Internal Ecosystem & Innovation: Recruiter Portal, HiBridge Hackathon Winner & "Find the Imposter"
Applying consumer-grade craftsmanship to internal enterprise workflows at HashedIn by Deloitte: winning 1st Place in the Design Studio Hackathon (HiBridge), accelerating recruiter candidate screening by 30% across 10–12 screens, and vibe-coding a live 40-player multiplayer AI game from 0 to 1.
Company
HashedIn by Deloitte
Hackathon
1st Place Champion
Scale
40 Live Participants
Hiring Velocity
30% Faster Screening
HiBridge Redesign: Design Studio Hackathon (1st Place Winner)
HiBridge is HashedIn’s central platform for project allocations, timesheet approvals, and staffing requests. Clunky multi-step reviews led to submission delays and frustration for engineering managers across the firm.
Winning Product Innovations:
- Centralized Mini-Dashboard Hub: At login, managers instantly see pending actions, items under review, approved timesheets, and rejected issues.
- One-Click Card Approvals: Replaced table pagination with ergonomic card workflows enabling batch or itemized approvals in seconds.
- Effort Allocation Visualizations: Integrated weekly hours distribution charts per project card, giving leads visual clarity on team burn rates.
"Find the Imposter": 0-to-1 Real-Time Multiplayer AI Game
To demonstrate that designers should act as end-to-end software builders rather than waiting for dev tickets, Ujjwal vibe-coded and hosted a live real-time social deduction game for 40 participants:
0-to-1 Product Engineering & Real-Time Orchestration:
- Full Product Ownership: Conceptualized game mechanics, clue generation loops, timer states, and voting lobbies.
- AI-Assisted Vibe Coding: Used modern LLM coding workflows (Cursor, v0, Lovable) to build real-time state synchronization, WebSocket communication, and responsive player views.
- Zero Latency & 100% Engagement: Hosted 40 players simultaneously with zero server hiccups, transforming studio perception regarding designer-builder capabilities.
Recruiter Portal App: High-Velocity Talent Acquisition
Overhauled 10–12 high-friction screens across candidate profiles, scheduling modals, and evaluation funnels. Grouped dense technical scores into progressive disclosure panels, accelerating recruiter candidate screening by 30%.
Measurable Business ROI
1st Place
Design Hackathon Champion
Conferred for the HiBridge redesign
40
Live Concurrent Players
Real-time multiplayer AI web application
30%
Faster Recruiter Screening
10-12 screen overhaul for Recruiter Portal
Retrospective & Design Leadership Reflections
What I learned: Internal enterprise tools are often where the most organizational friction hides. Treating internal tools with the same high-touch product rigor as customer-facing SaaS unlocks tremendous organizational momentum and employee happiness.