Challenge & Growth

Tackling a very open ended problem

Working within the In-App Purchases team, I was very fortunate to be given the opportunity to work on a very broad problem statement.
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My summer objective was to research, brainstorm, design, and prototype ideas to increase visibility and purchase rate of in-game power-ups from outside the in-app marketplace.

Experience and Learning

The summer was all about learning how one of the most loved design teams in the world solves problems at scale. I spent my free time networking with designers, researchers, engineers, and managers from various teams to learn more about their teams and favorite parts of their job.
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This internship taught me a lot about embracing ambiguity, asking the right questions, how to ship products at a scale, as well as finding and optimising for impact.

Outcomes

PR approval from senior leadership!

I worked with my product manager to present a detailed yet concise case for why my design proposal would work along with estimates of impact.

LGTM!

Owl speak for 'Looks good to me', the design was approved for development 4 weeks ahead of schedule of my 12 week internship by the CEO Luis von Ahn himself, along with the Director of Product Management and the VP of Design.