work
i like backends that stay up when the traffic doesn't. this is where that got tested.
currently
b.e. computer science, class of '29. open to backend and infra work.
previously
megallmnov 2025 – jun 2026
backend engineer. sole engineer on an openai/anthropic-compatible gateway in front of 70+ llms.
- designed a 3-tier cache (in-memory lru → redis → mongodb) hitting >95% l0 hit rate at ~2–4ms
- intelligent model routing with a mobilebert classifier and 429/5xx fallback chains
- stripe + razorpay + oxapay billing with idempotent webhooks, organization wallets, and clickhouse credit-event streaming
- jwt + redis blacklist, prefix-lookup api keys, 3-tier admin rbac, prometheus/opentelemetry/grafana loki observability
typescripthonobunmongodbrediskafkaclickhousestriperazorpayprometheusdocker
surfdec 2025 – jan 2026
co-founder & chief ai engineer. ai meeting platform: real-time transcription and multilingual translation.
- designed low-latency ai services over websockets for real-time audio streaming
- improved transcription stability through streaming optimizations and async pipelines
pythonfastapiwebsockets
hackathons
govt. pre sabka ai hackathonnov 2025
1st place, with protego: an ai-powered personal safety platform.
hackhelixapr 2026
built sonorous: a real-time isl accessibility layer for audio calls.
smart india hackathonsept 2025
built eduguide: a career and education advisor.