builder for artists

Platform that enables Pixar artists to write Python plugins and extend their workflows.

PRODUCT STRATEGY & UX

24

Xscripts: Plugin builder for artists

Platform that enables Pixar artists to write Python plugins and extend their workflows.

UX, STRATEGY

21

Blizzard's first Developer Platform

Developer platform to integrate and launch games for any studio with Battle.net services.

UX, STRATEGY

21

Blizzard's first Developer Platform

Developer platform to integrate and launch games for any studio with Battle.net services.

UX

24

Rethinking Lighting tools at Pixar

Innovative image based lighting toolset that transforms the way artists light animated movies.

PRODUCT STRATEGY & UX

24

Xscripts: Plugin builder for artists

Platform that enables Pixar artists to write Python plugins and extend their workflows.

UX, STRATEGY

21

Blizzard's first Developer Platform

Developer platform to integrate and launch games for any studio with Battle.net services.

All Projects

All Projects

Updates

Building with Hands

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Sometimes I write

Jun 19, 2025

Speaking at a Config 2025

Jun 19, 2025

Speaking at a Config 2025

Jun 15, 2024

How I use Notion to track and log work for the future me

Jun 15, 2024

How I use Notion to track and log work for the future me

Jun 19, 2025

Speaking at a Config 2025

Jun 15, 2024

How I use Notion to track and log work for the future me

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Hydrate. Create. Repeat

Ruchita Lodha © Copyright 2025

Hydrate. Create. Repeat

Ruchita Lodha © Copyright 2025

Hydrate. Create. Repeat

Ruchita Lodha © Copyright 2025