vaVairag Akbari

Bengaluru, India · Open to FDE & Full-Stack opportunities

Building intelligent products, connected systems, and better workflows.

I work at the intersection of software engineering, AI, product thinking, and business operations—building full-stack applications, integrating complex workflows, and designing practical solutions to real-world problems.

Forward Deployed Engineer | Full-Stack & AI Builder | Growth & Operations Technologist

Portrait of Vairag Akbari in a black suit
Full-stack development · AI systems · Product & growth engineering

01 / Featured Projects

Building real
products

Full-stack applications, geospatial systems, and AI-powered workflows. From problem understanding through architecture, implementation, and deployment.

SnapCart

Implemented

Full-Stack Grocery Delivery Platform

Multi-role grocery delivery platform covering customer shopping, inventory management, order processing, payment handling, delivery operations, and real-time communication.

Key: Multi-role commerce, real-time delivery, secure payments

27 API routes 12 pages 3 roles
React.jsNext.jsTypeScriptMongoDBSocket.IO

Rydex

Implemented

Vehicle Rental & Ride Booking Platform

Multi-role vehicle rental and ride-booking platform supporting vehicle discovery, bookings, partner onboarding, payments, identity verification, real-time tracking, and communication.

Key: Geospatial discovery, booking orchestration, partner onboarding

43 API routes 15 pages 6 models
React.jsNext.jsTypeScriptMongoDBSocket.IO

Health Map

Planning Stage

Healthcare & Wellness Discovery Platform

Planned geospatial discovery platform to help users find healthcare and wellness services across Bengaluru, including hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers, fitness facilities, and wellness providers.

Key: Healthcare discovery, PostGIS architecture, FDE-style solution design

React.jsTypeScriptFastAPIPostgreSQLPostGIS

02 / Forward Deployed Engineering

Engineering at the intersection of product, customers, and systems

I approach engineering problems by understanding business constraints, designing technical architecture, building integrated solutions, and measuring outcomes.

Discover Problem
→
Understand Constraints
→
Design Architecture
→
Build Solution
→
Integrate Systems
→
Deploy
→
Measure
→
Iterate

Technical problem solving

Architecture, APIs, databases, integrations, reliability, and debugging. Designed and implemented 70+ REST API routes across SnapCart and Rydex with authentication, payments, real-time features, and geospatial queries.

Customer and business understanding

Requirements discovery, stakeholder communication, workflow mapping, and translating business objectives into technical specifications. Applied Jobs-to-Be-Done framework to understand user progress and design appropriate solutions.

AI implementation

LLM workflows, structured outputs, and agent orchestration. Integrated Gemini AI for intelligent quick-reply suggestions in SnapCart and Rydex chat systems.

Deployment and adoption

Production readiness, observability, documentation, onboarding, iteration, and measurable outcomes. Built complete workflows from problem scoping through testing and deployment planning.

Demonstrated through projects:

SnapCart: Translating grocery commerce and logistics requirements into a multi-role application with payment and delivery workflows. Built order lifecycle from cart through payment, assignment, live tracking, and OTP confirmation.
Rydex: Translating transportation, onboarding, and marketplace requirements into integrated booking, geospatial, payment, and verification systems. Designed eight-step partner onboarding with video KYC and commission calculations.
Health Map: Defining a real-world discovery problem, identifying stakeholders, choosing a geospatial architecture (PostGIS), and planning delivery stages. Demonstrating FDE approach through requirements analysis and system design.

03 / Experience & Technical Background

What I've built
& learned

Personal projects, automation workflows, and hands-on technical experience.

APRIL 2026 · Personal Project

SnapCart — Full-Stack Grocery Delivery Platform

Built a complete multi-role grocery delivery system with customer shopping, admin inventory management, and delivery partner operations. Implemented real-time tracking, secure payments, and AI-powered communication.

  • Developed 27 REST API routes and 12 pages covering three user roles
  • Integrated Razorpay payments with server-side verification and cash-on-delivery
  • Built real-time delivery tracking using Socket.IO, Leaflet, and geolocation APIs
React.jsNext.jsTypeScriptMongoDBSocket.IO

APRIL 2026 · Personal Project

Rydex — Vehicle Rental & Ride Booking Platform

Built a comprehensive vehicle rental and ride-booking marketplace with user, partner, and admin dashboards. Implemented geospatial vehicle discovery, booking orchestration, payments with commission calculations, and partner onboarding with video KYC.

  • Developed 43 REST API routes and 15 pages with six database models
  • Built GeoJSON-based vehicle discovery within 10km radius using Leaflet
  • Designed eight-step partner onboarding process with ZegoCloud video KYC
React.jsNext.jsTypeScriptMongoDBSocket.IO

2026 · Independent Project

Seller Outreach Automation

Built a workflow that turns lead data into personalized Gmail drafts. Supply team reviews and sends, spending more time on conversations instead of email prep.

  • Automated email draft generation from structured lead data
  • Reduced manual prep time for outreach campaigns
  • Enabled team to focus on relationship-building conversations
Google SheetsGmail APIAutomation workflows

04 / Learning in public

Frameworks, with
the thinking attached

I document what I'm learning through articles: the question, the framework, and a worked example.

01

Jobs to Be Done: start with the progress

Learn Jobs to Be Done through a property-search example, a visual decision flow, customer interview questions, and practical measures.

Product · 5 min ↗

05 / A book in progress

The CXO Learning Book

My preparation for bigger business responsibilities, built one article at a time. Customer understanding first; growth, economics, and operating decisions next.

Open the book ↗

06 / Technical toolkit

Technologies I
work with

Built with: React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, Socket.IO, Razorpay, REST APIs, authentication, real-time systems, geospatial features, and AI integrations.

Currently learning: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, advanced system design, product analytics, and scalable architecture patterns.

Building at the intersection of full-stack engineering, AI systems, and measurable business outcomes. Interested in Forward Deployed Engineering roles where technical solutions directly address customer and business problems.

07 / Let's connect

Looking for forward deployed
or full-stack engineering roles?

I'm actively seeking opportunities where I can build technical solutions that directly address customer and business problems.

Also find me on: GitHub ↗ · X ↗ · Instagram ↗