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builder · technologist · AI coach · people’s leader

Hi, I’m Kapil. I build things people actually use.

Apps, products and enterprise platforms, from a national identity program to software loved by tens of thousands of people. I started building in January 2004 and I still get excited every single time something ships. That's 22 years and 9 months, and I'm nowhere near done.

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Founder, HRIN · Startup mentor
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22 years 9 months of building

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the journey

Three careers, one habit: building.

Every switch added a new lens. Together, they mean I can take an idea all the way from a whiteboard to production.

  1. NTPC, Intern, Jan 2004 to Jun 2004
  2. Xemit Systems, Software Engineer, Jul 2004 to Apr 2005
  3. Bharat Electronics, Software Engineer, May 2005 to May 2006
  4. ICS Solutions, Software Engineer, Jun 2006 to Nov 2006
  5. HCL Technologies, Lead Software Engineer, Nov 2006 to Nov 2009
  6. GlobalLogic, Consultant Engineering, Nov 2009 to Nov 2013
  7. Magic Software, Senior Manager, Product Engineering, Nov 2013 to Jun 2016
  8. PayPal, Senior Product Engineering Manager, Nov 2016 to Jun 2021
  9. Uniify, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Jun 2021 to May 2026
  • EngineeringLearned to build it.
  • AutomationLearned to break it.
  • ProductLearned what’s worth building.

tap a block for the role

I wear every hat in the lifecycle.

pipeline: idea → production → back again

  1. requirements
  2. design
  3. code
  4. test
  5. deploy
deploy → requirementslearn, iterate, repeat
Read the whole story, from nursery to now

selected work

Things I’ve helped make real.

From a community for HR leaders to tools for people building with AI.

View all work
latest build2026 · Open source
setup-doctor

The doctor for your AI coding setup

An MIT-licensed developer tool that audits your AI coding setup, scores it from 0 to 100, and turns your usage into a Wrapped-style card.

Sample setup-doctor Wrapped report output

off the clock

When I’m not working, I’m Ted Lasso’ing.

The things I make time for: good food, new ideas, a long game and a little colour.

Things that keep me curious

  1. 01Foodnew city · long table · one more bite
  2. 02Technew model · new workflow · still curious
  3. 03Cricketweekend · team sport · play the long game
  4. 04Tennisweekday · find the rhythm · keep moving
  5. 05Artimages · ideas · another point of view

“Be curious, not judgmental.”

Ted Lasso said it. I try to live by it.
A yellow Believe poster from Ted Lasso taped at its corners

say hi

Got something worth building?

A product idea, an AI question, a team you want to grow, or a strong opinion about last weekend's match. I'd genuinely love to hear from you.