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Kartik Jha

Engineering Lead at Ei

kartikjha.com

kartikjha13@gmail.com

Bangalore, Karnataka

Professional Summary

Experienced Engineering Lead with expertise in Node.js, TypeScript and various frameworks like React, NextJS and others. Passionate about building scalable applications and leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products. Skilled in architecture design, system optimization, and implementing modern development practices that drive innovation and efficiency.

Education

Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering, Nagpur

Bachelors of Electronics Engineering

Work Experiences

EiEngineering Lead
2024-Present
As the Engineering Lead at Ei, I oversee the engineering team's operations, ensuring alignment with company goals and technical excellence. My responsibilities include setting the engineering strategy, driving innovation, managing cross-functional collaborations, and mentoring team members to achieve peak performance. I work closely with stakeholders to deliver scalable, efficient, and high-quality software solutions while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
  • Architecting and implementing scalable solutions using Node.js, TypeScript, React, Angular, and Next.js
  • Establishing coding standards, best practices, and technical documentation processes
  • Setting up monitoring and observability solutions using Grafana and related tools
  • Conducting code reviews and mentoring junior developers
  • Collaborating with product managers to define technical requirements and timelines
  • Troubleshooting production issues and implementing system optimizations
  • Evaluating and integrating new technologies to improve development efficiency
  • Leading technical decision-making processes for architecture and infrastructure choices
  • Coordinating with cross-functional teams including UX/UI, QA, and DevOps
  • Presenting technical solutions to stakeholders and executive leadership
Key Achievements
  • Owned end-to-end product development, from requirement gathering to deployment, including modernizing legacy systems into scalable and modern solutions.
  • Built client-side and server side applications from scratch and optimized API performance by 73% while ensuring backward compatibility.
  • Led cross-functional teams to deliver internal tooling and systems, and architected AI/ML-driven solutions (LLMs, Generative AI) to enhance product capabilities.
  • Drove cost efficiency by halving expenses for externally hired evaluators through automated evaluation layers, reducing evaluation time/effort by 50% and minimizing reliance on manual processes via AI-powered analysis.
Loud Mob MediaTech Lead
2024
As a Tech Lead at Loud Mob Media, I oversaw the technical direction and led a team of developers to deliver high-quality web applications. My responsibilities included architectural planning, code reviews, and ensuring best practices were followed across projects.
Responsibilities
  • Dealing with GLSL Shaders and the complex math problems that are involved with shaders.
  • Overseeing the optimization of WebGL and Micro-Interactive Website Development Process.
  • Communicating and brainstorming with the design and the content teams, to arrive at solutions, limitations and improvements for a given project and then working with the tech team and translating that to actionable timelines and responsibilities for the tech team, ensuring the seamless realization of the envisioned project.
Loud Mob MediaLead Software Developer
2023-2024
As a Lead Software Developer at Loud Mob Media, I lead the development of flagship web applications. I collaborate with product teams to design scalable, maintainable solutions using technologies like Three.js, React Three Fiber, and Next.js 14. My role also involves mentoring junior developers, reviewing code, and participating in architectural discussions to ensure the robustness and efficiency of the codebase.
Key Achievements
  • Spearheaded the migration to a modern tech stack, resulting in a 44% performance improvement and a reduction in technical debt.
  • Implemented a robust React WebGL framework for high-performance, interactive web applications, optimizing performance across devices and ensuring cross-browser compatibility.
  • Collaborated with the design team to create a new user interface, improving user experience and increasing customer satisfaction by 20%.
Loud Mob MediaSoftware Developer
2022-2023
As a Software Developer at Loud Mob Media, I developed and maintained web applications and services in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Key Achievements
  • Developed and deployed internal tools that streamlined business processes and improved productivity.
  • Contributed to the migration of a legacy application to a modern tech stack, gaining valuable experience in refactoring and modernizing codebases.
  • Worked with the design team to create a new user interface, enhancing overall user experience.
FreelanceDeveloper & Designer
2019-Present
As a Freelance Developer and Designer, I lead the development of web applications for a diverse range of clients. I specialize in full-stack development, including Three.js, React Three Fiber, and Next.js 14, to create immersive web experiences.
Key Achievements
  • Developed custom e-commerce platforms with Shopify integrations, enhancing functionality and performance.
  • Implemented subscription services and payment gateway integrations, ensuring seamless and secure transactions.
  • Optimized full-stack solutions for e-commerce applications, resulting in a 35% increase in sales conversions and a 25% reduction in cart abandonment rates.
  • Collaborated with client design teams to create engaging, user-friendly interfaces, significantly improving user experience and boosting customer satisfaction by 20%.

Things I built

ark-zephyr
ollama
llms
postgresql
searxng
2025
Architected an AI-driven world-building platform with an intelligent assistant capable of contextual interactions across all app entities. Integrated LLMs for reasoning, searXNG for real-time data, and PostgreSQL for efficient embeddings management.
node-zephyr
node.js
neo4j
agentic ai
searxng
2025
Engineered a Node.js framework for structured data handling in speech-to-speech AI, supporting real-time web searches, function execution, and vector-based retrieval with Neo4j integration.
jobberman
node.js
neo4j
searxng
2025
Developed an AI-powered career tool that analyzes resume-job alignment, identifies skill gaps, and generates personalized cover letters. Built with Node.js and Neo4j for efficient data processing.
go-seric
golang
2025
Created a high-performance Golang application for personal project management, emphasizing speed, simplicity, and workflow optimization.
agent47
node.js
llms
searxng
redis
mcps
2025
Built an autonomous AI agent leveraging MCPs for seamless integration with external systems. Utilizes LLMs for decision-making, searXNG for data retrieval, and Redis for high-speed task management.

Contact

Email: kartikjha13@gmail.com

Portfolio: www.kartikjha.com

GitHub: alistairheus

Skills

Tech Skills
  • Full-Stack Development
  • AI & Machine Learning
  • DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure
  • Database Architecture
  • API Design & Integration
Soft Skills
  • Technical Leadership
  • Team Mentorship
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Strategic Problem Solving
  • Agile Project Management

Technologies

frontend

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js

backend

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Golang
  • Socket.IO

databases

  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Neo4j

devops

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub Actions
  • AWS

ai

  • LLMs
  • AI Agents
  • MCP(Model Context Protocol)
  • Ollama

Tools

  • Git
  • Postman
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • BitBucket
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • k6
  • autocannon
  • Figma