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I build technology, compete at the highest level, and help other builders grow. I'm a Full-Stack & AI Developer and DevOps Engineer at Ments, taking ideas all the way from problem → architecture → deployment → pitch → impact.
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$ cat ~/.config/kartik.env
ROLE="Full-Stack & AI Developer · DevOps Engineer @ Ments · Technical Mentor"
EXP="2+ years hands-on - software, DevOps, hackathons, open source, mentoring"
DOMAIN="AI · DevOps & Cloud · Full-Stack · Cybersecurity · EdTech · Tech for Impact"
STACK="Python · TypeScript · React/Next.js · Node/NestJS · Flask/Django · MongoDB · AWS/GCP"
OPEN_TO="SWE Intern · SDE · Full-Stack · AI Engineer · DevOps/Cloud · Backend · DevRel"
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FRONTEND | |
BACKEND | |
DATA & CLOUD | |
DEVOPS & TOOLS |
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🚆 MetroMind AI - AI-driven train induction planning & scheduling · Smart India Hackathon 2025
| Stack | Scale | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| AI · Data Science · Dashboard · Backend · DevOps | Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) problem statement | #1 in IIT Madras internal SIH round · one of 45 teams representing IIT Madras at SIH 2025 |
- Role - DevOps Engineer: owned deployment & infrastructure workflows for the team's AI solution
- Supported the engineering environment across ML, data, backend and dashboard teammates
- Drove end-to-end technical delivery from build to final demo
🇮🇳 Sankalp AI - AI innovation for real-world social impact · National Technology Day 2026
| Stack | Scale | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| AI · ML · Software Development | National-level showcase | Presented at Rashtrapati Niketan, Dehradun to researchers incl. ISRO and CSIR-IIP professionals |
- Role - Co-developer: technical implementation, innovation direction and presentation
🤝 Collab-Sphere X - AI-powered open-source collaboration platform
| Stack | Scale | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Full Stack · AI | Built for open-source developer communities | AI-assisted collaboration for contributors and maintainers |
- Role: product development, technical implementation and AI integration
🔥 IgniteHub X - Human-AI ecosystem for student builders
| Stack | Scale | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| AI · Full Stack · Community | Designed for student builders | Learning, collaboration, open source and project incubation in one hub |
- Role: platform ideation, product direction and core technical development
🌱 Tech X - Technology for biodiversity & sustainability
| Stack | Scale | Impact |
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| Web · AI · Eco-Tech | Sustainability initiative | Applies web and AI to technology-for-good problems |
- Role: development and experimentation around eco-tech and social impact
@@ 2026 → PRESENT @@ DevOps Engineer · Ments- Engineer on the technology team of Ments - a platform connecting projects, startups, talent, mentorship, hiring and funding
- Build reliable, scalable deployment and infrastructure workflows for the platform
- Drive DevOps automation and cloud operations
- Work across a startup ecosystem with IIT Madras and BITS Pilani Hyderabad collaborations
DevOps CI/CD Cloud Scalable Deployment Startups
@@ 2026 → PRESENT @@ Youth Mentor · Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology- Featured mentor in a Government of Uttarakhand mentorship initiative
- Guide students in Engineering, Web Development, IoT, Leadership and Research & Innovation
- Provide technical and career direction to learners across Uttarakhand through digital mentorship
- Help grow a state-level ecosystem for young innovators
Mentorship Web Dev IoT Leadership
@@ 2026 → PRESENT @@ Technology & Community Contributor · Colab Nation- Contribute to student-focused technology and community initiatives
- Work on AI education, prompt engineering and builder culture
- Help organize learning and technology challenges
- Drive community-led innovation and student engagement
AI Education Prompt Engineering Community
@@ 2026 @@ Mentor · Elite Coders Winter of Code · Hackathon Mentor · Elite Hack 1.0- Mentored 5,000+ developers through Elite Coders Winter of Code
- Guided open-source contributors to raise skill and contribution quality
- Mentored hackathon teams on ideation, technical approach and execution
- Gave practical feedback on product development and hackathon strategy
Open Source Mentorship Hackathons
@@ 2025 @@ DevOps Engineer · Team MetroMind AI - Smart India Hackathon- DevOps Engineer on an AI-driven train induction & scheduling system for Kochi Metro Rail Limited
- Ran infrastructure, deployment and engineering workflows for the team's solution
- Collaborated across ML, data, backend, dashboard and operations roles
- Team ranked #1 in the IIT Madras internal SIH round - one of 45 teams to represent IIT Madras
DevOps AI/ML Deployment Smart Mobility
| 🏆 Achievement | 📌 Details |
|---|---|
| 8× Hackathon Winner | Wins across national and student hackathons |
| 2× International Hackathons | Including Top 4 at the Indo-Israel International Hackathon |
| #1 - IIT Madras SIH Internal Round | Team MetroMind AI · one of 45 teams representing IIT Madras at SIH 2025 |
| Top 12 GSSoC Mentor | GirlScript Summer of Code |
| 5,000+ Builders Mentored | Elite Coders Winter of Code & mentorship platforms |
| Youth Mentor - UCOST | Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology |
| Hackathon Mentor | Hackathon under BITS Pilani Hyderabad · Elite Hack 1.0 · Unstop Student Mentor |
| National Technology Day 2026 | Presented Sankalp AI at Rashtrapati Niketan, Dehradun |
| 5★ HackerRank | Python & Problem Solving |
| 2026 Global Recognition Award | Innovation, Leadership, Research & Social Impact |
📜 Certifications & credentials
| Credential | Issuer |
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| Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) | - |
| SQL (Advanced) | HackerRank |
| Software Engineer Intern | HackerRank |
| AWS SysOps Associate 2022: Key & Certificate Management | - |
| SecOps Engineer: Secure Coding | - |
| Introduction to MATLAB & Simulink | NIELIT |
| Programming Robo Pro Coding | Infosys |
| NEC '24 Track | E-Cell, IIT Bombay |
| Social Winter of Code | - |
| Google Cloud Skill Badges | Google Cloud |
| HackIndia | HackIndia |
kartik_chilkoti:
building:
- Ments technology ecosystem # DevOps Engineer
- AI-powered products # Collab-Sphere X · IgniteHub X
- Full-stack apps & hackathon builds
- Open-source & developer communities
learning:
- Advanced DevOps · CI/CD · cloud-native infrastructure
- System design & scalable architecture
- Next.js · Tailwind CSS · Socket.IO · MongoDB · Three.js
- AI integration
exploring:
- GenAI for learning # IgniteHub X
- Tech for sustainability # Tech X
- Smart mobility # MetroMind AI
mentoring:
- UCOST Youth Mentorship
- Open-source contributors & hackathon teams
open_to:
- Software Engineer Intern / SDE
- Full-Stack · Backend Developer
- AI Engineer · AI Application Engineer
- DevOps · Cloud Engineer
- Developer Relations · Open Source Programs · R&D
"I build technology, compete at the highest level, and help other builders grow."
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