About Me

Short Bio

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by.
I'm Rakesh, a software engineer, tech enthusiast, and product creator with a passion for building innovative tools and solutions. With experience across a wide range of technologies, I've worked on projects of all sizes, from small prototypes to large-scale systems. Whether it's system design, development, or even marketing, I handle it all.
I regularly share my insights and experiences on my blog, where I discuss everything from technical deep dives to lessons learned in product development. I'm also an active contributor to developer communities and open source projects, having participated in workshops, events, and collaborative initiatives.

Work Experience

May, 2022 - Present
Technical Writer
Ramotion
Freelance
• Writing in-depth technical articles covering web technologies, design systems, and engineering best practices.
Apr, 2025 - Nov, 2025
Software Engineer
Chainrisk
Full-time
• Built the frontend for AFI Protocol Agents, a high-fidelity DeFi research assistant trained on on-chain data; also contributed to backend workflows using LangChain to power intelligent agent behaviors.
• Developed the frontend for AFI Financial Intelligence Ledger for RWAs, a Proof-of-Reserve infrastructure platform enabling institutional-grade, composable yield in DeFi.
• Integrated Thirdweb to interact with smart contracts, enabling seamless on-chain operations and asset verification within the product.
• Collaborated closely with product, design, and blockchain engineers to deliver reliable, performant interfaces for institutional-grade DeFi analytics.
Jan, 2024 - Mar, 2025
Lead Frontend Engineer
Truffles AI
Full-time
• Led the frontend development of the Truffles AI, enabling enterprises to automate data extraction, underwriting, and credit modeling - contributing to 90% faster processing times showcased in customer case studies.
• Developed responsive, high-performance UIs in Next.js + TypeScript, powering features like document ingestion, multi-format data viewing, real-time AI extraction, and workflow dashboards.
• Collaborated closely with ML engineers, backend teams, and product leads to ship scalable interfaces supporting high-compliance environments (PCI-DSS, SOC-2).
Jun, 2023 - Dec, 2024
Frontend Engineer
Truffles
Full-time
• Contributed to the development of a global payments suite enabling seamless fiat & crypto rails for businesses, building responsive front-end modules aligning with product goals.
• Improved application load-performance and user experience by optimizing bundle sizes, adopting code-splitting and lazy-loading techniques.
• Implemented modular UI components in React/Next.js, collaborating closely with the Lead Frontend Engineer to translate designs into pixel-perfect interfaces.• Contributed to the development of a global payments suite enabling seamless fiat & crypto rails for businesses, building responsive front-end modules aligning with product goals.
• Improved application load-performance and user experience by optimizing bundle sizes, adopting code-splitting and lazy-loading techniques.
• Implemented modular UI components in React/Next.js, collaborating closely with the Lead Frontend Engineer to translate designs into pixel-perfect interfaces.
Apr, 2023 - May, 2023
Frontend Engineer Intern
Truffles
Internship
• Assisted senior engineers in developing core product features using React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS.
Jul, 2022 - Jul, 2022
MLH Fellow (Prep)
MLH
Fellowship
• Contributed to open-source projects through collaborative sprints and pair programming.
• Gained hands-on experience with software engineering workflows, GitHub collaboration, and community-driven development.

Volunteering

Jun, 2022 - Jul, 2024
Postman Student Leader
Postman
Promoted API literacy in my campus through live events, workshops and hackathons.
Jul, 2022 - Jul, 2024
Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador
Microsoft
Learn Student Ambassadors are a global group of campus leaders who are eager to help fellow students, create robust tech communities and develop technical and career skills for the future.
Apr, 2022 - Apr, 2024
Author
freeCodeCamp
Contributed technical articles to freeCodeCamp News.
Mar, 2022 - May, 2023
Open Source Lead
Google Developer Students Club - LPU
Peer-to-Peer learning and building solutions for local businesses and our community with Google technologies.