Austin-based Design Engineer building experiences that elevate the lives of people and accelerate business

I’m currently a graduate student majoring in Human Computer Interaction and UX at
UT Austin

I started off as a full stack developer at a 0-1 startup in Bangalore, where I developed a fascination to combine technology, human psychology and business. Since then I've been carving my own space in the tech industry as a design engineer. I have immense appreciation for software and how it's built to accomodate the needs of the society.

To fulfill my burning desire to build products, I co-founded RevOwl, an interactive product demo builder for sales and marketing teams. The experience of creating and leading a solution was transformative to say the least. It led me to explore the depths of design like never before. Now, I'm on a mission to not just build products as a software engineer but to build experiences that allow users to engage in a resourceful and trustworthy relationship with software.

Technology is evolving at a much faster rate than we are and I'm determined to bridge the gap by leading with empathy and sincerity. At UT Austin, I'm refining and recaliberating my approach to software engineering and product design and I'm excited to graduate with a more nuanced and well-rounded approach to building software.

Experience

2024 - 2025

UI Engineer at Lloyd's Register

2023 - 2024

Co-Founder, RevOwl

2022 - 2023

Founding Engineer, SaaSPay

2020-2022

Full-stack developer, Sawo Labs

Question about my work?

Swarna Kadagadkai — September 2024

Austin-based Design Engineer building experiences that elevate the lives of people and accelerate business

I’m currently a graduate student majoring in Human Computer Interaction and UX at
UT Austin

I started off as a full stack developer at a 0-1 startup in Bangalore, where I developed a fascination to combine technology, human psychology and business. Since then I've been carving my own space in the tech industry as a design engineer. I have immense appreciation for software and how it's built to accomodate the needs of the society.

To fulfill my burning desire to build products, I co-founded RevOwl, an interactive product demo builder for sales and marketing teams. The experience of creating and leading a solution was transformative to say the least. It led me to explore the depths of design like never before. Now, I'm on a mission to not just build products as a software engineer but to build experiences that allow users to engage in a resourceful and trustworthy relationship with software.

Technology is evolving at a much faster rate than we are and I'm determined to bridge the gap by leading with empathy and sincerity. At UT Austin, I'm refining and recaliberating my approach to software engineering and product design and I'm excited to graduate with a more nuanced and well-rounded approach to building software.

Experience

2024 - 2025

UI Engineer at Lloyd's Register

2023 - 2024

Co-Founder, RevOwl

2022 - 2023

Founding Engineer, SaaSPay

2020-2022

Full-stack developer, Sawo Labs

Question about my work?

Swarna Kadagadkai — September 2024

Austin-based Design Engineer building experiences that elevate the lives of people and accelerate business

I’m currently a graduate student majoring in Human Computer Interaction and UX at UT Austin

I started off as a full stack developer at a 0-1 startup in Bangalore, where I developed a fascination to combine technology, human psychology and business. Since then I've been carving my own space in the tech industry as a design engineer. I have immense appreciation for software and how it's built to accomodate the needs of the society.

To fulfill my burning desire to build products, I co-founded RevOwl, an interactive product demo builder for sales and marketing teams. The experience of creating and leading a solution was transformative to say the least. It led me to explore the depths of design like never before. Now, I'm on a mission to not just build products as a software engineer but to build experiences that allow users to engage in a resourceful and trustworthy relationship with software.

Technology is evolving at a much faster rate than we are and I'm determined to bridge the gap by leading with empathy and sincerity. At UT Austin, I'm refining and recaliberating my approach to software engineering and product design and I'm excited to graduate with a more nuanced and well-rounded approach to building software.

Experience

2024 - 2025

UI Engineer at Lloyd's Register

2023 - 2024

Co-Founder, RevOwl

2022 - 2023

Founding Engineer, SaaSPay

2020-2022

Full-stack developer, Sawo Labs

Question about my work?

Swarna Kadagadkai — September 2024