About Me
I am Sahas, hailing from Chennai, India. I went to Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram for schooling and then studied Computer Science at VIT, Vellore, graduating in 2024. Growing up, I was always the person my family turned to for tech help, which kind of set me on this path.
Currently, I'm building SARAL AI, a platform that turns research papers into easy-to-consume formats like videos, podcasts, reels, and business-briefs.
I genuinely prefer working in person or hybrid setups. There's something about face-to-face collaboration that sparks better ideas and stronger team connections. If you're looking for someone who's passionate about building things, enjoys being part of communities, and thrives in collaborative spaces, I'd love to chat with you.
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Featured Projects
Saral AI is a full-stack platform that converts research papers (PDF, LaTeX, or arXiv) into accessible formats like videos, podcasts, reels, posters, and business briefs. It is used by 5000+ professors and students across institutes including IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, and IIT Indore, and is available as both a PWA and extension. I worked on migrating the codebase from a legacy Vite app to a scalable architecture with a Golang gateway orchestrating Python microservices, learning how to maintain low latency and high throughput during a monolith-to-microservices transition.
Architected and developed the frontend for Remotify- a Phillipines based Employer-of-Record platform using a monorepo structure to streamline development and maintenance. Worked on important features on the frontend - implemented shared auth, client onboarding workflows, and addition of employees. Occasionally worked on backend services in Golang to support these features.
An AI chatbot powered by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) which answers questions about me! It uses a personalized knowledge base stored in markdown files, combines vector similarity search with OpenAI's GPT models, and streams responses in real-time. Built to experiment with RAG, chunking, and modern AI orchestration techniques.
Developed the frontend for a vertical search engine designed to enhance agency discovery with advanced filtering by country, industry, and company size. I implemented real-time facet handling, ensuring that filter counts updated instantly as users applied or removed criteria. A key challenge was guaranteeing that the search page was always server-side rendered, delivering fast load times and optimal SEO performance. This project strengthened my understanding of Server side rendering, and pushed me to deliver a seamless user experience to work on applications with instant data updates.
Built for a startup in the US - GovGPT. It is a Generative AI threat detection system with a Next.js frontend, Python backend and WebRTC streaming. Frontend sends the stream and receives bounding boxes over websockets in real-time. Leveraged the power of WebSockets and WebRTC to ensure that the video stream and bounding boxes were in sync with low latency. The text based response generation is handled on the backend and exposed via a FastAPI endpoint which internally makes calls to OpenAI's API.
Featured Projects
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Experience
August 2024 - Present
August 2024 - Present
Novartis
Associate Analyst
- As part of the Field Excellence Operations, I architect and streamline Call Planning processes for Italy, one of the Top 11 global markets.
- Collaborated closely with external partners (ZS Associates) to enable the setup and transition of call planning onto a new planning tool, while maintaining operational continuity and zero business disruption.
- Played a key role in stakeholder alignment, working with the country team to drive adoption of the new tool by addressing concerns, aligning on benefits, and ensuring a smooth onboarding process.
- Work revolves around leveraging ETL tools to integrate multi-source data, perform advanced transformations and build interactive dashboards and reports to support data-driven decision-making.
February 2024 - July 2024
February 2024 - July 2024
LegalForce RAPC
Frontend Developer Intern
- Developed MVPs for various projects such as DragonFly, FireFly, and DragonFly Lite using Next.js, React, and Tailwind CSS.
- Worked across various technologies such as Firebase and Firestore for WebRTC, implemented Websockets for real-time communication, and integrated Mapbox for location-based services
- Adhered to clean code architecture in Next.js for both backend and frontend and implemented industry best practices to ensure high-quality performance
May 2023 - October 2023
May 2023 - October 2023
Polkassembly
Frontend Developer
- Revamped the website with modern designs and improved responsiveness across all screen sizes.
- Implemented dark mode feature throughout the website, elevating the overall user experience.
- Adhered to clean code architecture in Next.js for both backend and frontend and implemented industry best practices to ensure high-quality performance
June 2023 - August 2023
June 2023 - August 2023
Thal.E - Freelance
Frontend Developer
- Made the MVP web-app for Thal.E: an affordable, healthy food ordering platform with seamless user experience and efficient delivery, used by over 500 university students
- Built the frontend architecture for the web-app using NextJS, Redux and TailwindCSS
Achievements
| Award | Year | Issued By |
|---|---|---|
| Top 3 - Unfold 2024 | 2024 | CoinDCX |
| Top 10 - Unfold 2023 | 2023 | CoinDCX |
| Achievers Award 2022-2023 | 2023 | VIT Vellore |
| Winners - Hackathon 5.0 | 2022 | iNeuron.ai |
| Runner-up - DevSpace 2022 | 2022 | CSI-VIT |
Let's Get in Touch
I'm always open to discussing new opportunities and interesting projects!