Apr 2025 – Jul 2025 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Jul 2024 – Apr 2025 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka

• Exploring the world of AI and travelling a lot.
• Built and launched designinterviews.in, an AI-driven system design platform featuring Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI, attracting over 5,000 users within months of release.
• Produced the podcast AI Dialogues: Deep Dives into Computer Science on Spotify, featuring two AI-generated characters exploring the nuances and cutting-edge topics in computer science. More than 50 dedicated followers.
• Explored various other business ideas in AI in niche markets. Networked with people building in this space and helped a couple of early stage startups with hiring their founding team.

Jul 2023 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr · Singapore · Remote

• Developed and maintained a cloud infrastructure using AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, Route 53, SQS, Lambda, S3) and GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow).
• Setup and managed monitoring solutions with Mezmo, Sentry, Grafana, and Datadog to ensure smooth operations.
• Drove major coding projects, focusing on clean architecture and scalable performance.
• Built and optimized full-stack features primarily with Django (Python) on the backend and React (JavaScript) on the frontend. Incorporated Elasticsearch to boost search and data handling.
• Integrated more than 20 third-party systems into our monolith.

Jan 2020 – May 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• At Apna, I played an instrumental role in the app's growth from 0 to over 10 million downloads. As part of the backend team, I contributed significantly to building the platform from the ground up and designing the robust backend architecture that supports the app today.
• In the early stages of product development, I embraced diverse responsibilities, working closely with product and design teams to refine features and ensure a seamless user experience. As the company expanded, I assisted in hiring top talent and fostering a thriving tech culture.
• As a Tech Lead for multiple pods within Apna, I supported new team members in acclimating quickly and introduced strategic changes to the product development and project life cycle, accelerating weekly product shipments.
• I became a trusted resource for resolving critical P0 issues, accumulating numerous "battle scars" throughout my tenure and demonstrating my commitment to delivering excellence.

Oct 2018 – May 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• Founded and grew a vibrant gaming community, GsocTV, reaching over 20,000 members across Discord, YouTube, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Initially begun as a personal hobby for streaming games like PUBG Mobile and Fortnite, it quickly evolved into a large-scale community platform.
• Conceptualised and executed Clan Wars, a competitive PUBG Mobile tournament that attracted top gaming clans. Managed the event from inception to conclusion, culminating in the Gsoc Premier League, where the top 20 winners competed for prizes.
• Developed a unique engagement system where top clans from the Gsoc Premier League hosted live gaming sessions on our YouTube channel. This feature allowed viewers to join custom gaming rooms, compete against elite players, and earn opportunities to participate in Clan Wars, alongside social media recognition.
• Mentored and supported community members, some of whom progressed to play professionally for leading esports teams worldwide, enhancing the community's reputation and influence in the esports industry.
• Found young , vibrant and talented gamers to take the community forward and made them owners of all social media accounts, with me fading from day to day activities. Community members still support each other and play games regularly.

Jul 2017 – Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Developed high-quality Ruby on Rails and Python code for Amagi's renowned product, Cloudport, creating multiple apps that enabled seamless streaming for TV channels worldwide.
• Leveraged extensive knowledge of AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, CloudFront etc to build cost-effective solutions that significantly reduced the company's AWS expenditure.
• Gained valuable experience working alongside a team of seasoned developers and managers, who provided guidance, support, and motivation to foster my professional growth.
• Enhanced system performance and stability by optimizing server configurations, implementing robust database designs, and employing caching strategies.
• Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring a seamless user experience.

Mar 2016 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Established and managed a mobile app development company, successfully delivering numerous Android and iOS apps for prestigious clients such as TATA, Nestle, JSW, and Lafarge.
• Assembled a talented team of freelancers from across the nation, creating a streamlined project pipeline and fostering a culture of collaboration.
• Developed a range of MVPs for pre-seed/seed startups in the Bengaluru area, providing crucial support during their early stages of growth.
• Gained recognition for my entrepreneurial journey with featured articles in esteemed publications such as Inc42 Magazine and Hacker Noon

Apr 2015 – Mar 2016 · 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Developed proficiency in a wide array of technologies, such as Ruby on Rails, Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Git, and Amazon AWS, demonstrating versatility and adaptability.
• Designed and built RESTful APIs for consumer apps (iOS/Android), websites, and merchant apps catering to handymen, drivers, and cleaners, ensuring seamless communication between platforms.
• Contributed to the backend APIs for Myrra (On-Demand Beauty Services by Taskbob), enhancing the functionality and user experience of the service.
• Played an integral role in developing the In-Office Dashboard, a valuable tool utilised by Operation Executives to streamline processes and boost efficiency.