# Achal Bajpai - Page: https://achal.works/ - Markdown: https://achal.works/index.md Building useful AI tools and web products. Open to new work right now. ## Right now - Role: Software Engineer - Full Stack (AI) at Confidential - Period: Aug, 2026 - Present - Location: Remote, Miami - Email: achalbajpaiw@gmail.com - Book a call: https://cal.com/achalbajpai ## Current work - [FlowAgent](https://achal.works/projects/flowagent): Visual builder for AI workflows: drag nodes onto a canvas, wire them up, hit run, and watch each node light up live. - [thecontentmind](https://achal.works/projects/thecontentmind): Open-source AI social-media content studio that reached 200+ users. Several other shipped projects are not featured on the homepage. Each still has its own page and document; see [github.com/achalbajpai](https://github.com/achalbajpai) for an overview of all of them. ## Where he has worked - Confidential, Software Engineer - Full Stack (AI) (Aug, 2026 - Present) - Hyperverge, Software Development Engineer (Sep, 2025 - Jul, 2026) - OpenMS, Software Developer (May, 2025 - Aug, 2025) - Stealth Startup, Frontend Developer (Dec, 2024 - Jan, 2025) - Intel, Machine Learning Trainee, Unnati Industrial Training Program (May, 2024 - Jul, 2024) - Symphony Music, Lead Developer Team (Mar, 2020 - Sep, 2022) ## Track record - Hackathons: 17 hackathons, a placement or an award in all 17, 14 podium finishes, 8 first places. - Who ran them: 3 of the first places were at hackathons run by YC companies (AssemblyAI YC S17, MUX YC W16, GitLab YC W15). The rest came from UC Davis, Crest Data Systems, NosuIO & Colega AI, Govt. of India. - Open source: 22 merged changes into Agent Orchestrator, Gumroad, GitLab Orbit, OpenMS/OpenMS - Shipped: multiple projects, 2020 to 2026 ## Why hire him - Merges into codebases he does not own: Rust into GitLab's own Orbit project, TypeScript into Gumroad's, on first contact with either. - Already builds what 2026 hiring is actually looking for: an agent-orchestration workflow builder that compiles a canvas to a running LangGraph state machine and publishes MCP tools, using Claude Code and Cursor as a daily part of how it gets built. - Takes ownership past the first commit: designed and shipped a label-configuration system spanning a platform's application and API layers, then rebuilt its Analytics Dashboard, product direction included. - Has been building for a real audience since before it was a job: architected a Discord bot at 15 that reached 300,000 users and kept it running for two years. - Named people are willing to put their name on it: testimonials from OpenMS, Crest Data Systems, MeetStreamAI, Colega AI. ## Hackathon results - MUX Hackathon 2026, Winner at MUX × Dev.to, for Fragments (Global winner · featured by MUX & Dev.to). A visual second brain for creators to capture, organize, and rediscover video moments that spark ideas. [Dev.to](https://dev.to/devteam/congrats-to-the-winners-of-the-worldwide-show-and-tell-challenge-presented-by-mux-10o9), [MUX on X](https://x.com/MuxHQ/status/2014504355874136548), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/congrats-to-the-winners-of-the-worldwide-share-7420612078668845056-Mb4I) - GitLab Transcend Hackathon 2026, Winner at GitLab, for GitLab Orbit (Cash prize · 4 MRs shipped to prod in 5 hours · featured by GitLab). Winner of Gitlab Transcend Hackathon in Contributor Track : Rust, Typescript,Ruby on Rails and tests, all live on Gitlab Orbit [GitLab Blog](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-transcend-hackathon-orbit/) - AssemblyAI Voice Agents Challenge 2025, Winner at AssemblyAI, for Wynnie (Global winner · featured by AssemblyAI). A voice agent that understands, responds, and acts - built on AssemblyAI's real-time transcription and LLM pipeline. [AssemblyAI Blog](https://www.assemblyai.com/blog/these-7-voice-ai-projects-just-blew-us-away), [AssemblyAI on X](https://x.com/AssemblyAI/status/1953894101440442807) - IntelliHack 2025, Runner Up at MeetStream AI × SRM University, for WorklyAI. Automated AI agent for applying to jobs across job platforms, built at a 24-hour hackathon organized by MeetStream AI and SRM University. - SacHacks VI 2025, Best Code Implementation, Winner at UC Davis, for Scrolla. Won Best with Code implementation at SacHacks VI, conducted by UC Davis. - Crest Data - Mined 2025, Winner at Crest Data Systems, for Illmatics (1st of 1600+ participants across India). First prize among 1600+ participants from across India at the Crest Data Systems flagship hackathon. [Crest Data Systems](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7292542837487763456/) - NosuIO × Colega AI 2025, Winner at NosuIO & Colega AI, for Colega AI (1st place · judged by founders of NosuIO & Colega AI). Won first prize building an AI-powered content platform for creators, judged by the founders of NosuIO and Colega AI. - Hyperverge Hackathon 2025, 2nd Place at Hyperverge, for SENSAI. Built SENSAI, a proctoring system that maintains academic integrity in online assessments using computer vision. - SacHacks VI 2025, Design & Technical Implementation, Runner Up at UC Davis, for Scrolla. Runner up in Design & Code Technical Implementation at SacHacks VI. - CME Group Hackathon 2025, Top Team at CME Group, for CodeAPI. Built CodeAPI and were recognized as a top team at the CME Group Hackathon. - SIH Internal Hackathon 2024, Winner at Govt. of India, for Gujarat Gov Tool. Won among ~800 teams; built a civic tech solution for the Gujarat Government. - Genevoe 2024, Special Recognition at NWC Department, for Harmonix. Received a Special Recognition Trophy at Genevoe, conducted by the NWC department. - NTE SRM 2024, Second Runner-up at SRM University, for ResearchGuardianAI. Built ResearchGuardianAI, a research assistant and validation tool for ResearchxAI. - DataKon 2023, Runner Up at DataKon, for ENyaySaathi. Pitched ENyaySaathi - a legal tech platform making legal aid accessible to citizens. - SIH Internal Hackathon 2023, Winner at Govt. of India, for Law Games Platform. Won among ~800 teams; built a gamified legal education platform for students aged 13–17. - OODP Hackathon 2023, 1st - Coding Round, Top 8 Finals at OODP, for OODP PS. Ranked 1st in the coding round and reached the top 8 in the grand finals. - DSBS Talent Hunt 2023, Runner Up at DSBS, for EDataUp. Built a data analytics solution and had a strong showing at the DSBS Talent Hunt. ## Elsewhere - [GitHub](https://github.com/achalbajpai): Source for most of what is listed here. - [X](https://x.com/axhaltwts): Short updates while work is in progress. - [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/achal-bajpai): Roles and work history. - [DEV](https://dev.to/achalbajpai): Write-ups and hackathon posts. ## Reading this as a machine Every page has a markdown twin. Append .md to any path, or send Accept: text/markdown to the HTML URL. https://achal.works/llms.txt is the index and https://achal.works/llms-full.txt is the whole site in one response.