Aum Kulkarni, Fullstack and AI engineer

Fullstack and AI engineer in Bangalore. I build the APIs, agents and retrieval behind AI features, and I make open-source software when possible.

GitHub · LinkedIn · Bangalore, India

Kiln

Kiln is my open-source React component library: animated components for Tailwind CSS v4 and Motion, in light and dark, free and MIT licensed. Gallery · GitHub · npm

Experience

• Software Engineer, Full-time, Bengaluru, Dec 2024 to now. Python, Go, Flask, Django, REST APIs, microservices, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, RAG, Qdrant, open-source models, machine learning, ARIMA.
• Software Engineer Intern, Internship, Bengaluru, Jan to Nov 2024. Flask, Django, SQLAlchemy, REST APIs, microservices, MySQL, graph databases, data modelling, Elastic Stack, React, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript.
• Project Management Intern, Internship, Bengaluru, Jun to Jul 2023. Project management.
• Intern, non-profit foundation, Internship, Bengaluru, Jun to Jul 2022. Microsoft Excel.

Skills

• Languages: Python, Go, JavaScript
• Back end: Flask, Django, SQLAlchemy, REST APIs, Microservices
• AI and ML: RAG, Open-source models, Machine learning, ARIMA
• Data: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Qdrant, Graph databases, Elastic Stack, Data modelling
• Front end: React, Tailwind CSS, Motion
• Also: Project management, Microsoft Excel

Education

A Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business at PES University, Bengaluru, from August 2021 to May 2024: three years of business before I wrote code for a living.

The degree. BBA in International Business at PES University in Bengaluru, from August 2021 to May 2024.

Alongside it. An internship at a non-profit foundation in 2022, one in project management in 2023, and from January 2024 the software engineering internship that changed my direction, months before I graduated.

What stayed. I ask what a feature is for before deciding how to build it, and I work directly with product and business teams. Both habits come from those years.

Languages. English and Hindi at full professional level, Kannada as my first language, and some German.

Off the clock

The quickest way for me to unwind is by playing games. Current favourites are: Tomb Raider, The Last of Us, Cyberpunk 2077, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

I play the guitar in my free time. My favourite bands are: Megadeth, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin.

And I keep up with new hardware: the latest GPUs, CPUs and whatever ships next.

On this page

• Hello: Who I am and what I do.
• Kiln: My public project: a React component library, and its launch film.
• Experience: Four roles, from a non-profit internship to full-time engineering.
• Skills: The languages, frameworks, data stores and AI tools I work with.
• Education: A business degree at PES University, and what it left me with.
• Why the switch?: How a BBA graduate ended up building AI systems.
• Off the clock: Video games, electric guitar and new hardware.