AgentRX
High-performance, multi-agent orchestration pipeline for autonomous pharmaceutical drug repurposing. Reduces R&D discovery cycles by parallelizing clinical and market intelligence gathering.
Hi, I'm Gourav Chandra
Final-year IT student who genuinely gets excited when a complex software engineering problem lands in front of me. I love building software that's not just functional, but elegant under the hood — clean APIs, efficient data flows, and architectures that actually scale. The engineer in me shows up every time.
// about me
The Story So Far
I'm Gourav Chandra, a final-year Information Technology student. I got into college back in 2023 with a burning passion for tech and a desire to go deep. I started writing my very first lines of Python and C++, curious to understand how things actually worked. By 2024, I had caught up with development, building small full-stack projects and APIs using React, Express, and Next.js.
Then came the hackathons—or rather, the rejections. I applied relentlessly and didn't get selected for a single one initially. But it taught me the real game. I formed a core team—we were nobodies then—and kept building. Finally, in 2025, we got selected for our first 36-hour offline hackathon. It didn't go well for us, but handling the backend segment during that pressure-cooker environment is exactly why I fell in love with Backend Engineering. There's a certain magic in seeing core application logic come to life.
After that, we never looked back. A major highlight was December 2025, when we got the call for the HackThisFall National Finale in Bangalore, making it to the Top 10. It was my first time visiting the city, and my first time on a flight! But the experience shattered us—despite having a functioning product, things took a turn against us in the end. I still call it the most needed failure of my life.
We bounced back in 2026. Our project levels leveled up massively, consistently securing 4th and 5th positions. The Top 3 felt just out of reach until May 2026, when the day finally came: a Podium Finish. It was the ultimate byproduct of continuous refinement and refusing to stop.
// the evolution
2026
- Secured a podium finish in May after continuous team refinement.
- Consistently placed in the Top 5 across major hackathons.
- Stepped up project complexity, exploring distributed systems and AI-powered backends.
2025
- First 36-hour offline hackathon—officially fell in love with backend engineering.
- Top 10 National Finalist at HackThisFall in Bangalore.
- Faced the most needed failure of my career; rebuilt stronger.
2024
- Built first full-stack projects using React, Express, and Next.js.
- Faced multiple hackathon rejections; formed a core team and kept building.
- Discovered the real game of software development and collaboration.
2023
- Entered college and wrote my first lines of C++ and Python.
- Committed to diving deep into how technology actually works.
- The start of a lifelong passion for engineering.
// my journey
Hackathons & Experience
Hackathon Winner
Hack{o}lution
Achieved a podium finish as the byproduct of continuous architectural refinement. Designed and deployed an innovative, scalable backend solution under a strict 48-hour deadline.
May 2026
National Finalist (Top 10)
HackThisFall Finale, Bangalore
Secured a spot in the Top 10 out of 125+ teams nationally, flying to Bangalore for the offline finale. Faced critical system bottlenecks during the final stretch—the most valuable and formative failure of my engineering journey.
Dec 2025
Serial Hackathon Competitor
Diversion, MetaMorph, HackOasis & More
Competed in 5+ hackathons. Transitioned from early unselected applications to consistently securing 4th and 5th positions by handling core backend architecture and API integrations for our team.
2025 - 2026
Web Dev Lead
Microsoft Students Ambassador - GNIT Chapter
Leading a 500+ developer community and organizing technical workshops, Hackathons etc.
2025 - Present
// tools I build with
Tech Stack
Languages
JavaScript
TypeScript
C++
Python
JavaFrontend
React
Next.js
HTML5
CSS3
TailwindBackend
Node.js
Express.js
FastAPINextAuth
REST APIs
Databases & ORMs
MongoDB
PostgreSQLMongoose
Prisma
Drizzle
DevOps & Tools
Docker
Git
GitHub
npmAI / ML
LangChain
LangGraph
// what I've built
Projects
BotBlocks
No-code chatbot builder platform with drag-and-drop workflow creation, enabling non-technical users to design multi-step AI conversations without writing code.
OptiEngine
Domain-aware MCP compliance proxy server that intercepts IDE prompts and rewrites them against a RAG pipeline of organizational coding standards before AI generation.
go-cask-db
Production-grade LSM-tree custom key-value storage engine built from first principles. Features thread-safe concurrent access, binary serialization, and a background compactor.
Chaos Middleware
An npm middleware package for injecting configurable network latency, random 5xx errors, and request drop simulation into Express.js apps for local stress-testing.
Mochi.ai
Compassionate, AI-powered mental health companion. Features customizable AI personas, mood logging, persistent conversations, and secure authentication.
TimeSync
A day-to-day meeting scheduler software inspired by Calendly, designed to simplify appointment booking, availability management, and scheduling workflows.
Chatcom
Real-time chat application enabling instant communication between users, powered by WebSockets for seamless message delivery and active presence tracking.
YouTube Backend Clone
A robust backend architecture for a video-sharing platform modeled after YouTube, implementing standard coding practices, video management, and scalable API design.
🚧 More projects coming soon — updating regularly as I build and ship.
// my commits
GitHub Contributions
// thoughts & writes
Blog
More articles coming soon on Medium. Writing about backend systems, software under the hood, and engineering lessons.