sreenivas

Building Tia at Intripid

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sreenivas

Building Tia at Intripid

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SREENIVAS SONTHENA

I build software products end-to-end. Currently building Tia at Intripid, writing about AI, and shipping experiments on the side.

4+

Years building products

3

Companies shipped at

25

Person team led

What I'm doing now

Leading frontend at Intripid — building AI-powered travel experiences. Exploring LLM integration patterns, shipping design systems, and writing about the craft of building products.

SELECTED WORK

Projects I've shipped

Tia by Intripid

2025—26Tech LeadAI Assistant

Leading frontend for Tia — Intripid's intelligent travel assistant. AI-powered conversations that turn vague travel ideas into bookable trips. Currently shipping the first version end-to-end.

Tia AI travel assistant interface

Intripid

Tech LeadFrontend DevelopmentAI Flows & Interactions

Leading frontend development at Intripid — building an AI-powered travel platform that makes trip planning feel effortless. Shipping user interfaces, interaction patterns, and AI flows since October 2024.

Intripid travel platform interface with AI-powered trip planning

LeafCraft Studios

Front End DevelopmentProduct Designer

Designed and built financial wellness products from zero to launch. Led the design system, shipped production code, and helped grow the team.

LeafCraft Studios product design and development
LeafCraft Studios financial wellness application

Datametrix

UI-UXBrand DesignerProduct Development

Built the brand identity, marketing site, and data visualization web app from the ground up. Led design for modern data presentation solutions using Next.js and styled-components.

Datametrix dashboard showing data visualization interface
Datametrix brand identity and web application design

Design and Fabrication of All Terrain Vehicle

MechatronicsMerch

Led a 25-person team to design and fabricate an all-terrain vehicle for the FMAE-BAJA 2021 Competition. Created the team's branding and merchandise too.

FMAE BAJA 2021 all-terrain vehicle and team branding

Minimal Resume builder

UI-UX

Designed a minimal, ATS-friendly resume builder focused on clean data presentation. Published on Figma Community in the early days of the platform — still my go-to template for updating my own resume.

Minimal resume builder Figma template

LATEST WRITING

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