Rohith Mahesh

Rohith Mahesh

Adaptive · Pragmatic · Curious.
Backend systems, container orchestration, and developer tools powering real-world deployments, built with pragmatism and an eye for what actually works.

// Experience

Where I've worked and the impact I've had.

TequeristFounder & Lead Backend Developer
Jan 2021 — Apr 2026
  • Lead a team of 6 engineers, driving technical strategy and end-to-end execution.
  • Architect and maintain highly available backend systems using Django.
  • Engineer robust CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and accelerate software delivery.
  • Provision and manage scalable, containerized infrastructure utilizing Kubernetes.
  • Led a successful brand acquisition and post-exit transition.

// Expertise

What I bring to a team.

Backend Engineering

REST APIs, async workers, and data pipelines across Python, Node.js, and Go.

Containers & Orchestration

Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm for reproducible, scalable deployments.

Real-time Systems

WebSocket communication with Redis-backed state management and live updates.

Mobile & Cross-platform

Flutter, React, and Next.js frontends sharing a common backend.

AI & LLM Integrations

Prompt engineering, agentic tool calling, and embedding-based semantic search with production LLMs.

Developer Tools & Integrations

CLI tools, background daemons, and protocol servers for developer workflows.

// Projects

Things I built that solved a real problem.

ContinuityBotnewpersonal

FastAPINext.jsReactPostgreSQLpgvectorRedisWhatsAppLLM

AI sales automation platform for WhatsApp, Instagram, and web. Runs an agentic LLM loop with inventory-aware search, lead capture, and workflow pipelines, while supporting Meta Cloud API and Baileys for multi-profile messaging.

AlgoStatpersonal

PythonpandasNumPyscipyscikit-learnGenetic AlgorithmOpenCode Agents

Multi-agent quantitative trading framework with live-validated strategies. Six AI agents pipeline alpha discovery — from feature engineering and hypothesis formulation through genetic algorithm optimization to Monte Carlo robustness validation — with a central orchestrator managing decision matrices and loopback routing.

TempleClick

DjangoReactNext.jsFlutterPostgreSQLKubernetesCeleryRedis

Production platform serving 150+ temples with thousands of daily orders. Multi-tenant system digitizing offerings, donations, queue management, and accounting — featuring a keyboard-optimized POS counter, multi-gateway payments, automated WhatsApp reports, and Kubernetes deployment.

Calendar API

FastAPIPythonSwiss EphemerisDockerHelm

Astronomical calendar API converting Gregorian dates to the traditional Malayalam calendar system. Uses Swiss Ephemeris for precise solar and lunar positioning to determine Malayalam month, day, and nakshatra for any date and location. Astronomy-based, not fixed-date — essential for ritual scheduling.

Firebase Manager

DjangoFirebaseCeleryRedisPostgreSQLKubernetes

Centralized REST API for managing Firebase Cloud Messaging across multiple projects. Send push notifications to device tokens or topic subscribers with high-volume async delivery via Celery. Dual auth with JWT and API keys, certificates stored on S3.

PDF Generator

DjangoSeleniumChrome HeadlessDockerHelmAWS EKS

RESTful microservice generating PDF documents and screenshots from web URLs on-demand. Renders HTML templates through headless Chrome to produce print-ready receipts, tickets, and reports. Supports configurable page sizes, multi-language fonts, and auto-scales horizontally on EKS.

Dot Matrix Print Proxy

PythonFlaskESC/PPyWin32Windows

Windows print proxy bridging web applications with physical dot matrix and thermal printers. Exposes REST endpoints to accept image data, converts to grayscale, generates ESC/P commands, and transmits via the Windows Print Spooler. Packaged as an installer for client deployment.

Queue Management System

FlutterNode.jsExpressSocket.IOMongoDBRedis

Real-time queue management system for service counters. Visitors track position via a Flutter app while staff control flow through next/skip actions. Configurable parameters for token priority and missed turns, with Picture-in-Picture mode. Plug-and-play microservice using Redis for atomic state management.

// Side Projects

Built for curiosity, not a roadmap.

Dikt

RustGTK4WhisperIBusWayland

Native GNOME speech-to-text application for Wayland. Runs as a background daemon with IBus integration — capture audio via a global shortcut and insert transcribed text into any application. Uses offline ML models with voice activity detection. No cloud dependency.

MCP Semantic Search

PythonFastMCPQdrantGeminiVector Search

MCP server that indexes codebases into semantically searchable vector embeddings using Gemini. Enables natural language queries to find relevant code by meaning, not just keywords. Features AST-aware chunking, live file watching with incremental reindexing, and Claude Code integration.

Plane CLI

GoCobraPlane APIKeyring

Comprehensive CLI for Plane's open-source project management platform. Manage workspaces, projects, issues, cycles, and modules from the terminal. Supports table/JSON/YAML output, interactive prompts, secure credential storage via OS keyring, and shell completions for Bash, Zsh, Fish, and PowerShell.

// Open Source

Upstream contributions merged into active OSS projects.

ForgeCode (tailcallhq/forgecode)

NVIDIA Provider Support (PR #2847)

RustSerdeProvider PipelineOpenAI-Compatible APINVIDIA

Added NVIDIA provider support to ForgeCode via OpenAI-compatible APIs, fixed `reasoning`/`reasoning_content` parsing edge cases, enforced NVIDIA system-message constraints through request transforms, and added deserialization plus transformer test coverage.

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