BACKEND / AI ENGINEER

Pushpit Kamboj

Backend/AI engineer building systems

that solve real business problems.

Tech is the tool. Business impact is the game.

Google Summer of Code '26 mentee at OpenWISP
AI enablement intern at Joveo
4 live deployed projects with users
IMPACT AT WORK

Experience and open source

Feb'2026 - Present

AI Enablement Intern

Joveo

Led end to end development of 5 AI-powered internal products spanning client intelligence, enterprise profile analysis, and workflow automation, delivering production solutions that eliminated 100+ hours of manual effort and improved operational efficiency. Drove AI adoption and governance across 50+ users from different teams by tracking AI tool utilization, measuring productivity outcomes, and establishing ROI frameworks that demonstrated an overall 20% improvement in operational efficiency

May'2026 - Present

GSOC Mentee 2026

OpenWISP

Built an AI-powered changelog bot which is implemented across all OpenWISP repositories using Gemini API and GitHub Actions reducing manual release overhead, standardizing release documentation, and enabling faster, more scalable package delivery. Driving a major observability upgrade for OpenWISP by introducing multi-Time Series DB support by adding InfluxDB-v2 and Elasticsearch-9.3.1 while keeping the backward compatibility with legacy code of influxDB-v1 DB providing end users greater flexibility, scalability, and choice in monitoring infrastructure.

ProposalGSoC project
some of my BEST PRs
PR titleLinkLines Of Code
[feature] Added changelog entry bot using Gemini AIView1222
[feature] Added support for non-python packagesView749
[ci:fix] Improved changelog bot prompt (clarified commit message expectations)View295
Projects

Selected builds

VtxLabs

Cursor for generating 2D animation videos for explaining STEM subject concepts consistently (without using any video model)

PythonFastAPIReactLangChainLangGraphChromaDBCloudflare R2DockerLangfuseAgentic RAG
GitHub Live

Perpetuals Trading System

Real-time trading system with orderbook and perpetuals position implemented, built with event-driven architecture

PythonFastAPIReactRedis StreamsFastStreamPostgresDockerWebSockets
GitHub Live

Open Redis

Built an in memory database, implementing RESP protocol, 10 commands execution and in-memory storage systems in C++.

C++CMake
GitHub Live

Container Box

PyPI package working as a sandbox on top of docker for executing code, running commands, and managing files with zero infra setup.

PythonPyPIDocker
GitHub Live
Education
Thapar University, Patiala
B.E in Computer Engineering — 2026
Super 30 · 100xDevs
Hacker House — invite-only cohort of 100x developers, mentored by Harkirat Singh
RECOMMENDATIONS

A few kind words from people I look up to.

Features, shoutouts, and notes from builders and educators across the community.

Harkirat Singh
Tech Educator
YOUTUBE FEATURE
Hitesh Chaudhary
Ex Sr. Director at Physics WallahEntrepreneurTech Educator
YOUTUBE LIVE

I've known Pushpit through X since last year, and what stood out to me early was his genuine curiosity and consistency. He proactively participates in spaces, shares thoughtful insights around dev tools and tech, and is always trying to learn in public.

Over the past few months, I've seen him keep building relentlessly, taking feedback seriously, and turning ideas into real projects. He has the kind of energy every builder should have. Curious, consistent, and eager to contribute to the community.

Wishing him the best for everything he's building.

— Neeraj Dalal
Senior Software Engineer

Pushpit is a hard-working developer who is very receptive to feedback and iterating on suggestions quickly.

He's a fast learner and implements things which are not straightforward, spending the time to understand the concepts and building creative solutions for it. The willingness to proactively engage and offer his help is easy to observe.

He is confident, friendly, collaborative, approachable, and has good positive vibes. He'll make for a good team player and valuable dev overall.

— Ankush Dharkar
Ex Sr. Staff Engineer, Amazon · Entrepreneur
Extra

Beyond work

April 2025 · Bangalore

Codex Hackathon · OpenAI

Selected as one of 100 builders out of 3,000+ applicants for OpenAI's Codex Hackathon in Bangalore. Walked away with 1 month of ChatGPT Pro, $100 in API credits, a Codex tee and a stack of very cool stickers.

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2025 · University of Derby, UK

1st Place · CyberAI Hackathon 2025

Our team secured 1st place at the CyberAI Hackathon 2025 hosted by the University of Derby, competing against 150+ teams. A brilliant deep-dive into pairing agentic AI with cybersecurity.

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Fun facts

  • 1
    Grew up throwing people around on the Judo mat for four years at state level, winnning three state medals, a brown belt, and enough bruises to prove I earned it. 🥋
    Watch me throw hands 🥊
  • 2
    Later found a different kind of adrenaline on stage: four years of college theatre, four productions, and the unforgettable rush of standing under a spotlight in front of a packed auditorium. 🎭
    Catch the show 🎬Sneak peek (trailer) 🍿
  • 3
    Adventure-sports junkie who follows the gut, trekked Sar Pass at ~4,000m (definitely not an easy one), and on the water side I've picked up surfing well enough to actually ride a wave. 🏄‍♂️