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title: "Dev Inikhiya - Senior Software Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Dev Inikhiya, Senior Engineer — React Native & AI Agents | Building at Zepto | Ex- Stan, Freecharge based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes antigravity, claude code, and claude."
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# Dev Inikhiya on Tal

## Headline

Senior Engineer — React Native & AI Agents \| Building at Zepto \| Ex\- Stan, Freecharge

## About

I build AI agents and high\-performance mobile apps — from LLM\-powered shopping assistants at scale to a solo\-built WhatsApp AI agent that manages Gmail, Calendar, and personal finances end\-to\-end\. At Zepto, I built the ASK AI Shopping Agent — a conversational agent handling product discovery, cart management, and payments in a single session — and architected a coding\-agent system \(planner → executor → signoff\) that lets engineers ship features via natural language prompts\. Alongside that, I've led React Native development at 45M\+ DAU scale: complex Skia/Reanimated animations, the Zepto Pass subscription feature, and a full UX overhaul of the Fashion vertical\. Outside my day job, I'm building AutoKept \(getautokept\.com\) — a WhatsApp\-native AI assistant integrating Gmail, Calendar, expense tracking, and portfolio management\. I've also published two consumer apps \(Eveno, Hathai\) and an open\-source React Native OCR package used by other developers\. Previously: Lead Mobile Engineer at Hfactor \(40% bundle size reduction, 99\.3% crash\-free sessions\), Software Engineer at STAN \(5M\+ MAU platform, led a 6\-person team, built real\-time games at 60fps\)\. Always interested in conversations about agentic systems, React Native architecture, or building 0→1\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

antigravity

claude code

claude

cursor

github copilot

mcp

## Work experience

Senior Software Engineer at Zepto, Nov 2024 \- Present · 1 yr 10 mos, Benglore, Led the end\-to\-end revamp of the fashion experience on Zepto by enhancing product cards and visuals, improving user trust and simplifying the purchase journey\. Implemented in\-house CodePush \(Phoenix\) for the QA environment, enabling seamless selection of different app bundles without switching between multiple APKs or TestFlight builds\. Independently developed the Wishlist feature, allowing users to save and manage personalized product lists, boosting engagement and retention\. Spearheaded the development of the Zepto Pass subscription feature in React Native, driving measurable increases in GPPO and GSV, directly contributing to business growth\. Created an internal API spoofing tool for engineering and QA teams to intercept and override network requests, significantly improving debugging efficiency and accelerating development cycles\.

Lead Mobile Engineer at HfactoR, Nov 2023 \- Nov 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Refactored existing apps, reducing app size by 40%, improving performance and enhancing user experience Led a React Native development team for three B2B apps and a web app, ensuring a smooth user experience\. Streamlined project workflows, enhancing overall efficiency by 25%

Frontend Engineering at Stan \- Not Just a Fan, Aug 2021 \- Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Building the future of FAN Engagement at the intersection of mobile gaming, influencer tech and web3\. Working as Team Lead, Created a high\- performant , responsive and soft cross platform mobile app with react\-native\. Maintained a user satisfaction rating of 100% month over month by providing responsive tech support\. Managed app updates on Google play store and Apple App Store Key Features Phone and Social Auth Using firebase Auth\. APN and FCM Notification Module Personal and Group chat using Sockets and firebase firestore\. Mobile Game with Socket\.io Audio Clubs with Agora\.io Animations with Reanimated and Skia App Analytics and Crashlytics Inapp Purchases \(Google/ Apple\) Native Modules \(Android/iOS\) for Linking with Bluetooth and Calendar

Frontend Engineer \- Intern at Freecharge, May 2021 \- Aug 2021 · 4 mos, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Biotechnology, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

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