Here begins the tale of
Kanishka Kumar
Software Engineer · AI systems · backend · full-stack
I build AI-powered systems for a living — billing engines, LLM pipelines, and the plumbing that keeps them honest. This is my corner of the realm.
“Not all those who wander are lost.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
Chapter I
The Character Sheet
Every adventurer keeps a ledger of what they carry.
- Class
- AI-focused Full-Stack Engineer
- Guild
- Skynift
- Trained at
- B.Tech CSE, BIT Mesra — Class of 2024 (CGPA 8.02)
Inventory
Lore
I'm Kanishka — a software engineer who spends his days building AI systems and his evenings somewhere between Middle-earth and Frieren's long road.
At Skynift I work across the stack: LLM pipelines that turn a landing page into a campaign, billing state machines that never lose a rupee, and auth systems where a token can only ever be spent once.
Away from the keyboard I shoot street photography, defend an unreasonably fortified Clash of Clans village, and believe the best systems — like the best stories — are the ones that hold together on a second reading.
Chapter II
The Quest Log
Deeds done in production, recorded faithfully.
Chapter III
The Spellbook
Four schools of magic, studied daily.
Conjuration
AI & LLM Systems
Summoning structured intelligence from three different familiars.
Runecraft
Backend Engineering
Carving systems that hold their shape under load.
Illusion
Frontend Craft
Interfaces that feel simpler than the machinery beneath them.
Elementalism
Cloud & Data
Commanding the weather the services run in.
Chapter IV
The Map of the Journey
Every road worth walking leaves a line on some map.
2020 – 2024
BIT Mesra
B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering
Four years in the halls of Mesra — data structures, operating systems, and the first spells. Graduated with a CGPA of 8.02.
Mar – Jul 2024
Explorex Technologies
Full-Stack Web Developer Intern
First taste of production craft: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, and Framer Motion — the same arts this very site is built with.
Jun 2025 – present
Skynift
Software Developer
Intern to full-time in four months. Building Drac's AI marketing pipelines and Helpexa's support chatbot — billing engines, SSO, serverless re-architecture, and multi-LLM orchestration.
Present dayThe road goes ever on — And the story continues.
Interlude
Through the Lens
Memories collected along the road — street photography, mostly.
Chapter V
The Guild Hall
Banners of every hall I keep a seat in.
Epilogue
Send a Raven
Roles, collaborations, or a good conversation about systems — the rookery is open.