Akarsh Jain

Work Experience & Open Source Contributions

Segwise.ai - Software Developer Intern
JUN 2025 - PRESENT
Bangalore, India

Developed comprehensive subscription and reporting systems with advanced automation and cloud deployment capabilities.

Built a subscription system for Boards and Reports with multi-timezone scheduling and email/Slack delivery.

Built a PNG generation pipeline using Playwright, deployed via AWS Lambda with assets stored in S3.

Implemented CRON jobs, timezone handling, and containerized services deployed via AWS ECR.

Developed an email management system with enhanced filtering to streamline organization.

Built a clustering mechanism for assets, automatically categorizing uploaded content (image, video, text) based on type for better content organization.

Aditya Birla Group - Software Developer Intern
APR 2025 - JUN 2025
Mumbai, India

Enhanced Sophia LLM performance and user experience through data analysis and frontend optimization.

Analyzed 10,000+ social media and internal data points to fine-tune Sophia LLM, leading to a 25% boost in branded query accuracy.

Achieved 30% improvement in category relevance and 20% increase in user satisfaction.

Optimized Sophia's frontend, enhancing user experience and reducing task completion time by 30%.

Integrated multiple intelligence modules including Social Listening, Influencer Insights, Handle Search, Color Trends, Fashion Event Reporting, and Competitive Analysis.

Cal.com - Open Source Contributor
JAN 2025 - PRESENT
Remote

Contributed to Cal.com's open source scheduling platform, improving admin efficiency and meeting functionality.

Added unique booking UID filter, improving admin efficiency by 40% and cutting manual lookup time by 50%.

Developed automatic transcription trigger for Cal Video meetings based on event-type settings, increasing transcription usage by 60%.

Enhanced meeting documentation accuracy through improved transcription features.

Added 'time after' feature to webhooks, expanding automation flexibility across 1,000+ workflows and boosting integration reliability by 35%.

Appsmith - Open Source Contributor
2024 - PRESENT
Remote

Contributed to Appsmith's open source low-code platform, enhancing UI components and user experience.

Fixed dark mode on table's Striped and Striped & Bordered table type mode (#4611).

Added border color option to Password Input widget (#4558).

Added a modal with warning message on disabling password (#4552).

Fixed environment variable's delete modal's color in dark mode (#4466).

Added missing tabs in Create a Batch Job Strategy documentation (#2434).

Added git as a prerequisite in the Quickstart Guide documentation (#2892).

Kartavya Technology - Full Stack Software Engineer Intern
JAN 2025 - MAR 2025
Remote, India

Engineered efficient systems and migrated applications to improve performance and maintainability.

Engineered an efficient cache-clearing management system for the Issue Tracking App, reducing downtime by 30%.

Boosted performance reliability through improved cache management.

Migrated the entire application to the Bloc state management system, resulting in more maintainable and scalable code architecture.

Achieved smoother state transitions through the migration.

Resolved major bugs in the Team App, improving application stability by 25% and enhancing user experience.

Zulip - Open Source Contributor | 20+ Pull Requests Merged
NOV 2022 - AUG 2024
Remote, US

Contributed to improving the functionality and user experience of Zulip, an open-source chat platform, by resolving issues, adding new features, and enhancing the design and usability.

Designed and deployed comprehensive settings for emoji reactions, resulting in a 15% increase in user interaction across direct messages, followed topics, and unmuted conversations.

Redesigned the 'Recent topics' section, achieving a 12% reduction in user drop-off and receiving 85% positive feedback in post-launch surveys.

Enhanced data security by introducing an auto-delete all data feature for deactivated organizations, adopted by 1,200+ organizations and increasing security satisfaction by 20%.

Made the three-dot menu options in messages easier to understand.

Fixed vertical alignment issues in /me messages.

Reorganized the organization settings sidebar for better navigation.

Added a stream symbol to the unsubscribe confirmation modal.

Improved the visibility of user presence dots with better CSS styling.

Corrected the positioning of the suggestion box during window resize events.

Enhanced the subscribed/unsubscribed divider with stream icons.

Added a warning for administrators when unsubscribing the last user from a private stream.

Replaced 'Saving/Saved' notices with a loading spinner for better UI feedback.

Linked the Notification Bot notice to the new location of a moved message.

Fixed focus issues in todo lists to improve user interaction.

Ensured Help Center links open in a new tab when no messages are present.

Hid the 'Add a new emoji' button for users without authorization.

Added a warning when the last user unsubscribes from a private stream.

Improved the design of the 'Invite user' modal for a better experience.

Displayed times for messages scheduled within 5 minutes.

Added an option to automatically delete all data when deactivating an organization.

Changed the banner text and delayed its display for completing new organization profiles.

Improved the empty state design for Recent Topics.

Fixed the issue where bot owner changes were not reflected in settings.

Started work on enabling multiple video call providers.

Drafted a feature to notify message senders about emoji reactions.

Improved button interactions for starting new conversations.

Enhanced the visibility of the 'Enter Sends Message' setting.

Added an option to hide summary unread counters in the sidebar.

Began implementing a custom welcome bot message for new users.

Projects

Links to my works can be found on /work and more details can be provided upon request.

Hello, I'm
Akarsh Jain.

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I'm a full stack developer who enjoy designing mobile apps and building efficient backend systems. Recently, I've been exploring building cloud applications with golang. I love contributing to open-source and experimenting with new technologies.

Tech Stack

TypeScript
Node.js
React
Python
Dart
Flutter
Firebase
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Redis
Elasticsearch
Docker
AWS
Git

Akarsh Jain

Work Experience & Open Source Contributions

Segwise.ai - Software Developer Intern
JUN 2025 - PRESENT
Bangalore, India

Developed comprehensive subscription and reporting systems with advanced automation and cloud deployment capabilities.

Built a subscription system for Boards and Reports with multi-timezone scheduling and email/Slack delivery.

Built a PNG generation pipeline using Playwright, deployed via AWS Lambda with assets stored in S3.

Implemented CRON jobs, timezone handling, and containerized services deployed via AWS ECR.

Developed an email management system with enhanced filtering to streamline organization.

Built a clustering mechanism for assets, automatically categorizing uploaded content (image, video, text) based on type for better content organization.

Aditya Birla Group - Software Developer Intern
APR 2025 - JUN 2025
Mumbai, India

Enhanced Sophia LLM performance and user experience through data analysis and frontend optimization.

Analyzed 10,000+ social media and internal data points to fine-tune Sophia LLM, leading to a 25% boost in branded query accuracy.

Achieved 30% improvement in category relevance and 20% increase in user satisfaction.

Optimized Sophia's frontend, enhancing user experience and reducing task completion time by 30%.

Integrated multiple intelligence modules including Social Listening, Influencer Insights, Handle Search, Color Trends, Fashion Event Reporting, and Competitive Analysis.

Cal.com - Open Source Contributor
JAN 2025 - PRESENT
Remote

Contributed to Cal.com's open source scheduling platform, improving admin efficiency and meeting functionality.

Added unique booking UID filter, improving admin efficiency by 40% and cutting manual lookup time by 50%.

Developed automatic transcription trigger for Cal Video meetings based on event-type settings, increasing transcription usage by 60%.

Enhanced meeting documentation accuracy through improved transcription features.

Added 'time after' feature to webhooks, expanding automation flexibility across 1,000+ workflows and boosting integration reliability by 35%.

Appsmith - Open Source Contributor
2024 - PRESENT
Remote

Contributed to Appsmith's open source low-code platform, enhancing UI components and user experience.

Fixed dark mode on table's Striped and Striped & Bordered table type mode (#4611).

Added border color option to Password Input widget (#4558).

Added a modal with warning message on disabling password (#4552).

Fixed environment variable's delete modal's color in dark mode (#4466).

Added missing tabs in Create a Batch Job Strategy documentation (#2434).

Added git as a prerequisite in the Quickstart Guide documentation (#2892).

Kartavya Technology - Full Stack Software Engineer Intern
JAN 2025 - MAR 2025
Remote, India

Engineered efficient systems and migrated applications to improve performance and maintainability.

Engineered an efficient cache-clearing management system for the Issue Tracking App, reducing downtime by 30%.

Boosted performance reliability through improved cache management.

Migrated the entire application to the Bloc state management system, resulting in more maintainable and scalable code architecture.

Achieved smoother state transitions through the migration.

Resolved major bugs in the Team App, improving application stability by 25% and enhancing user experience.

Zulip - Open Source Contributor | 20+ Pull Requests Merged
NOV 2022 - AUG 2024
Remote, US

Contributed to improving the functionality and user experience of Zulip, an open-source chat platform, by resolving issues, adding new features, and enhancing the design and usability.

Designed and deployed comprehensive settings for emoji reactions, resulting in a 15% increase in user interaction across direct messages, followed topics, and unmuted conversations.

Redesigned the 'Recent topics' section, achieving a 12% reduction in user drop-off and receiving 85% positive feedback in post-launch surveys.

Enhanced data security by introducing an auto-delete all data feature for deactivated organizations, adopted by 1,200+ organizations and increasing security satisfaction by 20%.

Made the three-dot menu options in messages easier to understand.

Fixed vertical alignment issues in /me messages.

Reorganized the organization settings sidebar for better navigation.

Added a stream symbol to the unsubscribe confirmation modal.

Improved the visibility of user presence dots with better CSS styling.

Corrected the positioning of the suggestion box during window resize events.

Enhanced the subscribed/unsubscribed divider with stream icons.

Added a warning for administrators when unsubscribing the last user from a private stream.

Replaced 'Saving/Saved' notices with a loading spinner for better UI feedback.

Linked the Notification Bot notice to the new location of a moved message.

Fixed focus issues in todo lists to improve user interaction.

Ensured Help Center links open in a new tab when no messages are present.

Hid the 'Add a new emoji' button for users without authorization.

Added a warning when the last user unsubscribes from a private stream.

Improved the design of the 'Invite user' modal for a better experience.

Displayed times for messages scheduled within 5 minutes.

Added an option to automatically delete all data when deactivating an organization.

Changed the banner text and delayed its display for completing new organization profiles.

Improved the empty state design for Recent Topics.

Fixed the issue where bot owner changes were not reflected in settings.

Started work on enabling multiple video call providers.

Drafted a feature to notify message senders about emoji reactions.

Improved button interactions for starting new conversations.

Enhanced the visibility of the 'Enter Sends Message' setting.

Added an option to hide summary unread counters in the sidebar.

Began implementing a custom welcome bot message for new users.

Projects

Links to my works can be found on /work and more details can be provided upon request.