From RAG pipelines to race tracks.

Work Experience Timeline

1. 

   Indie Hub

   Jan 2025 – Present

   Founder

   Full-time

   • Building a tech studio that turns hard problems into shipped products across AI, Web3, robotics, and hardware.
   • Building MADHAVA, India's own foundational LLM family, plus a dedicated coder model and an agentic coding CLI.
   • Shipped MERAKI, an AI creative studio where people write stories, comics, and poetry and own their work onchain.
   • Built ShipLabs, an AI-native personalized coding lab for job-ready engineers.

   Startup Leadership

   AI

   SaaS

   Product Management
2. 

   Buddh International Circuit

   Aug 2023 – Present

   Track Marshal

   Full-time · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

   • Work trackside at India's premier motorsport circuit, handling live safety, incident response, and split-second calls under pressure.
   • The same precision and calm under pressure carries straight into how I build software.

   Marshal

   Motorsports

   Safety Management

   Event Operations
3. Past role

   

   theDevArmy

   Jul 2025 – May 2026

   Backend Systems Developer

   Full-time · Hybrid

   • Built and maintained backend systems, REST APIs, and database layers for production apps.
   • Focused on clean, scalable architecture that holds up as usage grows.

   Backend Development

   REST APIs

   System Architecture

   Databases
4. Past role

   

   The Linux Foundation

   Sep 2025 – Apr 2026

   LFX Mentee

   Full-time

   • Selected as an LFX Mentee to contribute to open source projects used worldwide.
   • Shipped backend modules and CLI utilities, and joined discussions on FOSS compliance and system design.

   LFX Mentorship

   Open Source

   CLI Development

   FOSS Compliance
5. Past role

   

   The Linux Foundation

   Feb 2025 – Oct 2025

   Open Source Contributor

   Full-time

   • Contributed to CLI utilities, config scripts, and backend modules.
   • Participated in DevSprints and discussions around FOSS compliance and system design.

   Open Source

   CLI Development

   System Design

   FOSS Compliance
6. Past role

   

   Social Winter of Code (SWOC)

   Jan 2026 – Mar 2026

   Project Administrator

   Self-employed

   • Led teams building Comicraft, my open-source project selected for the program.
   • Guided contributors through building and learning in a structured open-source sprint.

   Open Source

   Project Administration

   Mentorship

   Team Leadership
7. Past role

   

   Elite Coders

   Jan 2026 – Mar 2026

   Project Administrator

   • Led teams building Neural-Nexus, my open-source project selected for the program.
   • Guided contributors through building and learning in a structured open-source sprint.

   Open Source

   Project Administration

   Mentorship

   Team Leadership
8. Past role

   

   Devnovate

   Jun 2025 – Mar 2026

   Senior Principal Software Engineer

   Full-time · Chandigarh, India · Remote

   • Led engineering on production products, owning architecture and technical direction from design to ship.
   • Built clean, scalable systems and set the standard for how the team wrote and reviewed code.

   Software Architecture

   Engineering Leadership

   Code Review

   System Design
9. Past role

   

   HackwithIndia

   Apr 2025 – Jan 2026

   Chapter Supervisor

   Full-time

   • Handled the chapters, driving hackathon participation and keeping local builders engaged year-round.

   Community Management

   Event Management

   Leadership
10. Past role

    

    HackwithIndia

    Apr 2025 – Dec 2025

    Community Partner Lead

    Full-time

    • Owned community partnerships, bringing new organizations and sponsors into the ecosystem.

    Community Building

    Partnership Development

    Leadership
11. Past role

    

    HackwithIndia

    Apr 2025 – Aug 2025

    Discord Team Lead

    Part-time

    • Led the Discord team for a large developer community, keeping thousands of members active and supported.

    Discord Management

    Community Engagement

    Team Leadership
12. Past role

    

    HackwithIndia

    Jan 2025 – Apr 2025

    Volunteer Staff

    Full-time

    • Supported hackathon operations end to end, from participant onboarding to live event support.

    Event Support

    Community Engagement
13. Past role

    

    Open Source Connect

    Aug 2025 – Sep 2025

    Project Administrator

    Part-time

    • Administered open-source project participation, supporting contributors through the program.

    Open Source

    Project Administration
14. Past role

    

    GirlScript Summer of Code

    Jul 2025 – Sep 2025

    Project Administrator

    Full-time · Remote

    • Administered open-source project participation for GSSoC 2025, supporting contributors through the program.

    Open Source

    Project Administration

    Collaborative Development
15. Past role

    

    IEEE

    Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

    Regional Technical Advisor

    Full-time · India · Hybrid

    • Connect students with industry experts and organize events.
    • Support projects through the IEEE Computer Society.

    Technical Advisory

    Event Organization

    Network Building
16. Past role

    

    ISIEINDIA | Charging Careers

    Nov 2023 – Sep 2025

    Regional Administrative Assistant

    Part-time · India · Hybrid

    • Coordinated regional operations for a body training the next wave of hybrid and motorsport engineers.
    • Managed events, participants, and logistics, connecting my motorsport background with hands-on program work.

    Event Coordination

    Administrative Support

    Motorsports

    Team Management
17. Past role

    

    Galaxy Toyota

    Jun 2024 – Jul 2024

    Internship Trainee

    Full-time · Moti Nagar, Delhi · On-site

    • Gained hands-on experience in a dynamic automotive workshop, working alongside skilled technicians on vehicle maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs.
    • Developed a strong understanding of workshop operations, safety protocols, and quality standards.
    • Learned about Toyota ECUs and sensors with hands-on exposure to diagnostic software.

    Problem-solving in mechanical systems

    Automotive Diagnostics

    Vehicle Maintenance
18. Past role

    

    Pandabuy

    Aug 2023 – Jan 2024

    Promotions Manager

    Freelance · London Area, United Kingdom · Remote

    • Drove user acquisition and strategic promotions, directing potential customers to the company's website through targeted referral links.
    • Managed and optimized promotional campaigns to increase engagement, registrations, and sales.
    • Leveraged tailored marketing strategies to enhance brand visibility, conversion rates, and user onboarding.
    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to execute campaigns and maximize customer outreach.

    Digital Marketing

    User Acquisition

    Campaign Management

    CRO
19. Past role

    

    DSP Modifications

    Sep 2022 – Dec 2023

    Assistant Engineer

    Part-time · Rajpura, Punjab, India · On-site

    • Worked on custom car modifications, full-body repaints, and classic restorations.
    • Engineered handmade bike frames, collaborating with the owner to bring bold automotive ideas to life.
    • Applied design, precision, and engineering creativity to transform vehicles.

    Automotive Engineering

    Vehicle Customization

    Design
20. Past role

    

    NIIT

    May 2022 – Aug 2022

    Summer Intern

    Full-time · Patiala, Punjab, India · On-site

    • Completed a 3-month Python training program at Central Computers Pvt. Ltd., rated "Excellent."
    • Built a solid foundation in OOP across Python and Java — class structures, inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation.
    • Progressed from basic to advanced machine learning and deep learning techniques for predictive modeling.
    • Learned web development and DevOps fundamentals, including CI/CD and deployment practices.

    Python

    Machine Learning

    OOP

    Web Development