Founding Engineer
ASHARRAHMAN
Building AI-native products from 0→1.
Formerly founding engineer at Aviary AI (YC S22).
Experience
Founding Engineer
- Product Owner for Knowledge Base RAG platform generating $3M ARR
- Built agentic AI tooling with LangGraph and open source LLMs on scalable cloud infra
- Led SOC 2 compliance across all frontend applications
- Architected enterprise SAML authentication with React, Next.js, TypeScript
- Created AI ingestion pipelines processing thousands of concurrent documents
- Managed engineering team growth with scalable delegation policies
Software Engineer Co-Op
- Reduced server-side exceptions by 15% for 71,000 users using PostgreSQL, Kotlin, and AWS Lambda
- Designed database handling policy pitched to senior leadership — reduced db post-mortems by 50%
- Built anti-fraud tooling and ISO compliance automation
Undergraduate Researcher
- Conducted AI/ML research on confusion detection in humans using unsupervised learning models
- Published findings contributing to human-computer interaction understanding
Projects
Local
AI concierge for planning social outings in NYC
AI-native personal concierge that replaces the 5-app social planning nightmare. Transforms the fragmented TikTok→Google→Maps→Resy workflow into a single autonomous agent.
Aviary AI
Enterprise AI knowledge platform (YC S22)
Knowledge Base RAG platform and agentic AI tooling used by Fortune 500 enterprises. Product-owned the platform as Founding Engineer from prototype to $3M ARR.
Umrah Buddy
Carry the prayers of your loved ones to Umrah
Spiritual web app that lets pilgrims collect du'as from friends and family before Umrah, carry them to the Haram, and notify submitters when their prayer is completed.
Sheska
Fintech event management platform
Online fintech platform that makes hosting events easier, more integrated, and cheaper — handling payments, vendor integrations, and seamless guest experiences.
Skills & Tech
Frontend & UI
AI & Data
Backend & Infra
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Let's build something remarkable.