Product Designer · Engineer · Author
Mahika
Shah.
Builder by nature. Designer by craft. I live at the intersection of design, engineering, and story.
Builder.
Designer.
Storyteller.
A builder,
by nature.
At 8 years old: Legos everywhere, mom not thrilled. At 12: making pottery and drawing whatever my brain threw at me. Now: designing products, a published author, and engineering stuff that (usually) doesn't break.
I believe design and tech can make a real difference in everyday lives. My work lives at the intersection of designing, building, and user empathy — from cognitive sensory tools to high-fidelity wireframes.
Outside of
work.
I'm a beach lover, animal lover, and always on the hunt for the best matcha spot. There's something about finding the perfect cup that scratches the same itch as finding the right design solution.
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Writing
Morri
A perspective-changing book, started writing at 15, officially published at 19. The book talks about finding optimism in isolation — Mahika wrote the story, designed the cover, and shipped it entirely on her own.
Order on Amazon ↗ What it taught meFont choice, cover color, chapter breaks — all of it shapes emotional response. Writing a book is a full-stack design project.
Nobody gave me permission. I just finished it, designed the cover, and put it out. The bar for "ready" is something you set yourself.
The goal was to make one person feel less alone. That's still the goal with everything I make.
A second book is on the list — somewhere between the hardware projects and the product work.
Flew to Denver.
Sold out.
"A story I made entirely alone filled a room full of strangers who needed to hear it."
I flew to Denver to speak about Morri at a NASPA conference, with a stack of books ready to share. In less than 4 hours, everything was sold out. That experience — designing something, shipping it, then watching it connect with real people — is what drives everything I build.
Studying CS & Engineering at UC Merced. Graduating December 2026. Open to Product Design & Engineering roles.
Make the impossible, possible. I don't just want my work to be good — I want it to mean something.
I bridge design and engineering — software background on one side, deep empathy on the other. I build what I design, end to end.
Drawing and probably dancing to something with too much bass. Always looking for a new way to approach life.