Naveen RK

#Naveen RK

Software Engineer • Builder • Content Creator

Helping developers build what matters and become HARD to replace through practical insights on Tech, AI, & Engineering - explained simply.

India-based writing weekly Engineering + AI focused
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# DEPLOYMENT_HISTORY

  • commit a3f9c12(HEAD -> main, origin/main)

    Software Engineer 2 @ Chargebee · Apr 2026 - Present

    • > Contributing to the best AI-powered billing and subscription management platform.
    [Java][Spring Boot][MySQL]
  • commit b7d4e81

    Senior Product Developer @ SurveySparrow · May 2025 - Apr 2026

    • > Refactored Smart Routers module, reducing codebase from 325 → 264 files and cutting API response time from ~6s to ~1.5s.
    • > Built event-driven Sequences backend using Kafka, processing 100K+ events/day with ~50% faster analytics via ClickHouse.
    • > Built RFP AI backend workflows automating response generation, saving 6+ hours/week of manual work.
    [Nest JS][Kafka][ClickHouse][PostgreSQL]
  • commit c2a1f56

    Developer Advocate @ SurveySparrow · Oct 2023 - May 2025

    • > Built apps on SurveySparrow's marketplace AppNest and wrote developer documentation.
    • > Conducted live workshops, tech events, and organized two Sparcade hackathons across Chennai, Bangalore, and Kochi with 100+ participants.
    [JavaScript][Java]

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[open-source]

GitHub-meets-Notion • neatly structured • fork-friendly

The open-sourced version of my personal site — a clean, GitHub-meets-Notion portfolio you can fork, learn from, and make your own.

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Technical Writing

interview-experience-chargebee

I got this job at the right moment. Literally, perfect timing. I didn’t realize how lucky I was when I got the offer. But two weeks later? I couldn’t thank the universe enough. That’s when it really…

AI4 min read
2025-03-19
jacked-engineers

Engineers are silently getting jacked. I just saw this girl on Instagram, talking about how engineers are the hottest guys she could ever find. I was confused because I am an engineer and……. (Realize…

Systems Design3 min read
2025-03-07
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2title: "The Myth of the Silent Engineer"
3date: 2026-05-18
4tags: [career, writing, growth]
5readTime: 6
6---
7
8## Why engineers should write
9
10Most engineers think writing is for PMs.
11They're wrong.
12
13Writing forces clarity. If you can't
14explain it, you don't understand it yet.
15
16## The compounding effect
17
18One article a week = 52 articles a year.
19That's a library

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📁 hardware:

  • - MacBook Pro M3 Max
  • - LG 5K UltraFine
  • - Keychron Q1 Pro
  • - MX Master 3S

📁 shell:

  • - Warp Terminal
  • - ZSH + OhMyZsh
  • - MonoLisa Font
  • - Starship Prompt

📁 editor:

  • - VS Code
  • - Tokyo Night Theme
  • - GitHub Copilot
  • - Vim Keybindings