The Journey

From building game worlds to designing systems that serve millions.

Araxie Miller, Staff Product Designer, in a black turtleneck, lit in teal and rose

The Full Story

I got into design through game development, building worlds at Blizzard and Carbine where every detail mattered and every decision touched millions of players. That's where I learned that great work isn't a solo act. It happens when people trust each other, share openly, and care enough to get the details right. I carried that through Disney, Mozilla, PayPal, CVS Health, Mark43, and HubSpot, always drawn to complex problems and the kind of teams that make solving them feel energizing.

I'm happiest when I'm building alongside others: mentoring a designer through their first big launch, getting lost in a prototype until it feels just right, or helping a team find clarity when everything feels uncertain. I've led organizations and I've been hands-on-keyboard, and I genuinely love both. Today at ServiceNow, I'm bringing all of that to AI agents: what they're allowed to do, the guardrails around them, and the audit trail that lets people check their work. Outside of work, I'm in Boston with my husband, our daughter, and a dog and cat who mostly run the house. In my free time I'm gardening, reading, or playing video games. And I've gotten a little obsessed with mushrooms: foraging, identifying them, and cooking with what I find.

Education

Executive Education

Yale School of Management
Women's Leadership Program

Human-Computer Interaction

Tallinn University
Master of Science, Engineering

Game & Interactive Design

Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science
Licenses & Certifications

Expertise

50M+
users impacted across products
15+
years in design & engineering
AI-Native Product Design
Agents, guardrails, and the traces that show people what a model did and why
0 → 1 Product Thinking
From ambiguity to shipped product. Defining problems worth solving, then the pixels
4
design teams built & scaled
Prototyping in Code
Building to think, in a repo and a terminal, against real APIs and real data
Game Dev → Design Leader
From Unity to Figma. Craft excellence that bridges code and design

How I work

My practice runs with AI in the loop: a context repo for every project, prototypes built against real product code, and a hard line around the judgment that stays mine. There's a full page on the mechanics.

Read how I work

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Quick answers

Why did you transition from game development to enterprise product design?

Games taught me how to build worlds that keep people engaged. Enterprise design is the same challenge at a different scale: complex systems, diverse users, and the need to make every interaction intuitive. The shift felt less like a pivot and more like a natural evolution.

Do you still write code?

Yes, mostly from the terminal. I published a React component library to npm with a CI check that blocks broken releases, built a mobile app on Claude's vision API, and at work I prototype against real API contracts. Designers who understand engineering constraints build better products, and writing code keeps me honest with the engineers I work with.

Are you open to new opportunities?

I'm always interested in meaningful work. If you have a role or project where design leadership and systems thinking intersect, feel free to reach out through the footer below.

Are you available for speaking or collaborations?

Absolutely. I enjoy speaking about design leadership, AI-driven product design, and bridging creative and technical disciplines. Reach out and let's find the right fit.