I build, ship and scale products, from the first commit to 10M+ transactions a day.

Kartik Gautam is one of the most capable Tech Leads I’ve had the pleasure of working with. As our Project Lead and Dev Lead at kimaru.ai, he took full ownership of our MVP development, demonstrating expertise in full-stack development, AI, and cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. His in-depth knowledge of Python, Django, Jinja, C++, JavaScript, and software architecture allowed him to build a robust, scalable platform while proactively solving complex challenges. Kartik consistently went above and beyond expectations, self-directing and ensuring smooth collaboration across the team. His ability to diagnose intricate technical issues in minutes is rare, and his business mindset, design sensibilities, and leadership skills make him a standout developer. For any company seeking a fractional Project Lead, Lead Developer, or Tech Lead who brings technical excellence, strategic thinking, and a proactive problem-solving approach, I highly recommend Kartik.

I started Mindfry to help people find the right therapist, but we were buried in manual work. I reached out to Kartik who helped us in structuring the approach, figuring out what we want in the MVP and what we can keep for later iteration. I gave him some rough ideas, and he built a sleek dashboard that helps us manage hundreds of therapy sessions every month—effortlessly. Matching clients, managing schedules, tracking performance—it’s all in one place, and my team picked it up in no time. If you need someone who can turn messy ideas into real, working solutions, Kartik’s your guy.

Out of the hundreds of developers I’ve worked with over the past 2 decades, only 4 of them have the engineering prowess, business mindset, and design sensibilities. Yes, Kartik is one of them. But it’s more than finding a unicorn developer who could serve as an incredibly capable cofounder of a company, he is joy to work with. His work ethic, organization skills, and personality made our engagement together truly rewarding and if another opportunity to work with him gets presented, I will jump on it in a heartbeat.

As an engineer, I've worked with many developers, but Kartik stands out. He's been my tech lifeline for 2 years now - the person I ping when I'm stuck with anything from system design to tricky bugs. What I love is how he makes complex problems simple. Last month, he helped me spot a Redis memory leak in 10 minutes that I'd been stuck on for days.Always available for help and ready to explain the 'why' behind his fixes.