Karan Jayakumar
Blog

About

Hi! I'm Karan 👋 I'm a software engineer who loves building things and exploring new ideas.


I'm currently a software engineer at eesel AI.


Previously, I worked at the University of Melbourne and a now defunct ed-tech startup called Sincidium.


I specialise in Python, React/Next, and Java. I'm currently exploring Golang and React Native and attempting to build my own mobile app.


Generally, I love all things startups and hope to build my own company in the future. I also love learning about tech in order to do that.

Experience

Full-Stack Software Engineer

eesel AI, Melbourne VIC

Aug 2024 - Present

Software Engineer Intern

Sincidium, Melbourne VIC

Jun 2024 - Aug 2024

Research Assistant

University of Melbourne, Melbourne VIC

Jan 2024 - Jun 2024

IT/Web Support Intern

University of Melbourne, Melbourne VIC

Jun 2023 - Jan 2024

Events

A few communities and events I've been frequenting lately and enjoyed.

GDG Melbourne

Tends to be a lot of interesting builders here. Met someone building a really cool geopolitical news aggregator.

REA Unstackd

I like going here to engage with things that are beyond me. Always nice to not know what a data lakehouse is at a meetup and then learn it properly through work.

Melbourne Cocoa Heads

Always good to have a community of people building for mobile. Feels like an unexplored space.

Projects

Remember
A mobile app built with React Native, Go, and Postgres that helps people remember things about people they meet or already know. Actively in progress.
Messager
An experiment in building a real-time chat app using Spring Boot and WebSockets, with a React + Redux frontend.