AI Engineer · Bengaluru, IN

Fenil Jikadara

I build LLM apps, developer tools, and AI infrastructure.

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15+

Clients shipped AI solutions for

6,300+

Installs of my VS Code extension

1,000+

Developers using ContextBase

2

Upstream PRs merged

About

Developer, contributor, builder.

Built to ship, not to demo.

I build scalable developer tools, AI applications, and productivity extensions - from MCP infrastructure and VS Code extensions to production LLM systems for clients. Strong grounding in data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving.

Education

Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara

B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering · Aug 2022 – May 2026

Data Structures & Algorithms, Design & Analysis of Algorithms, OOP, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Databases, Information Retrieval, Image Processing, Discrete Mathematics

Skills

Languages

C/C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL

Web

FastAPI, ReactJS, NextJS, NodeJS, HTML/CSS, REST APIs

Cloud & DevOps

GCP, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD

Databases

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Query Optimization

Tools & Methods

Git, Agile, Technical Docs, API Integration, Troubleshooting, Stakeholder Management

Experience

Where I've worked.

Smallbay Digital

Aug 2025 – Present

Bengaluru, IN (Remote)

AI Engineer

  • Built end-to-end AI solutions for 15+ clients: custom chatbots, multilingual voice agents, and workflow automation using LangGraph.
  • Deployed no-code/low-code pipelines integrating 20+ APIs for real-time business intelligence and event-driven notifications.
  • Engineered enterprise solutions (inventory management, invoicing, barcode generation, Slack/email alerts) reducing manual ops by 75%.
Python JavaScript LangChain LangGraph Retool N8n Make.com GoHighLevel Web Scraping

FixitAI

May 2025 – Sep 2025

Gurugram, IN

Software Engineering Intern

  • Deployed Azure microservices handling 10k+ daily requests; cut latency 80% via async processing and Redis caching.
  • Optimized APIs achieving 65% latency reduction and 3x throughput through async refactoring.
Python FastAPI MongoDB Redis Azure Docker

SERC, IIIT Hyderabad

May 2025 – July 2025

Hyderabad, IN

Summer Research Intern

  • Built an SMT-based validation pipeline improving code accuracy 95% and cutting manual verification 80% via type-safe reasoning, accelerating distributed team workflows.
Python Z3 SMT-LIB2 Dafny Boogie

SellerMate.AI

Oct 2024 – July 2025

Bengaluru, IN

Software Engineering Intern

  • Built a B2B lead-gen platform integrating LinkedIn/Gmail/Apollo/Sheets APIs; achieved 90% ICP match and 60% workflow reduction.
  • Developed an AI outreach system boosting demo bookings 3x and activation 70%; advised technical stakeholders.
Python FastAPI PostgreSQL OpenAI API Gmail / Sheets / LinkedIn APIs

Projects

Things I've shipped.

Devtools, SDKs, and AI apps - all open source.

ContextBase CLI

Apr 2025

Command-line tool for managing memory keys through the ContextBase MCP API.

  • Terminal-based CRUD on memory keys with secure authentication.
  • Commander.js for command parsing, Conf for persistent config.
TypeScript Node.js Commander.js npm
npm Package Repository

ContextBase SDKs

Feb – Mar 2025

Typed TypeScript and Python SDKs for the ContextBase MCP API.

  • Full CRUD on memory key-value pairs with JWT-based auth and typed method interfaces.
  • Published to npm and PyPI with robust token handling.
TypeScript Python Axios Requests
npm Package PyPI Package Repository

ContextBase MCP Server

Jan 2025

Backend server for storing context data using the Model Context Protocol.

  • Architected a scalable backend API, CLI, and SDKs (TypeScript/Python) for MCP, serving 1,000+ developers.
  • Fastify backend with Prisma ORM on PostgreSQL and Redis caching.
  • Secure JWT auth, schema validation with Zod, and structured logging.
TypeScript Fastify Prisma PostgreSQL Redis Docker
Overview Repository Live server

Quiz.ai

Dec 2024

Chrome extension that generates quizzes from any webpage.

  • Extracts page content and generates quizzes with the Gemini 1.5 Pro API.
  • Responsive popup with customizable quiz parameters and real-time DOM parsing.
JavaScript Chrome API Tailwind Gemini
Overview Repository

Figure

Nov 2024

VS Code extension that brings Excalidraw diagramming into the editor.

  • Published to the marketplace; 6,300+ installs to date.
  • In-editor diagram editing, file persistence, and .excalidraw plus image exports.
  • Puts visual documentation directly in the coding workflow.
TypeScript VS Code API React Excalidraw
Overview Repository Marketplace

Nexus.ai

Oct 2024

AI platform for conversational interactions with PDF documents.

  • Full-stack app: Next.js frontend, FastAPI backend, real-time chat over PDF content.
  • Gemini 1.5 Flash via LangChain for context-aware responses.
  • RAG with ChromaDB for vector embedding storage and retrieval.
Next.js FastAPI LangChain ChromaDB Tailwind
Live product Repository Overview

Open source

Contributions.

Accord Project - Concerto

Mar 2025

Pull request #1005
  • Migrated concerto-cto from JavaScript to TypeScript (+1269/-687 lines), improving type safety and maintainability.
  • Achieved 100% test coverage across statements, branches, functions, and lines using nyc.
  • Preserved 100% backward compatibility, passing all 138 existing tests unmodified.
  • Defined complete TypeScript types, eliminating all implicit any usage.

AboutCode - Scancode.io

Apr 2025

Pull request #1650
  • Improved air-gapped Docker installation by refactoring core files for reliable offline deployment.
  • Standardized Docker images and command formats to align with online workflows and reduce verbosity.
  • Integrated ClamAV antivirus with minimal changes (+21/-5 lines) for secure offline scanning across 6 services.

Leadership

Beyond the code.

Technical Committee - IIIT Vadodara ICD

Core Member

Mar 2023 – Apr 2024

  • Organized and managed tech events, led sponsorship outreach, marketing, and strategic planning.
  • Coordinated Horizon 2.0, the annual tech fest; secured sponsors including Microsoft Azure, Reskill, HoverRobotix, MentorX, RevUp, 100X, Wolfram, and Unstop, and ran workshops across coding, design, robotics, gaming, and finance.

Mood Indigo - IIT Bombay

Digital Performance Director

Nov 2022 – Jan 2023

  • Drove a record surge in pre-fest engagement for Mood Indigo, Asia's largest college cultural festival, through personalized outreach and team coordination.
  • Led Indigo Squad outreach and registration across India, onboarding 100+ members from 10+ institutions.
  • Managed campus ambassador networks, digital campaigns, and participant onboarding, ranking among the top digital coordinators nationwide.

Achievements

Milestones.

Contact

Building something interesting? Let's talk.

Open to conversations about AI engineering, developer tooling, and open source.

feniljikadara2004@gmail.com