Engineer of Systems, Designer of Impact

Hi, I’m Ruchita, a product generalist based in San Francisco, California. I thrive on untangling complexity, building sustainable systems, and nurturing communities through thoughtful craft.

Currently, I design creative tools at Pixar to empower world class artists.

Passionate about design thinking, storytelling, visual culture, longevity and art.

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.

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About Me

Selected Projects

All Projects

Rethinking Lighting tools at Pixar

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

Rethinking Lighting tools at Pixar

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

PRODUCT STRATEGY & UX

Xscripts: Plugin builder for artists

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

PRODUCT STRATEGY & UX

Xscripts: Plugin builder for artists

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

UX, STRATEGY

Blizzard's first Developer Platform

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

UX, STRATEGY

Blizzard's first Developer Platform

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

Rethinking Lighting tools at Pixar

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

PRODUCT STRATEGY & UX

Xscripts: Plugin builder for artists

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

UX, STRATEGY

Blizzard's first Developer Platform

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

All Projects

Updates

Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.
Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.
Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.
Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.

Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.
Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.
Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.
Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.

Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.
Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.
Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.
Aug 2025
Disney UX Summit 2025
Spoke at Disney's UX Summit on "Designing Artist Tailored Tools"
May 2025
Config 2025
Spoke at Config 2025 on "The Design Process Behind Animation Tools"
June 2025
Credited for Disney Pixar's 2025 Feature: Elio
Got Credited for Pixar's latest feature "Elio" for my work with the Lighting toolset
June 2025
Fireside chat with Switch
Speaker at a fireside chat with Switch community
Oct 2024
Credited for Inside Out 2
My very first credit on a Pixar feature Film - Inside out 2.