Kapil Gowru is a New York–based product designer with 11 years of experience and a strong foundation in full-stack engineering, currently designing developer-focused tools at Fern. He has led design teams at startups and scale-ups—most recently as Head of Design at Pietra and Head of Product Design at Therefore—bridging product strategy with execution from founding-stage startups to enterprise organizations. Early engineering roles at Salesforce and hands-on systems work give him a rare blend of design sensibility and technical fluency, enabling tight collaboration with engineering teams. Kapil publishes work at kapilgowru.xyz and recruits for Fern, signaling an active role in shaping company culture and hiring. Notably, his trajectory from software engineer to design leader reflects a practitioner’s empathy for developer workflows and product-market fit.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
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