Available for interesting problems

Hi, I'm Ajay.

Fullstack developer, app tinkerer & security enthusiast.

Bengaluru, India
zsh — ajay

~ whoami

Ajay P Sakthikumar

~ cat stack.txt

fullstack · security · ai/llm

~ ls history/

flyfin-ai/ harness/ sap-labs/ nit-c/

~

./about

A little about me

I care about clean code, delightful UX, and building things I'd actually use myself.

I build across the stack — from Next.js frontends and Python/Django backends to Electron desktop apps and offensive security tooling.

Most recently I worked on AutoTax at FlyFin AI, an AI-powered US tax preparation product. Before that, I was a Security Research Engineer at Traceable (acquired by Harness), running pentests for enterprise clients like Walmart, Morgan Stanley, and Disney, and shipping tooling that halved analysis time.

I started my career at SAP Labs India, where I automated CRM regression, built GPT-driven prototypes for service workflows, and co-authored a filed patent.

Focus
Fullstack · AI · Security
Latest
FlyFin AI
Base
Bengaluru
Since
2021

Fullstack Engineering

End-to-end features across UI, APIs, data, and desktop — with an eye on DX.

AI & LLM Systems

GPT-powered products, RAG pipelines, and intelligent workflow automation.

Application Security

Pentesting, offensive tooling, and shipping fixes back into the product lifecycle.

./timeline

The journey so far

Milestones from campus to today — each stop shaped how I build and learn.

  • Nov 2025Aug 2026
    Work

    Fullstack Developer

    FlyFin AI

    Bengaluru, India

    Worked end-to-end on AutoTax — FlyFin's AI tax preparation product — across the Next.js frontend, Python/Django backend, and Electron desktop app.

    • Expanded support for additional U.S. tax forms and mappings
    • Built integrations with Lacerte, Drake, ProSeries, and CCH tax software
    • Shipped features across web, backend, and desktop from a single stack
    Next.jsDjangoElectronAI
  • May 2024Jul 2025
    Work

    Security Research Engineer

    Traceable Software India (acquired by Harness)

    Bengaluru, India

    Built custom security testing tools and led penetration tests across services for enterprise customers.

    • Developed and deployed custom security testing tools
    • Cut API / microservice analysis time by ~50% (2 days → 20 hrs)
    • Pentested services for 10+ enterprise clients including Walmart, Morgan Stanley, and Disney
    • Fed findings back into product workflows, reducing recurring vulnerabilities pre-release
    PentestingSecurity ToolingAPI Security
  • May 2022May 2024
    Work

    Developer Associate

    SAP Labs India

    Bengaluru, India

    Worked on SAP S/4 CRM Service Management — automation, tooling, and GPT-driven service workflow prototypes.

    • Automated regression and workflow testing in S/4 CRM Service Management, cutting manual QA effort by ~30%
    • Designed GPT-driven prototypes for intelligent automation in service workflows
    • Improved internal tooling and CRM service reliability
    SAP S/4AutomationGPT
  • May 2021Jul 2021
    Work

    Intern

    SAP Labs India

    Bengaluru, India

    Summer internship focused on test automation and internal tooling for CRM modules.

    • Automated tests using qmate (wdio), reducing regression effort for CRM modules
    • Improved API validation coverage by ~15% through new internal tools
    wdioqmateAutomation
  • 2018May 2022
    Education

    B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering

    National Institute of Technology, Calicut

    Kozhikode, India

    Graduated with an 8.16 CGPA. Coursework spanned systems, algorithms, ML, and security.

    • Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating Systems, DBMS
    • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Lab, Computer Networks
    • Computer Security Lab, Number Theory & Cryptography
    Computer Science8.16 CGPA

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Things I've built

A mix of personal experiments, course projects, and one patent.

Personal Project

The Echelon Engine

Jun 2025 — Present

A modular Agent-Based Modeling framework in Python with JSON-composable scenarios and reinforcement-learning-style reward loops.

  • Multi-agent interactions and simulation → narrative conversion
  • Extensible into behaviour-driven decision making and game-style simulations
  • Generic enough for medical, military, strategy, and other niche use cases
  • Scales to ~10k agents (RAM-limited)
PythonABMReinforcement LearningSimulation

Personal Project

Juris

May 2025

AI assistant for legal guidance (Indian Penal Code) built on a RAG pipeline with Ollama, Flask, and Qdrant.

  • Scalable embeddings storage and retrieval with semantic search
  • End-to-end RAG stack — from ingestion to answer synthesis
RAGOllamaQdrantFlask

Metasploit Mass-Exploit Framework

Course Project · Apr 2022

A framework wrapping Metasploit for mass exploit execution across a network, with automatic shell handling on compromised systems.

MetasploitOffensive SecurityPython

Capture The Flag — IEEE NITC

Event · May 2020

Conducted an entry-level CTF hosted on CTFd with ~60 participants, featuring internally hosted challenges and shell simulations.

CTFCTFdSecurity

eXpOS — Experimental Operating System

Course Project · Jan 2020

Built an experimental OS in C, implementing core kernel functionality from the ground up.

COSSystems

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Tools of the trade

The stack I reach for across product work and side projects.

Languages

  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Bash
  • Shell scripting

Frameworks

  • Next.js
  • Django
  • Flask
  • Sanic
  • Angular
  • Flutter
  • Electron

Databases & Data

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Qdrant
  • Kafka

AI & LLMs

  • GPT APIs
  • RAG pipelines
  • Ollama
  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • Keras

Security

  • Burp Suite
  • Metasploit
  • Wireshark
  • tcpdump
  • nmap
  • pfSense

Infra & Tooling

  • Docker
  • AWS DevOps
  • Git / GitHub
  • WebSockets
  • wdio
  • qmate

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Let's build something

Have a project, an idea, or just want to say hi? My inbox is open.

Email

sakthikumarajay@gmail.com

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