Dive Club 🤿 Aashman Goghari - Tackling complex design challenges at Palantir
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Mar 1, 2025 Aashman Goghari, a Design Lead at Palantir, shares his expertise in navigating complex design challenges within a data-rich environment. He emphasizes the art of problem decomposition and discusses effective strategies for collaborating with backend engineers. Aashman delves into the significance of systems thinking, using insights from design challenges at Palantir's Foundry platform. He also explores the balance between edge cases and user-friendly pathways while empowering designers through mentorship and collaboration.
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Early Palantir Experience
- Aashman Goghari's early Palantir experience involved embedding with healthcare clients.
- He worked directly on-site, tackling data visualization and workflow challenges.
Design Ownership
- Palantir's small design team means individual designers own large portions of the UI.
- New hires quickly take ownership of entire apps, demanding deep systems thinking.
Bespoke to Platform
- Initially, Palantir designers built bespoke apps in the field, later generalizing them for the platform.
- This bespoke approach allowed for focused problem-solving before scaling.