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title: "Gagan Kotian - Founding Software Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Gagan Kotian, Building Ownly @Rapido| Full Stack Developer | Blockchain Enthusiast based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude code, claude, and codex."
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# Gagan Kotian on Tal

## Headline

Building Ownly @Rapido\| Full Stack Developer \| Blockchain Enthusiast

## About

I’m a Software Engineer specializing in full\-stack development — from building robust backend APIs to creating intuitive dashboards\. Currently, I’m working on Ownly, a new food delivery app by Rapido\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

claude

codex

cursor

gemini

notion

## Work experience

Founding Software Engineer at Ownly, Aug 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Intern at Rapido, Mar 2025 \- Jun 2025 · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Optimised Geoshape Cache and Built Performance Management SDK

Research Intern at Unisys, Feb 2024 \- May 2024 · 4 mos, Worked on the topic\- “A Vision Transformer Based Architecture for Addressing Non\-IID Data in Federated learning for Medical Image Classification”\. Contributed to advancing machine learning research by exploring novel architectures, hyperparameters and pre\-training strategies, thereby pushing the boundaries of federated learning applications\.

Full Stack Developer Intern at Government of Karnataka, Sep 2023 \- Oct 2023 · 2 mos, Developed a web application for government veterinary hospitals,enhancing accessibility to veterinary schemes and medicines in Raybag District\. Collaborated with local authorities and veterinary professionals to tailor the application to the specific needs of the community, ensuring its effectiveness and impact\.

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Computer Science And Engineering, Ramaiah Institute Of Technology

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