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CHENNAI, INDIA · BUILDING RELIABLE SOFTWARE

Hi, I'm
Siddharth Gouthaman.

Backend Developer

I build reliable software where backend engineering, applied AI, and thoughtful product design meet—from local-first privacy tools to full-stack platforms and agentic workflows.

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Software engineer
Computer science undergraduate

02Software
internships
1stCentral India
Hackathon
700+Algorithm
problems solved

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Selected Projects

Products, platforms, and systems built with intent.

Original manga-style reader organizing connected notes in a midnight archive
SS02
Live

Local-first product · On-device AI

SignalShelf

A private reading library that turns passing posts into searchable, useful context.

Capture X Likes and Bookmarks through a companion extension, organize them locally, and classify ideas on-device without an application database.

  • JavaScript
  • Chrome MV3
  • WebAssembly
  • MobileBERT
  • Vercel
Original manga-style developer climbing a staircase of programming challenges
CL03
Deployment pending

Developer education · Online judge

CodeLadder

A deliberate coding-practice platform built around execution, feedback, and visible progress.

A 100-problem catalogue with authenticated profiles, Python/C++ execution through Judge0, asynchronous submissions, and pattern-level progress tracking.

  • React
  • Express
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma
  • Judge0
  • Docker
Original manga-style music producer conducting luminous sound waves
AR04
Deployment pending

Generative AI · Music product

AlgoRhythm

An AI music workspace for turning prompts and lyrics into complete tracks.

Creator tooling, discovery, playback, and credit flows connect a Next.js product to Inngest workflows, Modal GPU generation, and S3 media storage.

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Prisma
  • Inngest
  • Modal
  • S3
Original manga-style sustainable city connected by green investment pathways
GF05
Hackathon winner

Fintech · Sustainability · 1st place

GreeFin

A two-sided fintech platform for channeling micro-investments into green infrastructure.

Dedicated investor and corporate portals connect project discovery and stakeholder workflows with ESG and CSR reporting foundations.

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL
  • Drizzle
  • OCR

CURRENTLY IN THE WORKSHOP

Building what comes next.

Foundation complete · system implementation underway

WorkQueue

Distributed job processing

A Go background-job system in development, currently pairing tested service configuration and lifecycle coordination with Redis and PostgreSQL infrastructure.

In development · repository coming soon

OpenWikiRAG

Enterprise knowledge system

A source-linked knowledge platform exploring document ingestion, hybrid retrieval, knowledge graphs, citations, and conversational access.

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Career Path

Learning by shipping real systems.

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May 2026 — Jun 2026

Softrate Technologies

Full-Stack Developer Intern

Worked across AI-assisted CRM, data extraction, retrieval-augmented learning, and inventory operations.

  • Integrated AI lead summarization into a CRM workflow, improving sales follow-up productivity by 40%.
  • Built a four-stage RAG-powered SQL Tutor Bot for retrieval, spoken-answer evaluation, scoring, and voice responses.
  • Implemented stock reservation, dealer requests, branch fulfillment, invoicing, and audit tracking.

THE TECHNOLOGY LAYER

Tech Stack

Languages, frameworks, and infrastructure behind the work.

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TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Go
C++
React
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
FastAPI
Express
PostgreSQL
Redis
MongoDB
Docker
Git
GitHub Actions
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About Me

How I think, build, and keep improving.

THE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Engineering ideas into dependable products.

I'm a Computer Science and Engineering undergraduate at Chennai Institute of Technology, interested in backend systems, applied AI, and full-stack product engineering.

I enjoy turning ambiguous problems into software that is structured, testable, and useful—from privacy tooling and browser extensions to ESG platforms and agentic workflows.

“Build the system carefully.
Explain the value clearly.”
EDUCATION / 2024—2028
CIT

Chennai Institute
of Technology

B.E. Computer Science and Engineering

01

Languages

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Go
  • Java
  • C++
02

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Browser Extensions
  • Responsive UI
03

Backend

  • FastAPI
  • Express
  • Django
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • MongoDB
04

AI systems

  • LangGraph
  • LangChain
  • RAG
  • Vector Retrieval
  • Agentic Workflows
  • OCR
05

Infrastructure

  • Docker
  • AWS
  • GitHub Actions
  • REST APIs
  • Testing
  • CI
04

Milestones

Competition pressure turned into working products.

01

Central India Hackathon 3.0

1st place · SDG-9

800+ teams
05

HackSymmetric '26

Top 5 · Agentic AI

350+ teams
10

Hack The Horizon 2.0

Top 10 · Open Innovation

200+ teams
100

Adobe India Hackathon

Top 100

5,000+ participants

COMPETITIVE PROGRAMMING

Practice compounds.

700+LeetCode problems
1850+Maximum rating
1414CodeChef rating · 2★
Top 15HackerZ Codeathon
05

Other Work

Collaborations and deeper engineering explorations.

AVAILABLE FOR THE RIGHT PROBLEM

Let's build something
worth remembering.

I'm open to software engineering internships, product collaborations, and conversations about backend systems, applied AI, and developer tools.