Computer polyglot | CLI, Web & FOSS philosopher | Ambidextrous, native Bangalorean in CA
I am a Senior Staff Engineering Manager at PayPal, where I currently lead AI Labs with a focus on Agentic AI, Machine Learning Engineering, and Web Performance. As a TC39 Delegate representing ECMA and a Google Developer Expert (GDE) for Web and Payments, I actively help shape the future of JavaScript and the web platform.
I'm a proud member of the Node.js Foundation, a mentor for the Google Launchpad Accelerator, and a prolific open-source contributor. To date, I've authored over 300 Node.js modules, which collectively receive more than 22 million downloads per month.
- AI Labs & Agentic AI: Leading research and development in enterprise-grade AI agents, including projects like AgentU and local browser-based LLM inference.
- Model Context Protocol (MCP): Bridging remote tools to browser AI surfaces via WebMCP Bridge and mcphost.link.
- JavaScript Standards: Tracking ECMAScript proposals at jsfeatures.in and making complex technical specifications accessible through my Reading the Spec sessions.
- Developer Productivity: Maintaining high-impact community resources like git-tips (21k+ stars) and functional-programming-jargon.
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