Career & Nomad Timeline
A chronological field log of 8+ years across early-stage startups, video compression, acqui-hires, sabbaticals, and nomading across South East Asia.
Independent Builder & Nomad
Katana · MotionVector · unfoundbox
Operating independently at the frontier of local AI, WebGPU super-resolution (Katana), programmatic motion (MotionVector), and 3D web environments (Lookaround).
- Pioneering WebGPU video super-resolution and local inference with Katana
- Built Lookaround (interactive 3D Gaussian splatting in browser)
- Shipped Launchy (automated AI product launch video engine)
- Nomading across Bangkok, Da Nang, and Rajasthan while building in the open
Senior Software Engineer
StreamYard
Engineered high-scale browser video streaming, WebRTC/WebCodecs pipelines, and live broadcast infrastructure powering millions of creators globally.
- Maintained mission-critical browser broadcast studio reliability and video encoding
- Engineered low-latency client-side video transforms and audio/video pipelines
- Collaborated on post-acquisition video platform architecture
Applied AI & Senior Video Engineer
Hopin (via Vectorly Acquisition)
Joined via Vectorly acqui-hire. Led applied ML initiatives, video intelligence proof-of-concepts, dataset curation, and smart clip detection using LLMs for video conferences.
- Created automated smart clip detection algorithms for podcast and live video content
- Built ML research benchmarks and integrated client-side SDKs for enterprise events
- Traveled with the global Hopin team (Cancun offsite, international remote collaboration)
Founding Engineer
Vectorly (MIT Startup)
Core early engineer at an MIT-backed video compression startup. Engineered browser-native neural video upscaling in WASM and WebGL shaders, leading to acquisition by Hopin.
- Built real-time client-side neural upscaling and compression shaders
- Navigated multiple product iterations from video codecs to acqui-hire by Hopin
- First digital nomad team offsite in Koh Phangan, Thailand
Founder & Full Stack Lead
Protodit & Early Fintech
Conducted customer discovery for Protodit (automated statutory audit software). Built web dashboards and Indiastack API integrations across social fintech startups.
- Learned the critical lesson of founder-market fit and startup survival dynamics
- Built end-to-end web applications integrating financial APIs and social banking
Product & Full Stack Developer
Signzy
Joined IIT alumni-founded startup at seed stage right after dropping out of college. Built digital KYC engines, real-time computer vision extraction, and worked directly with CEO/CTO.
- Engineered digital identity and document verification pipelines from scratch
- Represented Signzy at premier fintech accelerators across India
- Worked directly with founders across engineering, architecture, and product management