work
my work has been revolving around early-stage startups in their 0-1 stage. while i obsess over technology, i take ownership in my work in building tools for the long term.
here are the few spaceships i have been a part of till date
experience
founding team engineer
as a part of the founding time, i'm currently spending my time building the infra for the ads ecosystem. my major work revolves around building data pipelines and services to ingest and process data from various sources.
key contributions
build the entire e2e data pipeline from `git init` to ingest data from amazon ads, amazon sp, blinkit, swiggy instamart, etc currently which handles a traffic of around 100k records per day.
rewritten the entire chat interface from http stream API to websocket API to handle real-time communication with the users.
worked on the categorization system of search keywords to categorise them into classes giving users insight on their ads performance.
revamped the entire front-end interface to support API caching, middleware integration, and other features to improve the user experience.
associate software engineer
internship turned fulltime, kodo was my first gig as an engineer where i build (or atleast tried to) the next generation form platform
key contributions
Engineered custom components in Formio to support the unique requirements of the P2P process, ensuring efficient handling of form data and integration with existing systems.
Designed and optimized microservices communication using RabbitMQ, ensuring reliable, asynchronous message processing between procurement services for improved scalability and fault tolerance.
software engineer intern
worked on 'luna', a dukaan help chatbot for resolving customer support tickets
key contributions
Built a Python back-end service using FastAPI, integrating WebSockets to handle 1,000+ daily conversations for over 5,000 sellers, ensuring real-time chatbot interactions.
Implemented a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline with OpenAI and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), enhancing chatbot responses with contextual understanding.
Developed a PostgreSQL-based indexer to structure vendor data, leveraging Pinecone for semantic vector embedding to optimize retrieval and fine-tuning.
key contributions
Led the end-to-end development of Leazkart's mobile application, mentoring a team while architecting complex features, and implemented a real-time vehicle availability system using WebSockets and Express.js.
Demonstrated technical versatility by driving backend development and orchestrating a cost-effective DevOps infrastructure on Google Cloud Engine, including CI/CD pipelines and custom subnet architecture.
Spearheaded the selection of an optimized technology stack, aligning it with business objectives and market demands, and collaborated closely with stakeholders to refine project requirements while recruiting and nurturing specialized talent.
Assumed co-founder responsibilities, balancing technical leadership with strategic business management, conducting thorough market analyses, and maintaining strong investor relations through regular updates on product development and strategic initiatives.
teaching & mentoring
what the heck is a website?
conducted a 2-day intensive bootcamp covering html basics to advanced javascript bundling techniques for freshmen year students.
• html basics
• javascript fundamentals
• bundling techniques
flutter bootcamp
3 day intensive bootcamp covering flutter basics to advanced to introduce sophmomore year students to the realm of mobile development and flutter.
• flutter basics
• technical interview preparation
• open source contribution guidance
growth & learning
current focus areas
technical skills
deepening expertise in full-stack development, system design, and modern web technologies.
soft skills
improving communication, team collaboration, and technical leadership capabilities.