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Ashok Kumar - Software engineer

Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar is a software engineer, full-stack and AI-native developer, product builder, and systems thinker.

I let agents handle the grind so I can focus on shipping fast, solving real problems, and writing code that scales.

About Ashok Kumar

I love turning ideas into products.

Designing systems that scale, and solving problems.

I've worked in startup environments where speed, ownership, and adaptability matter.

I've led projects end-to-end and learned to make decisions long before all the answers were available.

The best problems I've solved didn't come with a roadmap.

Flexible with timezones

Based in India, available globally

San Francisco
New York
London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Tel Aviv
Bangalore
Gurgaon
Singapore
Tokyo
Bangalore → SF

remote-friendly across timezones

Curiosity compounds
My curiosity has taken me from building full-stack products to scaling infrastructure and, more recently, exploring what AI can unlock for developers and businesses.

I write about what I learn.

Explore my notes on Hashnode.

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500+ problems solved, and still collecting edge cases.

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work experience

Software Development Engineer II

Full-time

Figital Labs · Jaipur, India

- Present

  • Building agentic AI products end-to-end as part of the core team.
  • Owning product development and product ownership - from shaping requirements to shipping releases.

Agentic AI · Product Development · Product Ownership

Software Engineer

Full-time

ShelfEx LLC · US · Remote

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  • Owned and maintained verticals end-to-end, used by FMCG companies across 10+ countries.
  • Built end-to-end features across multiple verticals using Next.js, Node.js, and PostgreSQL.
  • Worked across the SDLC — requirements, sprint planning, code reviews, and production releases.
  • Resolved a PostgreSQL production outage, bringing CPU usage from ~98% to 25%.

React · Next.js · Node.js · PostgreSQL · System Design · Performance · Stakeholder · Client Management

Full Stack Developer Intern

Internship

ShelfEx LLC · US · Remote

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  • Built monitoring dashboards using Grafana, Prometheus, and GCP Stackdriver.
  • Set up observability and alerting across 5+ microservices.
  • Improved the onboarding experience, contributing to 35% higher conversion.
  • Helped with CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and code reviews.
  • Rebuilt the ShelfEx website, contributing to 20% higher engagement.

Grafana · Prometheus · GCP · React · CI/CD · Monitoring

Open Source Contributor

Volunteer

Layer5 & Meshery · Remote

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  • Contributed UI fixes and accessibility improvements to Layer5 / Meshery.
  • Worked on a CNCF cloud-native project used by 10,000+ developers.
  • Resolved 15+ community-reported issues through pull requests and code reviews.

Open Source · React · TypeScript · GitHub · CNCF

projects
01

ProdClaw

ProdClaw

An open-source wrapper around OpenClaw, an AI agent framework. I added durable cross-session memory with LanceDB, model routing via OpenRouter, Slack audit logging, and backup/rollback safety. The boring reliability work that makes agentic AI usable in production. I built it because I wanted better tooling for the way I work.

features
  • -Durable cross-session memory via LanceDB
  • -Model routing through OpenRouter
  • -Slack audit logging and backup/rollback safety
  • -AI cost auditing and optimization
stack

Node.js | TypeScript | LanceDB | OpenRouter | Slack API | Agentic AI | OpenClaw

02

Planogram Editor

Planogram Editor

A 0-to-1 AI-powered planogram editor built for major FMCG brands. It combines dimension-aware and product-type-aware fitment logic with a real-time drag-and-drop editor. By virtualizing the canvas, I was able to render 100+ SKUs with sub-100ms performance. Built from idea to production in just three months.

features
  • -100+ SKUs rendered with sub-100ms performance
  • -Dimension-aware and product-type-aware AI fitment
  • -Real-time drag-and-drop editor
stack

Next.js | TypeScript | PostgreSQL | Tailwind CSS | Framer Motion | dnd-kit

03

ShelfVision

ShelfVision

An immersive 360° retail-compliance platform. Users can step inside a virtual store, move between zones, and inspect shelf-level compliance through interactive hotspots. The hardest challenge was anchoring hotspots inside an equirectangular 360° image and keeping them perfectly aligned during pan and zoom. Currently an interactive prototype.

features
  • -360° virtual store walkthrough with pinned hotspots
  • -Three-level drill-down: portfolio, store, and shelf
  • -Planogram-vs-reality KPIs like compliance, share of shelf, and OOS
stack

Next.js | TypeScript | 360° WebGL | Tailwind CSS | PSV

04

Sarkari Jobs

Sarkari Jobs

A full-stack job platform managing 10,000+ postings. OpenAI-powered workflows generate and classify job descriptions, cutting manual processing by 60%. Built with Next.js SSR for strong search visibility, along with advanced filters, bookmarks, and a fully responsive experience.

features
  • -10,000+ job postings managed
  • -OpenAI-powered summaries and auto-classification
  • -60% less manual processing with SSR for SEO
stack

Next.js | TypeScript | PostgreSQL | Prisma | OpenAI | shadcn | Framer Motion

faq

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ashok Kumar?
Ashok Kumar is a software engineer and AI-native developer based in India, currently a Software Development Engineer (SDE II) at Figital Labs. He builds production web products end-to-end with React, Next.js, Node.js, and PostgreSQL.
What does Ashok Kumar do?
He designs and ships full-stack products and systems that scale - from 0-to-100 features to performance and reliability work - and builds AI and agentic tooling. He owns work across the full SDLC: requirements, architecture, code review, and production releases.
What technologies does Ashok Kumar use?
React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL, plus system design, observability (Grafana, Prometheus, GCP), and agentic AI tooling (OpenRouter, LanceDB, OpenAI).
Is Ashok Kumar available for work?
Yes — he's open to roles and collaborations and works remotely across time zones. The fastest way to reach him is by email or by booking a call.
Where is Ashok Kumar based?
Ashok is based in India and is remote-friendly, available globally across time zones.