# Samarth M N contact@samarthmn.com | www.samarthmn.com | +91 70198 48967 https://www.samarthmn.com/resume Canonical HTML resume: https://www.samarthmn.com/resume Direct PDF resume: https://www.samarthmn.com/resume.pdf # Professional Summary AI, agents, and LLM engineer with a product engineering background and 8+ years of experience shipping SaaS, healthcare, consumer, Web3, and internal tools. Builds RAG workflows, AI agents, local LLM tools, multimodal assistants, and production-ready interfaces with React, Next.js, TypeScript, Python, Gradio, FastAPI, Supabase, and model APIs. Strong in product judgment, frontend architecture, API design, and end-to-end delivery. # Selected Projects - RAGnosis - Applied RAG research benchmarking how retrieval and reranking strategy drives question-answering accuracy over a synthetic clinical database, comparing a baseline vector-search pipeline against query rewriting, small-to-big parent expansion, aggregate rollups, and reranking across eight tracked runs, shipped as an interactive benchmark report. Built with: Python, Ollama, Chroma, Hugging Face, Jina Reranker v3, BGE Reranker v2-m3, OpenAI Embeddings. - Pretendo - Production-minded AI chat product with a Next.js client, FastAPI service, OpenRouter model routing, backend-owned prompts, request validation, provider timeouts, browser SQLite persistence, analytics, and Vercel deployment. Built with: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, FastAPI, Pydantic, OpenRouter, sql.js, Vercel Services. - data-alchemy - Local-LLM synthetic data generator that turns a dataset brief into related schemas and downloadable CSV, JSON, and Markdown exports for RAG demos, evaluation data, and prototypes. Built with: Python, Gradio, Ollama, OpenAI-compatible APIs, Faker, Jupyter Notebook. - zyra - Multimodal plant-care assistant with image understanding, speech input and output, local GGUF inference, and optional botanical lookup. Built with: Python, Gradio, llama.cpp, Gemma GGUF, Whisper, Kokoro TTS, Trefle API. # Professional Experience ## DocKosha - Remote ### Founder & Founding Engineer [Full Time] (Oct 2025 to May 2026) - Founded DocKosha as a solo founder, building a secure document sharing and virtual data room product for client-facing workflows. - Owned the product end to end across the frontend experience, backend systems, document pipeline, permissions, and launch readiness. - Shipped secure viewing, watermarking, version history, and workspace-level access controls for high-trust sharing flows. - Built privacy-first engagement analytics around views, downloads, page activity, and media consumption. - Created external sharing flows with password protection, OTP verification, NDA gating, and allowlist/blocklist controls. Technologies: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Zustand, Supabase, PostgreSQL, Supabase Auth, Cloudflare R2, S3-compatible object storage, PostHog, Stripe, ZeptoMail, Sentry, Vercel, Cloudflare. ## Micro - Remote ### Full Stack Development Engineer (Freelance) [Full Time] (May 2025 to July 2025) - Led frontend architecture for a production web application and drove full TypeScript adoption across the app. - Introduced strict typings, shared interfaces, and incremental migration patterns that reduced runtime errors and made onboarding easier. - Shipped user-facing features end to end, translating design and user flows into polished product surfaces. - Worked closely with stakeholders on specs, product flow, and UX details while simplifying components and interaction patterns. Technologies: JavaScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, API Integration, Tailwind CSS. ## Gondola AI - Remote ### Full Stack Engineer (Freelance) [Full Time] (Nov 2023 to May 2025) - Architected and built core frontend flows for the application, with ownership across implementation and day-to-day product delivery. - Maintained the web application end to end through multiple iterations of the product. - Worked with stakeholders on application flow, interface decisions, and higher-level product direction. - Improved coding structure and product design to keep the experience clearer, more maintainable, and easier to evolve. Technologies: JavaScript, React, Next.js, TypeScript, API Integration, CSS, Tailwind CSS, GIS, UI Components. ## Instadapp Labs (Hired via Toptal) - Remote ### Mobile Development Engineer (Freelance) [Full Time] (Aug 2023 to Oct 2023) - Built a React Native mobile wallet from scratch within an existing Web3 product ecosystem. - Owned the mobile application implementation and translated existing product capabilities into a reliable mobile experience. - Integrated existing Web3 contracts and supporting infrastructure into the app. - Contributed to coding structure and product decisions that improved the overall mobile experience. Technologies: JavaScript, React, React Native, Mobile App Development, TypeScript, API Integration, CSS, web3.js, Blockchain, Ethereum, Cryptocurrency. ## Wick Communications (Hired via Toptal) - Remote ### Full Stack Engineer (Freelance) [Full Time] (Aug 2022 to May 2023) - Built the MVP of a mission-oriented community conversation application from scratch. - Owned core application flows across the stack and helped turn the initial concept into a usable product. - Contributed to higher-level feature decisions and early product direction. Technologies: JavaScript, React, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, API Integration, Sass, APIs, GraphQL, Ionic Framework, CapacitorJS, EditorJS, TypeScript, Mobile App Development, MERN Stack, UI Components, Unit Testing. ## Zeidler Group (Hired via Toptal) - Remote ### MERN Stack Engineer (Freelance) [Full Time] (Jan 2022 to Jun 2022) - Built a web application for creating legal documents and generating PDFs from selected templates. - Developed the product from scratch using the MERN stack. - Defined and documented code architecture and engineering guidelines early in the build. - Contributed to product design decisions that improved the usability of the application. Technologies: JavaScript, React, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, API Integration, Styled Components, APIs, PDF, Puppeteer, TypeScript, MERN Stack, UI Components. ## PrePO (Hired via Toptal) - Remote ### Front-end Engineer (Freelance) [Full Time] (Sep 2021 to Dec 2021) - Built multiple pixel-perfect responsive websites from scratch through production, including Acquisition Royale, an interactive NFT-based game web app. - Set up a stable frontend development flow, including a monorepo of private npm packages used across internal projects. - Contributed to higher-level frontend architecture across the product portfolio. Technologies: JavaScript, Next.js, React, Ethers.js, Web3.js, API Integration, Tailwind CSS, Ant Design, MobX, Styled Components, TypeScript, Netlify, Blockchain, Ethereum, CSS, CI/CD Pipelines, Cryptocurrency, Integration Testing, Unit Testing. ## Inertial Sense, Inc - Remote ### Senior Software Engineer (Freelance) [Part Time] (Jun 2021 to Sep 2021) - Built a React Native mobile application called Mowers that connected users with smart lawnmowers and made device interactions easier. - Contributed to application architecture and implementation, stepping in to solve delivery problems as needed. - Helped shape a mobile experience that made smart mower workflows more accessible for users. Technologies: JavaScript, React Native, TypeScript, GraphQL, API Integration, Hasura, Code Architecture, Mobile App Development, JSX, Jest, React Navigation, Node.js, Serverless, Unit Testing, Git, Styled Components, Material UI. ## Up Learn - Remote ### Full Stack Engineer (Freelance) [Full Time] (Mar 2021 to Aug 2021) - Built features for a live e-learning platform and improved the product experience for learners. - Led the frontend migration from JavaScript to TypeScript. - Researched and built an end-to-end testing skeleton using Selenium and BrowserStack. - Worked through issues in the existing platform that supported stronger user conversion. Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, HTML, API Integration, CSS, Styled Components, Jest, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, MySQL, Git, SQL, React Hooks, Architecture, CI/CD Pipelines, Docker. ## Talsho - Remote ### Co-founder and CTO [Part Time] (Nov 2020 to Dec 2021) - Led technical direction and product execution as co-founder and CTO for a competition platform focused on simple participation. - Built cross-platform app experiences that let users register, submit videos, compete, and win prizes. - Used React Native and Firebase to ship the product across platforms. - Managed contractors across product design and development while moving the vision forward. Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, React Native, React, GraphQL, Firebase, API Integration, Firebase Hosting, Cloud Firestore, Firebase Analytics, Cloud Storage, Video Players, Mobile App Development, Cloudflare, Android, iOS, Team Leadership, App Development, Agile, Google Cloud, Unit Testing, Next.js. ## HealthPlix Technologies - Bangalore, India ### Senior Software Engineer [Full Time] (Mar 2020 to Jan 2021) - Led the migration from separate Objective-C and Kotlin apps to a shared React Native codebase for Android and iOS. - Built new features around the EMR system and worked through issues in the existing product. - Helped hire and set up a team for a new project. - Shipped a mobile foundation that reduced duplication and supported faster releases. Technologies: JavaScript, React Native, Redux, TypeScript, APIs, Mobile App Development, API Integration, Code Architecture, Redux Saga, REST APIs, React Redux, JSX, React Navigation, Unit Testing, Styled Components. ## Cloudnine Group of Hospitals - Bangalore, India ### Full Stack Engineer [Full Time] (Apr 2018 to Mar 2020) - Built digital healthcare products across web and mobile, including a patient app for appointments, doctor communication, and video consultations. - Rapidly prototyped a separate mobile app for doctors to manage schedules and communicate with patients. - Helped the company expand its digital product footprint through fast, practical delivery. Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, React, React Native, GraphQL, NoSQL, CSS, HTML, REST APIs, Front-End Development, Mobile App Development, Express.js, Redux, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Styled Components, Microservices, API Integration, Unit Testing, Amazon EC2. # Education Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Information Sciences, Ramaiah Institute Of Technology (Bangalore, India) # Licenses & Certifications - React JS - HackerRank (923D495541B4) - JavaScript - HackerRank (669701C498E4) - Ethereum and Solidity Developer - Udemy (UC-00fd2215-d499-4612-ab56-6f84aaeaeece) # Area of Expertise LLM Engineering | AI Agents | RAG | Prompt Engineering | Function Calling | Model Evaluation | Local LLMs | Multimodal AI | OpenAI-compatible APIs | Ollama | Python | FastAPI | React | Next.js | TypeScript | React Native | Frontend Architecture | Product Engineering | API Integration | Node.js | Supabase | PostgreSQL | SQL | MongoDB | Cloudflare R2 | Vercel | Sentry | Full-Stack Development | SaaS Product Development # Certificates - Secured 2nd place in the “PAYSE ETHICAL HACKATHON” held by Nucleus Software Exports LTD. - Secured 1st place for successfully Building a Weather Station held by Xcelerator Ninja # Volunteer and Leadership Experience - Volunteer at National Service Scheme (NSS) - Blood Donation Camp (Nov 2015) - Were a core member and a volunteer of IGNITE (Tech Fest held in Dec 2016)