A fast, private web browser with an AI assistant built in. Browse, search and summarize any page. 200K downloads.
Hi! I'm Athul.
Generalist, FDE, inference engineering, robotics
ships really fast.
Today
I'm a software engineer at Surplus Intelligence & Uncensored, building at the core of two early-stage startups.
Before this I built with teams at OneTwenty, Friday.so, Sapio Agents, PYQS.com, Toyota and more, shipping apps to 200K+ users.
When I'm not shipping, I'm into fast cars, robotics, travelling, playing chess, painting, and learning on Duolingo.
I love moving fast. Ping me on WhatsApp.
Past
work
OneTwentyAI Engineer
Built the AI engine for a real-time longevity platform: personalised health insights, Telegram integrations and real-time data pipelines.
WebsiteFriday.soSDE
Shipped new features and performance work on the Friday.so platform.
WebsiteTesa LabsFounder
Founded a multi-vertical tech company: a local news platform, a dropshipping store and an Android app studio. One app passed 200K downloads at 4.5/5, and the apps reached $10K ARR.
Sapio AgentsCo-founder
Built agentic data automation, from data engineering to analysis: AI co-employees on CrewAI and multimodal models, plus vision models trained for data processing.
WebsitePYQS.comAI Fullstack Engineer
Built an AI-first platform of previous-year question papers for Indian entrance exams, with AI question analysis and practice.
WebsiteSorcova HealthSDE Intern
Sped up the admin dashboard with server-side and database work, built a booking system, and worked on the iOS and Android apps.
NuavaSDE Intern
Built a football tech platform from scratch: real-time scoring over WebSockets and live tournament brackets.
MadScientistSDE Intern
Cut SQL query times with indexing and query rewrites, and built a real-time chat with 30% lower latency.
Toyota IEISDE Intern
Built the internal operations front end for Toyota's Bangalore branch, and a real-time data platform on React, MongoDB and FastAPI.
Website
education
- Christ UniversityBachelor of Technology - AI & Machine Learning
- Buildspaces3
skills
Inference engineering, Full-stack, Android, iOS, UI/UX, Design systems, DevOps, Deep learning, Machine learning, Robotics
github
2,963 contributions in the last yearLatest on X
Follow meGarry Tan@garrytan · quoted meThe thing is, thanks to mother models distilling intelligence into smaller models, everyone up and down the ability-to-pay curve will benefit as the models get to superintelligenceAthul Nambiar gonna be rough watching ai become a luxury goodApr 10, 2026Athul Nambiar@iathulnambiarAn entire generation is preparing for jobs that won't exist💀
It's not just another tech wave, it's a tsunami 🌊. Position yourselfJul 12, 2025Athul Nambiar@iathulnambiarYou are not competing with the person sitting next to you, but with some of the smartest people building agentic systems to replace you.Jul 11, 2025Athul Nambiar@iathulnambiarAI isn’t here to make your life easier—it’s here to make you obsoleteJul 8, 2025Athul Nambiar@iathulnambiarHardwork is a trap , it's more about leverage and efficiencyJun 18, 2025Athul Nambiar@iathulnambiarNo matter how skilled you are if the right person doesn't know you , then you are invisibleJun 15, 2025Athul Nambiar@iathulnambiarIn the AI Age, you’re either unemployed or a villainous, agentic founder.Athul Nambiar AI is not dangerous but people who are Building areJun 12, 2025
Personal projects
A fast, private web browser with an AI assistant built in. Browse, search and summarize any page. 200K downloads.
Personalized question generation and assessment for NEET PG, built AI-first for Indian entrance exams.
A 30-day life reset that plays like a game: daily quests, XP, streaks, and photo + journal proof for every win.
Study notes built to help students ace their exams: create, manage and share them in one place.
An AI study app that turns notes, PDFs and other study material into flashcards, quizzes and smart notes.
Account intelligence for B2B sales teams: it finds the right accounts, maps the decision-makers and drafts AI-personalised outreach.
End-to-end agentic data automation, from data engineering to analysis. AI co-employees that run whole data workflows.
Currently reading
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In the spotlight
200K app downloads for Saffar AIThe AI web browser I built for Android, live on Google Play.
#6 global rank on Product HuntDaily product ranking for Sapio Agents, our end-to-end data agent.Dec 2025
IoT book published on Amazon KDPWhispers of the Networks, a co-authored guide to IoT.Oct 2025
IBM SkillsBuild global spotlightFeatured for Vidhya, personalized education for all with AI.Aug 2025
IBM global CSR interviewOn Vidhya, and how AI is changing education and society.Jun 2025
hackathon wins
- AI Samasya Hackathon by Kerala Gov & IHRD
1st Place - Unfold 2024 Hackathon by CoinDCXSUI Track Winner
- ETH IndiaWalrus Track Winner
- IBM x BNMIT EcoEquify Hackathon
Runner-Up - IEEE FutureForge by HackerEarth1st Runner-Up
- Tarang by IHRD
3rd Runner-Up - GDC x NEC College Hackathon
2nd Runner-Up - SAP Young UpstartRunner-Up
