I'm Aniruddha Adak: The AI Agent Engineer from Kolkata, and here is my story

Aniruddha Adak, an AI agent engineer from Kolkata, India, builds autonomous AI systems and full-stack applications. His projects include SkillSphere, a productivity platform, and MercatoLive, an e-commerce concept. Adak focuses on creating self-directed AI agents that plan, act, and learn independently.

"Why do programmers prefer dark mode? Because light attracts bugs." That is my go-to joke, and honestly, it says a lot about how I like to keep things light even when the code gets heavy. Hey, I'm Aniruddha Adak. I go by aniruddhaadak almost everywhere online, and I write this article the way I talk, with chai in one hand and a laptop full of half-finished projects in the other. This is my story, my skills, my work, and a few things I love outside the terminal. Name | Aniruddha Adak | Base | Kolkata, India | Role | AI Agent Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Technical Writer | Education | B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, Budge Budge Institute of Technology BBIT , since 2023 | Core Stack | Python, TensorFlow, React, Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS | Focus Area | Autonomous AI agents, agentic systems, and building things fast | Online Home | aniruddhaadak.tech | I was born and raised in Kolkata, and that is where my love for coding began. I did not come from some fancy tech family or coding bootcamp background. I just found problem-solving addictive early on, and that feeling never really left me. In 2023, I joined the Budge Budge Institute of Technology to study Computer Science and Engineering. College gave me the structure, but the internet gave me the playground. Between assignments and exams, I kept building small projects, breaking them, and building them again. That habit of starting big and fixing later is still very much a part of who I am. Somewhere along the way, I stopped calling myself just a "developer" and started calling myself a builder of ideas. I love turning a rough thought into something people can actually click, use, and enjoy. I describe myself as an AI Agent Engineer focused on creating self-directed AI systems. In simple words, I build software that can think through steps, adapt when something changes, and finish a task without me babysitting every click. My work sits at the intersection of three things: ☆ Full stack web development using React, Next.js, Node.js, and MongoDB ☆ Machine learning and deep learning using Python and TensorFlow ☆ Agentic AI systems that plan, act, and learn on their own I like to say code plus ML equals magic , and that pretty much sums up how I approach my projects. Here is a more detailed breakdown of what I bring to the table. ✧ React.js and Next.js for building fast, responsive interfaces ✧ TypeScript for writing code that does not break at 2 AM ✧ Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion for design that actually feels alive ✧ Chart.js for data visualization inside dashboards ✔️ Node.js for backend services and APIs ✔️ MongoDB for flexible data storage ✔️ NumPy and Python for data handling and analysis ✔️ WebSockets for real time data, which I used heavily in my stock visualizer project ✅ Python and TensorFlow for model building ✅ Neural networks and deep learning fundamentals ✅ Generative AI tools and large language model integration ✅ Building and orchestrating AI agents that can complete multi-step tasks independently ✅ Prompt engineering across multiple AI agent challenges and platforms 🩷 GitFlow for version control discipline 🩷 Teamwork and collaboration across open source repositories 🩷 Independent contributor mindset, meaning I can own a project end to end I have built way too many things to list them all, but here are the ones closest to my heart. SkillSphere A unified platform that bundles ten different mini applications into one place, all aimed at improving daily productivity and well-being. I built this to break free from tutorial-only learning and actually ship something layered and complex. Folio-Motion An interactive, animation-rich portfolio template built with Next.js and Tailwind CSS. It exists so other developers can showcase their own work without starting their portfolio from zero. MercatoLive My take on the future of e-commerce, built with TypeScript, focused on a dynamic and engaging shopping experience. VocalScribe A real time speech-to-text transcription tool powered by AssemblyAI's LEMUR API. This one taught me a lot about handling live audio streams gracefully. MarketPulse AI An AI system that aggregates and analyzes market intelligence automatically using TensorFlow based pipelines. This project pushed me deeper into applied machine learning. Real-Time Stock Data Visualizer Built using React, WebSockets, and the TradingView Charting Library, this project sharpened my skills in handling live financial data on the frontend. MindAI and MindQuotes Mental health and wellness focused AI tools, because I believe technology should also take care of people, not just impress them. I also went through a phase where I built 27 AI apps in 45 days , all with zero code, using a platform called YouWare. It was intense, a little chaotic, and honestly one of the most fun stretches of building I have ever had. Open source is where I feel most at home as a developer. Every October, I show up for Hacktoberfest like it is a personal tradition. During Hacktoberfest 2024 , I made a huge number of pull requests, well over two hundred, across different repositories. It taught me the real value of clean code, good documentation, and working with codebases that are not my own. In Hacktoberfest 2025 , I focused on projects like 100 Lines of Python Code and React Newbie Helpdesk . I remember one small but satisfying win: turning a slow, clunky loop into a clean one-line list comprehension in Python. Small fix, big lesson. What keeps me coming back is not the badge or the swag. It is the feeling of a stranger reviewing my pull request, giving feedback, and both of us walking away having learned something. Open source, to me, is community first and code second. I have also earned multiple Holopin badges for participating in open source challenges, and I have taken part in events like the Algolia MCP Server Challenge , the Runner H AI Agent Prompting Challenge , the Bright Data Real-Time AI Agents Challenge , and the Amazon Q Developer Challenge , among others. I write a lot. You will mostly find me on DEV Community and Medium , where I break down my projects, my failures, and my lessons in a way I hope is useful to other developers. Some of my most talked about pieces include: ☆ "I'm Aniruddha Adak, And This Is My YouWare Addiction: 27 Apps In 45 Days" ☆ "Hey World, I'm Aniruddha Adak, The Guy Who Posted 49 Images In One Thread" ☆ "Building an AI-Powered Recipe Assistant with Agentic Postgres" ☆ "Contribution Chronicles: My Epic Hacktoberfest 2025 Adventure" On X formerly Twitter , I go by @aniruddhadak , and my whole feed is dedicated to testing and sharing the latest updates on AI, AI agents, and new LLM releases. One post that got a lot of attention was a thread comparing GPT Image and Gemini Nano Banana Pro through a detailed infographic of how an automatic coffee machine works. People love a good side by side comparison, especially when coffee is involved. I once posted a thread of 49 images generated using an AI image model, and it genuinely broke my own timeline in terms of engagement. That thread, plus a few others, ended up getting written about by AI models themselves, which felt surreal the first time I read it. On LinkedIn , I share technical insights, project breakdowns, and my thoughts on where AI agents and agentic systems are heading. I try to keep my professional presence rooted in what I am actually building rather than just talking theory. Alongside LinkedIn, I maintain profiles on Peerlist , Product Hunt , and GitHub , where I am listed as an Open Source Dev and Tech Writer . My GitHub handles, AniruddhaAdak and aniruddhaadak80 , together host dozens of repositories spanning web apps, AI tools, and experimental agent frameworks. ✧ Completed 200 plus pull requests during Hacktoberfest, across two consecutive years ✧ Built and shipped 27 AI applications in 45 days without writing traditional code ✧ Scored 92% in Class XII and 83% in Class X under the West Bengal Board ✧ Recognized among top performers during my B.Tech program ✧ Earned multiple Holopin badges for open source participation ✧ Completed Google Cloud Skills Boost certifications in Introduction to Large Language Models and Introduction to Generative AI ✧ Built a growing presence across DEV Community, Medium, X, LinkedIn, and Product Hunt I am genuinely fascinated by autonomous AI agents , and I spend a lot of my time exploring where AGI and even ASI conversations are heading. My honest take is simple: the next real shift in software will not be about writing more code, it will be about designing systems that can reason, plan, and execute tasks with very little hand holding. I believe agentic AI, where multiple small agents work together like a team, will become the normal way we build software within the next few years. That is exactly why I keep experimenting with agent marketplaces, multi-agent DevSecOps systems, and self-directed pipelines in my own projects. I do not treat these as wild predictions. I treat them as the direction I am already building toward, one project at a time. Outside of code, here is what keeps me going. ✔️ Coffee , always. If you want to start a conversation with me, just bring up your favorite coffee recipe ✔️ Late night building sessions , usually somewhere between midnight and 4 AM, fueled by chai or the occasional energy drink ✔️ AI generated art and image experiments , especially comparing different models side by side ✔️ Dogs and cats , I have a soft spot for both ✔️ Dark mode everything , on principle ✔️ A good developer joke , especially the kind that only makes sense to people who have debugged something at 3 AM If you ask me to describe myself in one line, I would say I am someone who turns curiosity into skills and skills into shipped products. I started as a curious kid in Kolkata who liked solving problems, and I am now someone building AI agents, writing about my journey, and hoping it helps someone else avoid the mistakes I made along the way. I am always open to connecting, whether it is about a project idea, a tech discussion, or just your favorite way of making coffee. Let's brew some code together. ~ Aniruddha Adak