UI/UX Intern

Location
Delhi
 
Full job description
SUMMARY

As a UI/UX Intern, you will play a crucial role in advocating for the needs of our users and beneficiaries. You will contribute to uncovering insights about how our diverse user base interacts with our solutions, including farmers, teachers-student, frontline workers such as ASHAs, AWWs, and ANMs. By conducting research and understanding user behaviors and motivations, you will help shape intuitive, impactful, and user-friendly applications designed for underserved communities.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across product management, research, and engineering, as well as external stakeholders such as government agencies, nonprofits, and private organizations. At Wadhwani AI, human-centric design drives our approach, ensuring we create solutions that are effective, relevant, and easy to use for diverse populations in the global south.


Location- Delhi


ABOUT US

Wadhwani AI is a nonprofit institute building and deploying applied AI solutions to solve critical issues in public health, agriculture, education, and urban development in underserved communities in the global south. We collaborate with governments, social sector organizations, academic and research institutions, and domain experts to identify real-world problems, and develop practical AI solutions to tackle these issues with the aim of making a substantial positive impact.

We have over 30+ AI projects supported by leading philanthropies such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Google.org. With a team of over 200 professionals, our expertise encompasses AI/ML research and innovation, software engineering, domain knowledge, design and user research.

In the Press:

Our Founder Donors are among the Top 100 AI Influencers

G20 India’s Presidency: AI Healthcare, Agriculture, & Education Solutions Showcased Globally.

Unlocking the potentials of AI in Public Health

Wadhwani AI Takes an Impact-First Approach to Applying Artificial Intelligence - data.org

Winner of the H&M Foundation Global Change Award 2026

Sole Indian Winners of the 201+ Google AI Impact Challenge, and the first in the Asia Pacific to host Google Fellows



Cultures page of Wadhwani AI - https://www.wadhwaniai.org/culture/


ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Design user interfaces (UI) that are simple, accessible, and tailored to the needs of users from diverse geographies and socio-economic backgrounds.

Conduct user research activities, including field studies, surveys, and interviews, with a focus on understanding how low-end users like Farmers, ASHAs, AWWs, and ANMs interact with applications.

Collaborate with Engineers, Product & Project Managers, and Researchers to prioritize user experience challenges and solutions.

Assist in creating and testing prototypes for intuitive user interfaces.

Document and present research findings to diverse audiences.

Explore and suggest innovative design techniques and tools to improve user experience.



REQUIREMENTS

Enrolled in or recently completed a formal design degree with a focus on Human-Centered Design (HCD) or a related field.

Exposure to human-centered design methodologies, preferably with some experience researching or designing for underserved or vulnerable groups.

Familiarity with tools like Figma and willingness to learn and apply advanced features.

Basic knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including usability studies, field research, and persona creation.

Must be fluent in Hindi; proficiency in additional Indian languages is a plus.

Ability to travel extensively and engage with users in rural and low-resource settings.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an eagerness to learn and contribute to impactful projects.


We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourage qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity, and disability. If you have any questions, please email us at careers@wadhwaniai.org.