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title: "Abhishek Kulkarni - Senior Software Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Abhishek Kulkarni, Engineering @DigitalOcean | Python, Node.js, Golang, Java, AWS, Kubernetes | Building AI/Cloud Platforms & Scalable Systems | Previously @Opendoor @Freshworks based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes antigravity, codex, and cursor. Explore public work links including github."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/abhishek-kulkarni-1/share-image"
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# Abhishek Kulkarni on Tal

## Headline

Engineering @DigitalOcean \| Python, Node\.js, Golang, Java, AWS, Kubernetes \| Building AI/Cloud Platforms & Scalable Systems \| Previously @Opendoor @Freshworks

## About

Backend and platform engineer with 7 years of experience focused on building reliable, production backend systems and internal platforms\. I work mainly on distributed services, event\-driven architectures, workflow orchestration, developer platforms, and AI/LLM infrastructure\. I’ve shipped systems across backend cloud operations, CI/CD platforms, payments, marketplace services, and AI\-powered features at DigitalOcean, Opendoor, Freshworks, and Elastic\.run\. My work usually involves taking loosely defined requirements, designing the system end\-to\-end, and running it in production with proper observability, controls, and performance considerations\. Recently, I’ve been building LLM\-based platform capabilities including RAG pipelines, desiging agent workflows, evaluation frameworks, and AI\-assisted deployment and recommendation systems with focus on accuracy, guardrails, and operational visibility\. \*\*Core skills:\*\* Python, Java, Go, Node\.js, distributed systems, microservices, REST/gRPC APIs, Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, workflow orchestration, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, observability \- \(Prometheus, Grafana\) and platform tooling\. \*\*AI stack:\*\* LLM integration, RAG, vector databases, agent frameworks, prompt and context design, evals and benchmarking\. I love working on platform, backend, and LLM\-infra problems\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

antigravity

codex

cursor

## Work experience

Senior Software Engineer at DigitalOcean, Apr 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Software Engineer at Opendoor, May 2024 \- Feb 2025 · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Backend, Devex, Infrastructure

Senior Software Engineer \- Systems at Freshworks, Jun 2022 \- May 2024 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Part of Developer Platforms Team \- Developed a robust ratings and reviews system for an app marketplace\. \- Led the design & development of AI service for Freddy Copilot for app development\. \- Developed scalable APIs for multiple platform services\. \- Worked on migrating several microservices to Kubernetes\. \- Worked on setting up the observability aspect of services\. \- Contributed to solving infrastructure\-related issues and bottlenecks\.

Software Engineer at Freshworks, Oct 2021 \- Jul 2022 · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Engineer at ElasticRun, Jul 2019 \- Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Pune Area, India, Part of FMCG Distribution Platform Team, • Developed payouts schema engine, automating incentives and payouts, boosting operational productivity by 90%\. • Engineered integration workflow, reducing FMCG distribution trip setup time by 75\-80% and implementing trip metrics\. • Contributed to "Spine," an event\-driven message broker using Apache Kafka, minimizing reliance on REST calls for real\-time updates\.

Data Analytics Intern at drivebuddyAI, Jul 2018 \- Oct 2018 · 4 mos, Pune/Pimpri\-Chinchwad Area

## Education

Bachelor's degree, Information Technology, Pune university

## Public links

- github: https://github\.com/threatlevelmidnight10

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