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Vikash Kumar

Software engineer focused on reliable systems and careful interfaces. I care about clarity, performance, and work that stays understandable months later.

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Tailwind CSS
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Supabase
  • Firebase
  • C++
  • Solidity
  • Redux
  • Jest
  • Docker
  • Bun
  • AWS
  • Cloudflare
  • Vercel
  • Git
  • GitHub

Selected work

Products

Production software with real users — products I lead at Persist Ventures, and the ones I built on my own.

  • SongGPT product screenshot
    Persist Ventures2025
    SongGPT logo

    SongGPT

    400K+ users

    Lead Engineer · AI music generation

    AI song generation platform with interactive creation flows, Web Audio / Tone.js playback, and free and paid tiers.

    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • Redux
    • Tone.js
    • Web Audio
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  • Ascensions Studio product screenshot
    Persist Ventures2026
    Ascensions Studio logo

    Ascensions Studio

    Lead Engineer · AI filmmaking

    Turns text into trailers and shorts through multi-model generation pipelines, async job queues, and credit-based billing.

    • FastAPI
    • Python
    • Next.js
    • Redux
    • PostgreSQL
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  • Startupathon product screenshot
    Persist Ventures2025
    Startupathon logo

    Startupathon

    50K+ applications processed

    Lead Engineer · Hiring platform

    Persist Ventures' hiring platform — candidate intake, review workflows, and operations tooling for the team.

    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • Socket.IO
    • Tailwind CSS
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  • UseQR product screenshot
    Independent2026
    UseQR logo

    UseQR

    Founder · SaaS · QR analytics

    Dynamic QR codes with scan analytics, geo-fenced access, subscription billing, and production hardening — rate limits, webhooks, alerts.

    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • Zustand
    • MongoDB
    • Razorpay
    Visit productCode
  • SDIETTechies product screenshot
    Independent2024
    SDIETTechies logo

    SDIETTechies

    College build · Campus events

    Community-driven event management for SDIET College with role-based access and a dedicated faculty panel.

    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • Zustand
    • MongoDB
    • Resend
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Vercel
    Visit siteCode

Where I've been

Experience

Roles where I owned product surfaces and led delivery.

  1. Persist Ventures logo

    Lead Engineer

    Persist Ventures

    Apr 2025 — Present/Remote

    1. Lead Engineer · StartupathonJun 2026 — Present
    2. Software Development EngineerJul 2025 — Jun 2026
    3. InternApr 2025 — Jul 2025

    Joined as an intern, went full-time as an SDE, and now lead engineering on Startupathon. Along the way: SongGPT's music creation frontend, Ascensions Studio's generation backend, and Startupathon built from scratch.

  2. UseQR logo

    Founder

    UseQR

    2026 — Present/Remote

    Built and run the product end to end — dynamic QR generation, scan analytics, geo controls, billing, and the production reliability work behind it.

Shipping cadence

GitHub activity

The last twelve months on GitHub, pulled live and refreshed hourly.

1,457

contributions this year

253

active days

0

day current streak

17

day longest streak

@vikash721 · 17 public repos