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Hi, I'm Ankit
an engineer with a tint of art, photography and filmmaking.

About

I'm a Software Engineer with a good sense of design and sometimes humour too, crafting interactive web apps and tinkering around with any technology I find interesting and less boring.

Led hackathon teams to national finals and bagged four 1st Runner-up titles — at this point I'm basically fluent in second place.

Currently exploring real-time technologies, modern AI workflows &
Defence against the Dark Arts⚡️

Experience

Skills

C
C++
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
Go
React.js
Next.js
Node.js
Express.js
Electron
Jest
Tailwind CSS
Shadcn/ui
Zustand
Motion
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Redis
Supabase
Postman
Git/GitHub
Docker
Coolify
Vercel
Render
AWS
GCP
GitHub Actions
My Projects

Check out my latest work

A few things I've built recently — real-time apps, AI tooling, and the odd optimization problem. Each one taught me something I didn't know when I started.

Niffler

Niffler

AI agent that recovers failed payments, with a policy engine standing between every decision and real money. Built a custom agent loop that diagnoses each failure, then routes its recommendation through 4 fixed guardrail rules before acting on Razorpay. Across 200 failed orders it matched rule-based baselines 73.3% of the time, while payment-history analysis prevented duplicate charges on 34 cases.

Next.js
Express
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Drizzle
Groq
Google Gemini
Razorpay
shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS
Confessly

Confessly

Anonymous chat platform enabling secrets and mood-driven interactions. Leveraged Socket.io for real-time 1:1 and group chat, with Supabase powering the Confession Board. Engineered a fluid UI with Zustand and Motion, improving engagement time by 40%. Built as a full-stack Turborepo monorepo and deployed via Vercel and Render.

Next.js
Express
TypeScript
Socket.io
Zustand
Supabase
Motion
Tailwind CSS
Turborepo
DesignSight

DesignSight

AI-driven design feedback platform with coordinate-anchored, role-based collaboration. Built a feedback pipeline using Google Gemini and the Vercel AI SDK with Zod-validated output. Engineered an Express/MongoDB backend in a Turborepo monorepo with role-based filtering for 4 roles, threaded comments, and JSON export; decoupled upload and analysis to cut AI costs.

Next.js
Express
MongoDB
TypeScript
Google Gemini
Vercel AI SDK
Cloudinary
Zod
Turborepo
Tailwind CSS
QuickPoll

QuickPoll

Interactive polling platform with real-time updates and analytics. Built for live votes and reactions delivered instantly via Socket.io. Integrated Clerk authentication with lightweight APIs for secure user actions, and defined modular MongoDB models across all 6 REST endpoints.

Next.js
Express
MongoDB
TypeScript
Clerk
Socket.io
Turborepo
Tailwind CSS
Timetable Optimizer

Timetable Optimizer

Capstone project — a timetable generator with constraint-based scheduling. Generates conflict-free timetables using a Python OR-Tools CP-SAT optimization engine, with Redis worker queues and Express APIs for parallel schedule generation. Integrated Gemini AI for constraint parsing and conflict explanation; deployed via AWS and Vercel.

Next.js
Express
MongoDB
TypeScript
Python
OR-Tools
Redis
Gemini API
AWS
GitHub Actions

Want to see more? The rest lives on my GitHub.

Hackathons

I like building things

During my time in university, I attended 5+ hackathons. People from around the country would come together and build incredible things in 2-3 days. It was eye-opening to see the endless possibilities brought to life by a group of motivated and passionate individuals.

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    National Finalist

    Smart India Hackathon 2023

    India

    Presented a Mental Health and well-being surveillance, assessment and tracking solution among children to the Prime Minister of India.
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    1st Runners-Up

    BPUT Hackathon 2024

    Odisha, India

    AI-powered Talent Bridge for smart job matching.
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    1st Runners-Up

    Srusti Tech Hack 1.0 2025

    India

    Rural education insights under DigiGram Bharat.
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    1st Runners-Up

    GIET Hackfest (SURAVI) 2025

    India

    Carbon emissions dashboard for smart cities.
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    1st Runners-Up

    InnovateX 4.0 Hackathon 2025

    India

    Real-time disaster management dashboard.
Contact

Get in Touch

Got an idea, a role, or just want to talk shop? Reach out on X or drop me an email — I read everything and reply when I can.