Builder • Software Engineer • CS @ Georgia Tech
Hi, I'm Arnav Kumar
5+ years of experience building and shipping software.
Real users. Real results.
About Me
I'm a software engineer and builder with experience across corporate engineering teams, startups, and hackathons. I've worked in professional environments building security/compliance systems and production software used at scale, while also pursuing independent projects end-to-end.
Outside of work, I've won 8 hackathons and launched 5 apps on the App Store, focusing on turning ideas into reliable, real-world products. One of my apps on the App Store has grown to 80,000+ users. I enjoy combining strong engineering fundamentals with fast execution and product thinking.
Some fun facts about me are that I grew up in Japan and that I play soccer and tennis.
Timeline
Social Innovation Japan
Software Engineer Intern • Tokyo
ReactJS web development and React Native app development for social good.
KayEcho.AI
1st Place • AI ATL (130+ teams)
AI-powered professional networking tool that helps you discover connections and develop insights from a given LinkedIn network. Built with LLMs to simulate real networking conversations and surface actionable introductions.
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2nd Place • EnergyHack @ GT
Chrome extension for automatic compression of image uploads to LLMs for token savings. Utilized Fourier transforms for image compression and conducted research on CNN classifiers (as a proxy for LLMs) to determine a lossless compression rate.
View on DevpostSoccer Dive vs Foul Classifier
Sponsor Prize • GT Data Science Hackathon
Used the YOLOv8 pose estimation model to process soccer footage. Trained a random forest classifier on extracted features to differentiate dives from fouls, reaching 91% accuracy. Leveraged a RAG-based LLM to provide referee-like feedback.
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Software Engineer Intern • Tokyo
Internal auditing software, DLP automation, ML/NLP for compliance monitoring.
The Subvocal Company (YC F26)
Co-Founder
Building the future of Human-Computer Interaction. Raised $1.5M pre-seed from Y Combinator and Afore Capital.
subvocal.companyPublished Software
GeoProbe
World Map Game
Interactive geography game built as a Chrome extension where players pinpoint cities/landmarks on a dynamic world map with precision scoring. Custom geospatial logic computes the latitude and longitude distance from the user's click to the true coordinates to determine accuracy.
Footy Tic Tac Toe
Soccer Trivia Game
iOS soccer trivia game with real-time PvP via Firebase Realtime Database. Data engineering (player and team history) done with Python. Google AdMob and RevenueCat for monetization.
QuickTern
Internship Alerts App
Full-stack internship discovery platform with intelligent alerts and real-time updates. Cloud-native scraping pipelines to curate internship listings on GCP, Firebase backend infrastructure, and Apple Push Notifications API for notifications.