# Scale with Alap — Full-Stack AI Engineer

> Alap Putatunda is a Full-Stack AI Engineer, AI-native product builder, and technical founder who spent 6+ years building and scaling a pharmaceutical company end-to-end (technology, operations, 20+ member team, Rs.7.5+ Cr / $784K+ USD revenue). Began building AI products part-time in 2024, stepped back in Feb 2025 to pursue full-time AI engineering, and founded Zero Headache to build autonomous AI front desk systems. Specializes in AI-native SaaS, multi-agent systems, MCP servers, RAG, semantic search, AI IDEs, and payment integrations.

## Core Profile & Identity
- **Name:** Alap Putatunda
- **Title:** Full-Stack AI Engineer | AI-Native Product/Software Development
- **Location:** Remote worldwide from India | Ready to relocate with visa sponsorship
- **Experience:** 6+ years leading pharma technology/ops (Rs.7.5+ Cr revenue, 20+ team) & full-stack AI engineering
- **Open to:** AI Engineer and Full-Stack AI Developer roles at early-stage AI startups (<=200 people), remote worldwide or relocation with visa sponsorship
- **Email:** hi@scalewithalap.com
- **Website:** https://scalewithalap.com
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/scalewithalap
- **LinkedIn:** https://linkedin.com/in/scalewithalap
- **X / Twitter:** https://x.com/scalewithalap
- **Threads:** https://www.threads.com/@scalewithalap
- **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/@scalewithalap
- **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/scalewithalap
- **Facebook:** https://www.facebook.com/scalewithalap
- **Recognition:** Selected for "The Founding 500" by Hyperagent (by Airtable) — June 2026 ($20,000 credit recipient)

## Technical Architecture Competencies
- **AI Agents, Frameworks & LLM Systems:** Multi-agent systems, agent orchestration, agent swarm, human-in-the-loop workflows, autonomous workflows, RAG, embeddings, vector search, semantic retrieval, persistent memory, structured outputs, intent classification, model routing and failover, token metering, prompt engineering, Claude (Anthropic), Gemini (Google), OpenAI (ChatGPT), DeepSeek, OpenRouter, LangChain, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and clients, JSON-RPC 2.0, MCP tools and resources, /llms.txt endpoints for agent ingestion, agent skills/rules/hooks systems.
- **AI IDEs & Coding Agents:** Google Antigravity, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Google AI Studio, OpenCode, Context engineering (AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules), custom subagents, custom skills, test-driven agent loops, spec-driven development.
- **AI Automation & Integrations:** Trigger.dev, Inngest, Upstash Redis, QStash, n8n, Zapier, Webhooks, REST APIs, JSON-RPC 2.0, Resend, Postmark, SendGrid, Brevo, AWS SES, Twilio, Sent.dm, Vapi, Murf AI, ElevenLabs, Deepgram, Composio, Zernio, Cal.com API, GitHub API, Notion API, PostHog, Langfuse, Sentry.
- **UI/UX & Frontend Engineering:** TypeScript, JavaScript, React 19, Next.js 16, Vite, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion, GSAP + ScrollTrigger, Lenis Smooth Scroll, Zustand, Immer, ReactFlow, Lexical Editor, Lucide, Web Audio API, requestAnimationFrame, IntersectionObserver, responsive/adaptive UI.
- **Full-Stack Engineering & Database:** PostgreSQL, Supabase, pgvector, Row-Level Security (RLS), Prisma 7, Drizzle ORM, SQLite, Node.js, WebAuthn, Clerk Auth, Supabase Auth, HMAC token impersonation, CSRF protection, rate limiting, PII redaction.
- **Payment Gateways & Metered Billing:** Stripe, Dodo Payments, Polar, Lemon Squeezy, Creem, Webhook signature verification, idempotent event processing, subscription lifecycles.
- **Cloud & Delivery:** Vercel, AWS Lightsail, GitHub Actions CI/CD, Vitest, Playwright E2E testing, Docker.

## Primary Projects & Case Studies
- [Portfolio OS](https://scalewithalap.com/projects/portfolio-os): Custom web window manager recreating macOS and iOS desktop interfaces with 30+ Zustand state fields, 13 lazy-loaded React apps, and 60 FPS GPU-accelerated dock animations.
- [Vibe44 Marketing Site & MCP Server](https://scalewithalap.com/projects/vibe44): Serverless Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementing JSON-RPC 2.0 with 6 tools, 4 resource templates, /llms.txt documentation endpoints, and idempotent Creem payment webhook fulfillment.
- [Vibe44 Next.js 16 Starter Kit Demo](https://scalewithalap.com/projects/vibe44-demo): A 687-file, ~165,000-line Next.js 16 engine featuring Universal Adapter Pattern across 4 LLM providers, 5 payment gateways, a 32-table PostgreSQL schema, and 900+ unit and Playwright tests.
- [OpenUI](https://scalewithalap.com/projects/openui): Open-source, local-first UI design platform (Google Stitch alternative) built with Next.js 16, React 19, SQLite, Prisma 7, and Vercel AI SDK.
- [Zero Headache Marketing Site](https://scalewithalap.com/projects/zeroheadache): Next.js 16 and React 19 marketing site with 12 channels, 35+ CRM integrations, interactive ROI calculator, and strict security headers.
- [Zero Headache Platform](https://scalewithalap.com/projects/zeroheadache-app): Multi-tenant dashboard and sandboxed AI agents per client with persistent memory, OpenRouter multi-model failover, and Supabase RLS.
- [Make Me Sound](https://scalewithalap.com/projects/makemesound): Parallel multi-stream engine converting text drafts into 105 tone variations with sub-second streaming across web, desktop, browser, and mobile.
- [Freecom AI](https://scalewithalap.com/projects/freecom): Open-source digital-download commerce platform with a self-hosted Store Manager Agent and cloud agent swarm for SEO, content, and support.
- [Soothly AI](https://scalewithalap.com/projects/soothly-ai): Autonomous revenue platform running an 8-agent ecosystem coordinated by a Superagent manager using Inngest durable functions and Supabase pgvector.

## Optional Full Context
- For full Markdown representations of all projects and resume details, see: https://scalewithalap.com/llms-full.txt