I build toolsfor developers.

I work across React and Go on BuildNinja, the CI/CD tool I’ve helped build from the start.

6+ years’ experienceGrapeCity IndiaDelhi, India

At GrapeCity India

Selected work.

CI/CD · Core developer

BuildNinja

I joined when we were still deciding how a build should run. I help design those workflows, then implement them on both sides of the API.

  • React
  • Go
  • CI/CD
My contribution

I work on the React screens developers use to configure builds and the Go backend that supports them. I’ve helped shape the product’s workflow and feature decisions since the beginning.

Build analysis · Integration

KenzoAI

I built the MCP server that connects KenzoAI to BuildNinja, giving the analysis tool access to the builds it needs to examine.

  • Model Context Protocol
  • Build analysis
My contribution

My work joined two products I’d helped develop. The MCP server gives KenzoAI a way to use BuildNinja as part of its build analysis workflow.

Developer tools · Reporting engines

ActiveReports

I handled customer-reported bugs, developed features and optimized reporting engines on the server and in the browser.

  • .NET
  • JavaScript
  • Visual Studio
My contribution

I was a subject matter expert for ActiveReports and ActiveReportsJS. I also worked on FlexGrid, Wijmo and ComponentOne before moving into DevOps tools.

Independent projects

Built on my own.

LeadsFinder dashboard with sample local business leads

Independent project / 01

Lead Finder

A map-first prospecting workspace that turns a local search into organized business records. It brings discovery, enrichment, clean lead details, and follow-up into one flow.

Pocket Space file workspace home screen

Independent project / 02

Pocket Space

A self-hosted file workspace built with React and ASP.NET Core. Browse, preview, and organize files while choosing a local drive, network share, or S3 bucket for storage.

Repository Graph marketing site showing the Git history renderer

Independent project / 03

Git Graph SVG

A React and SVG commit graph renderer for exploring branches, merges, and the paths between commits. Its live demo uses sample history and lets interfaces shape the visual layer.

Rapid Grid marketing site showing a large data grid

Independent project / 04

Rapid Grid

A framework-independent TypeScript data grid that virtualizes both rows and columns. It keeps large tables responsive while supporting editing, selection, sizing, and spreadsheet-like interactions.

Cognates translation editor in a light theme

Independent project / 05

Cognates

A local workspace for JSON translations. Edit keys across languages, generate types, and check locale files for issues before shipping an app.

Technologies.

Web interfaces
React, Angular, TypeScript, vanilla JavaScript and Glide Data Grid
Web & desktop
.NET, C#, Visual Basic (VB), ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web Forms and Visual Studio
Backends & storage
Go, Node.js, AWS S3 and network file storage
Developer tools
Git, SVG, CI/CD and Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Games & mobile
Unity 2D and 3D, C#, augmented reality and virtual reality
College programming
C, C++ and Python, including data science coursework

Experience.

Jul 2021 — Present
GrapeCity IndiaSoftware Engineer. Reporting engines, FlexGrid and component toolkits, followed by BuildNinja and KenzoAI.
2021
StudioKrewUnity Developer Intern. Developed Match3D and Barrel Blast for mobile.
Dec 2020 — Feb 2021
StareOut GamesUnity Game Developer Intern. Contributed to Flippy Boat and a cricket game.
Apr — Sep 2020
GOOP StudiosPart-time Game Programmer. Built Gravity Fall, a game that generates new sections as the player descends.
From Dec 2019
Freelance developmentStarted taking on programming work while studying for my degree.

About Akshay

Off the clock.

I live in Delhi. I started programming games in college and took on the main development work at game studios. Since then, I’ve worked on everything from hotel management software to developer tools.

I like to draw, go to the gym and read. The last book I finished was Siddhartha. When I travel, I head for nature. Vizag is the trip I remember most fondly.

I earned my Bachelor of Computer Applications at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in Delhi, where I studied from 2018 to 2021.