Sakti Kumar Chourasia

schourasia2013@gmail.com
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linkedin.com/in/shakcho
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github.com/shakcho

Summary & Objective

Product engineer with 8+ years of experience taking products from 0→1 in fast-paced startup environments. Skilled in leveraging AI and LLMs to enhance user experiences and automate workflows. Combines strong computer science fundamentals with a builder’s mindset to deliver intelligent, user-centric solutions that scale.

Skills & Abilities

Technology: JavaScript, Typescript, Java, HTML5/CSS3, PHP, Python
Database & Tools: MongoDB, MySQL, Cassandra, Elasticsearch
Frameworks: React JS, GraphQL (Apollo), Node JS, Express JS, Electron JS, jQuery, GWT, WordPress
Developer Tools: AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, etc.), Mapbox, Cypress, Playwright, Jest, Webpack, Git, ELK Stack, Docker, Kubernetes
Design Tools: Figma, Sketch

Experience

Software Developer (MTS)

Oct 2024 - present
Kognitos Inc. - San Jose, CA
  • Developed UI-based automation support for the Kognitos Platform.
  • Designed a cursor-like, AI-assisted automation builder for intuitive workflow creation.

Software Developer (MTS)

May 2023 - Oct 2024
Kognitos Inc. - Bangalore, India
  • Designed and architected the Kognitos Playground.
  • Built a custom Rich Text Editor using Slate.js for Kognitos' use case.
  • Implemented an Access Control layer to display UI components based on user role and permission.
  • Revamped the marketing website of kognitos.com.

Senior Software Engineer (Lead Engineer)

March 2021 - May 2023
AiDash - Bangalore, India
  • Designed and architected the BNG.AI (Biodiversity Net Gain) application using Java, Postgres, React JS, and Mapbox and React Map GL.
  • Created a Micro-service on AWS Lambda to handle export reports and notifications.

Software Developer (Founding Engineer)

March 2020 - February 2021
Listener.app - Pune, India
  • Developed and architected the Listener web application using Node JS, MongoDB, React JS, and Elasticsearch.
  • Created a video processing micro-service on AWS Lambda using FFmpeg.
  • Built a desktop version of the Listener app using Electron JS.

Software Developer (SDE II)

June 2017 - March 2020
Whatfix - Bangalore, India
  • Developed a WYSIWYG Rich Text Editor, increasing content creator productivity by 60%.
  • Implemented an in-house Language Translation tool.
  • Single-handedly built whatfix.com, integrating marketing automation tools and Salesforce CRM.
  • Integrated React into Whatfix's GWT codebase to speed up development.

Software Engineer (SDE I)

September 2016 - May 2017
Growisto.com & Organicfacts.net - Mumbai, India
  • Designed and developed the websites for Organifacs.net and growisto.com.
  • Wrote scripts to automate data aggregation and technical SEO processes.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering

Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal
2012 - 2016

Open Source Contributions

  • Facebook/docusaurus: A tool to create and maintain open-source documentation websites.
  • Shakcho/Indic-language-ngram-viewer: An Indic language N-gram Viewer.

Awards & Publications

  • Winner - Whatfix Hackathon, 2019
  • Top 5 - NEC Hackathon, 2019
  • Publication: CSS variables AKA Custom Properties
  • Publication: JavaScript (TC39) Proposals