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title: "Gautam Raj - Co-Founder & CMO in Gurugram | Tal"
description: "Meet Gautam Raj, Full Stack Engineer | Building AI Platforms & Distributed Systems from 0→1 | Build and Scaled NeoPod to 40K+ Users (99% Uptime) | #1 Product Hunt Launch based in Gurugram. AI stack includes antigravity, opencode, and claudecode."
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# Gautam Raj on Tal

## Headline

Full Stack Engineer \| Building AI Platforms & Distributed Systems from 0→1 \| Build and Scaled NeoPod to 40K\+ Users \(99% Uptime\) \| \#1 Product Hunt Launch

## About

I build production systems that ship from AI agent workflows to onchain governance platforms to global developer programs that scaled 5×\. Currently co\-founding Deforge, a no\-code AI agent platform where I own product architecture, LLM orchestration, and multi\-model workflow pipelines\. Before that, I designed and deployed NEO's Ambassador Platform end\-to\-end on AWS resulting in a \~60–70% increase in task submissions and 99% uptime maintained in production\. What I work on: → AI Systems: LLM integration, agent orchestration, multi\-model pipelines, workflow automation → Full Stack: Next\.js, Node\.js, MongoDB, AWS, Firebase frontend to infra → Web3 / Onchain: Smart contracts \(Solidity\), DAO governance tooling, SDK integrations, wallet systems → Developer Programs: Built and scaled ambassador ecosystems across India, Africa, and LATAM Selected highlights: → 16 × hackathon wins including 4 track wins at ETH Bangkok → Represented Push Protocol at Ethereum DevCon on a fully sponsored scholarship → Led a cross\-functional team of 8\+ at SI3 \(FE, ML, Web3, smart contracts\) from zero to shipped → Scaled Push Chain's global ambassador program by 5–6× across 3 continents I care about systems that are reliable, teams that move fast, and products that developers actually want to use\. Open to: Applied AI Engineer · Forward Deployed Engineer · Full Stack Engineer · Developer Advocate · Technical Lead · Product Manager

## Location

Gurugram

## AI stack

antigravity

opencode

claudecode

## Work experience

Co\-Founder & CMO at Deforge, Mar 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 6 mos, New York, New York, United States, →Architected a no\-code AI agent platform enabling non\-technical users to visually build, customize, and deploy production AI workflows \- from zero to public launch\. →Designed and built a node\-based LLM orchestration layer integrating multiple AI providers \(OpenAI, Anthropic, etc\.\), enabling composable multi\-model pipelines with branching logic and human\-in\-the\-loop nodes\. →Owned full infrastructure \- architecture, CI/CD, deployment, monitoring \- scaling the platform from internal prototype to publicly available product\. →Integrated third\-party automation services \(Zapier\-style connectors\) and third\-party APIs for customer support, research automation, and business workflow use cases\. →Drove product strategy and community growth in parallel with engineering execution\.

Technical Lead at DAOplomats, Sep 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs, Dover, Delaware, United States, →Led technical execution across multiple governance and DAO tooling projects as the organization transitioned from consulting to a product\-first model \- owning roadmap, architecture, and delivery\. →Shipped new product initiatives every 2–3 months by restructuring development workflows, defining clearer specs, and guiding developers through implementation and code reviews\. →Built and iterated on smart contract implementations for DAO governance use cases, directly contributed to full\-stack web platform development in parallel with team leadership\.

Marketing Manager at Neo Smart Economy, Mar 2025 \- Mar 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo, Shanghai, China, →Designed, built, and owned NEO's centralized Ambassador Platform end\-to\-end \- frontend \(Next\.js\), backend \(Node\.js\), infrastructure \(AWS\), and ongoing production operations, with zero external dependencies\. →Drove a \~60–70% increase in ambassador task submissions post\-launch by redesigning UX and implementing a region/language\-based pod system that resolved task relevance and visibility issues across global communities\. →Built automated social verification \(Twitter, Discord, Telegram\), wallet\-based NEO GAS token reward claiming, and a multi\-tier role\-based admin system\. →Maintained 99% platform uptime through active monitoring, rapid incident response, and continuous iteration based on ambassador feedback\.

Full\-stack Developer at DAOplomats, Jun 2024 \- Sep 2024 · 4 mos, Dover, Delaware, United States, Worked on building and improving DAOPLOMATS’ core web platform and governance solutions\. Contributed to both frontend and backend development, along with smart contract implementations for DAO governance use cases\. Helped develop internal tools and client\-facing projects focused on DAO management, governance workflows\. During this phase, multiple projects were shipped and iterated on, with regular experimentation around new ideas and solutions\. The work laid the technical foundation for several proposals that were later presented to DAOs as part of DAOPLOMATS’ consulting and product efforts\.

Social Media & Project Manager at Push Protocol \| Previously EPNS, Dec 2023 \- Mar 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, →Owned end\-to\-end operations of Push Protocol's global ambassador program across India, Africa, and LATAM \- managing moderators, tracking KPIs, handling payments, and publishing governance proposals to the Push DAO\. →Grew ambassador engagement, output consistency, and measurable program performance by approximately 5–6× over 18 months through structural improvements and regional community coordination\. →Built and open\-sourced Push SDK integrations; authored and published technical content on notifications, chat SDK, and DAO governance activity for developer audiences\.

Full Stack Engineer at BanklessDAO, Jul 2023 \- Jan 2024 · 7 mos, Remote, Worked as a Full\-Stack Developer at BanklessDAO and contributed to the development and maintenance of TL\-Bank, a decentralized NFT\-based token locking platform that enables users to lock BANK \(ERC\-20\) tokens and receive NFT representations of their locked positions\. Designed and developed both frontend and backend systems, building intuitive user interfaces for token locking, NFT management, and wallet interactions while implementing secure backend services and blockchain integrations\.

## Education

Solidity Bootcamp, Blockchain, Encode Club

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Computer Science, NSHM College of Management and Technology

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