curiousplayfulcrafty

AI full-stack developer · Chennai, India

I ship AI features into products people trust.

models in the product, craft in the details

AI full-stack engineer with 3 years of experience building production AI features — sentiment analysis, OCR, and object detection — across React, TypeScript, Node.js, Java, and MySQL.

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Results, not just résumé bullets.

The AI outcome is open. Craft stickers sit beside it — open one if you want the scrap.

11%

AI features with measurable impact

user acquisition lift from sentiment, OCR & detection

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Built sentiment analysis, OCR, and object detection features that contributed to acquisition and 2% retention improvement.

  • AI features
  • Java
  • MySQL

97%

A leaner code editor

140KB → 4KB editor bundle

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Engineered a custom CodeMirror editor, cutting bundle size from 140KB to 4KB and reducing load time by 800ms.

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Performance

WCAG 2.1

Accessibility framework at product scale

reader mask · keyboard · screen readers · 12+ features

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Built a WCAG 2.1 accessibility framework for Zoho Creator — reader mask, keyboard navigation, screen reader support, and related a11y options across 12+ product features.

  • WCAG 2.1
  • Reader mask
  • Keyboard
  • Screen reader

sub-200ms

Sync Party playback that stays in sync

P2P video rooms · custom signaling · sub-200ms sync

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Built Sync Party, a collaborative video platform with synchronized playback across guests, peer-to-peer WebRTC streaming, and a custom WebSocket signaling server — keeping parties within sub-200ms sync while cutting bandwidth costs versus pure server relay.

  • WebRTC
  • WebSockets
  • Node.js
  • React
  • TypeScript

6 devs

A framework built for team reuse

Clean Architecture client-actions framework

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Architected a TypeScript + React client actions framework using Clean Architecture to improve maintainability.

  • Clean Architecture
  • React
  • TypeScript

AI features shipped into a live product.

Sentiment analysis, OCR, and object detection — model-backed capabilities with measurable product impact.

Production AI features in a live product

AI in Zoho Creator

Product teams needed model-backed capabilities that fit existing Creator workflows — not demos that never shipped.

Shipped sentiment analysis, OCR, and object detection into production Creator features with APIs, validation, and measurable product outcomes.

Contributed to an 11% lift in user acquisition and a 2% retention improvement across the AI-backed flows.

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  • Sentiment analysis
  • OCR
  • Object detection
  • Java
  • MySQL
  • JavaScript

Experience.

AI product engineering across model-backed features, APIs, accessibility, and maintainable systems. Current role is open; open another for the scrap.

May 2025 – Present Zoho Desk Member Technical Staff · Software Engineer Shipping AI feature APIs into Desk workflows — validation, error handling, and model-backed product paths. + details − hide

Chennai, India

Shipping AI feature APIs into Desk workflows — validation, error handling, and model-backed product paths.

Engineered a custom CodeMirror editor reducing bundle size 97% from 140KB to 4KB and cutting load time by 800ms.

Architected a reusable TypeScript + React framework using Clean Architecture for a 6-engineer team.

Developed an automated Playwright test suite for client actions tooling.

  • Java
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • MySQL
June 2023 – May 2025 Zoho Creator Member Technical Staff · Software Engineer Built AI features including sentiment analysis, OCR, and object detection, driving 11% user acquisition increase and 2% retention improvement. + details − hide

Chennai, India

Built AI features including sentiment analysis, OCR, and object detection, driving 11% user acquisition increase and 2% retention improvement.

Implemented a WCAG 2.1 accessibility framework with keyboard navigation and screen reader support across 12+ features.

Optimized form rendering with Java caching and Command pattern, achieving 1.5x faster load times.

Improved Java-based MySQL data access framework performance and retrieval efficiency.

  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
August 2022 – June 2023 Zoho Project Trainee + details − hide

Chennai, India

Developed an online inventory system with intelligent stock reordering.

Triaged and resolved Zoho Creator product bugs to maintain stability and user experience.

  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • MySQL
June 2021 – February 2022 IQube Full-stack Developer Intern + details − hide

Coimbatore, India

Developed an end-to-end online ordering system that automated 100% of order processing workflow.

Implemented product browsing, cart management, checkout, and order confirmation for a local business.

  • React
  • Tailwind CSS
  • MongoDB

Tools I use to ship AI products.

sorted by how I ship AI

AI product features

Model-backed capabilities shipped into real product workflows with measurable outcomes.

  • Sentiment analysis
  • OCR
  • Object detection
  • AI feature APIs

How I ship

Frontend, backend, and quality craft around the AI features.

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Java
  • Node.js
  • MySQL
  • Playwright
  • WCAG 2.1
  • Clean Architecture

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

Anna University · Coimbatore

8.82 CGPA · 2023

High School

Alwin Memorial Public School · Chennai

94% CBSE · Achiever’s Award · 2019

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Available for AI product engineering conversations

Let’s build something useful with visible craft.

I care about the invisible parts of AI product quality: features grounded in real workflows, measurable impact, accessible flows, reliable APIs, and interfaces that feel considered.

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