Software Engineer & CS Student | Systems Programming (C/Rust/Go) & AI Research
I'm a Computer Science undergraduate at College of Engineering Trivandrum, building at the intersection of systems programming, full-stack engineering, and applied ML. I led a team of 10+ engineers as Product Manager at RPL, shipping a full-stack monorepo with RBAC and audit systems. I conduct research on LLM determinism (semantic normalization, concept activation probing) and built a space mesh networking implementation (Go-based DTN implementing RFC 9171). I built Treefrog, a native LaTeX editor with remote compilation, distributed via Homebrew and AUR. I interned at DiceMed, building a multi-task classification model achieving 85.1% accuracy for medical imaging. I write in Go, Rust, C, TypeScript, and Python — and I care deeply about software that is both efficient and delightful to use.
Projects
Academic research to mitigate output variance and enhance stability in LLMs. Developed a model-agnostic, three-stage pipeline enforcing semantic determinism: Semantic Normalization using SLMs and grammar-constrained decoding for canonical JSON, Semantic Verification for drift detection, and real-time Activation Probing/Steering via Concept Activation Analysis (CAA) and General Concept Activation Vectors (GCAV).
Research
Go-based Delay-Tolerant Networking system implementing RFC 9171 Bundle Protocol for reliable space communication. Built a Bundle Protocol Agent with custody transfer, backpressure, and min-heap priority queuing. SQLite storage with priority-based eviction and contact scheduling for intermittent orbital links. React diagnostic dashboard with Server-Sent Events for real-time telemetry.
Active
A native LaTeX editor with remote compilation support and local Docker rendering. Built with Go, Wails, React 19, and Monaco Editor. Features live PDF preview with SyncTeX, Git integration, multi-file project management, and cross-platform desktop builds via Homebrew (macOS) and AUR (Linux). Architecture includes local and remote compiler services, a standalone CLI, and a full monorepo with shared packages.
Available via Homebrew (treefrog/tap/treefrog) and AUR (treefrog-bin). 0 releases published. Full monorepo with Go backend + React frontend + 7 shared packages.
Active
Experimental desktop launcher and quick-access tool built with Rust and Tauri 2.0. Aims to provide a pluggable, composable open-source alternative to Spotlight and Raycast. Features SQLite-based caching, extensible service architecture, and state-driven React UI synchronized with the Rust backend.
Experimental
Lead developer for the official website of Drishti CET 2024, the college techno-cultural fest at College of Engineering Trivandrum. Built with React, Vite, TailwindCSS, and Firebase.
Published
A platform sharing knowledge of Data Science, AI, ML, and DL concepts through curated notes. Built as a React SPA with Vite and TailwindCSS, deployed via GitHub Pages with automated CI/CD.
Published
Proof
CodeReCET · Jul 2025
Odoo Hackathon · Aug 2025
Top 100 Finalist — Odoo India Hackathon 2025
Among 8,800+ participants, 1,100+ finalists
Skills
Work with Athul
Employment
I'm a CS undergraduate with professional experience in full-stack development (NextJS, NestJS, TypeScript, Go), systems programming (Rust, C), and applied ML (PyTorch, TensorFlow). Most recently I led a team of 10+ engineers as Product Manager at RPL and shipped a native LaTeX editor (Treefrog). I'm open to full-time SWE roles, particularly in systems, infrastructure, or full-stack positions.
Custom
Contract
Available for contract full-stack development projects: React/NextJS frontends, NestJS/Go backends, monorepo architecture, Docker deployment, and API design. I bring production experience from RPL, freelance work, and multiple shipped projects.
Custom
Experience
Jun 2025 – Feb 2026
Led and managed a cross-functional team of 10+ engineers, driving effective collaboration and enforcing delivery timelines. Architected a scalable, secure monorepo from the ground up. Created a centralized shared library enabling fine-grained RBAC. Designed and optimized backend APIs supporting core business workflows including secure authentication, vehicle status tracking, document storage, audit logging, and automated report generation.
Mar 2025 – Apr 2025
Analyzed public domain datasets for medical research. Curated an image dataset specific to Ameloblastoma with 150+ case reports and 900 images. Designed a customized validation and correction pipeline identifying 5% invalid entries and rectifying 18% of valid entries. Engineered a multi-task classification model with 85.1% accuracy in ameloblastoma detection, variant identification and diagnosis prediction.
May 2024 – Present
Developed user interface components for specialized use-cases utilizing Bootstrap, CSS and EJS templates. Implemented frontend-integrated input validation systems with 90%+ test coverage using Vitest.
Education
Aug 2023 – Present
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Engineering (Honors in ML)
Jun 2021 – May 2023
Class 12 CBSE Board Exam
Jun 2019 – May 2021
Class 10 CBSE Board Exam