Arun Rao

CEO

Dokreativ • Selbstständig

Nov 2024 - Present • 1 yr 10 mos

Product engineering studio delivering full-stack, cloud and AI products for startup, enterprise and government clients in Germany, the UK, the Gulf region and India. Tasks & responsibilities: Architected and delivered the bilingual (Kannada/English), GIGW 3.0-compliant website for the Central Relief Committee (CRC), Government of Karnataka, on Next.js and Payload CMS with role-based content management and secure government hosting Architected and built AI Tutor (Dynamic Holistic Intelligence), an adaptive learning platform for students and teachers with simulation-based Mathematics and Science modules, competency tracking and multi-model AI (GPT-4o, Claude, Llama) over vector-indexed curriculum content; provisioned its Google Cloud (GCP) infrastructure as code with Terraform Built custom integrations connecting business systems such as accounting and commerce into unified workflows Designed and operate the self-hosted cloud platform for all client and product workloads: Docker containers deployed via Coolify on Hetzner and Contabo, behind Cloudflare, with automated CI/CD Built AI-native internal tooling and product features using the Claude API

Senior Software Engineer

58agents • Vollzeit

Jul 2024 - Present • 2 yrs 2 mos

Freelance consultant for 58agents GmbH (Frankfurt am Main), delivering web and e-commerce projects for clients including PwC and ohmundhaener. Tasks & responsibilities: Led the complete re-branding of the PwC Store together with its migration from the Next.js Pages Router to the App Router Conceived and built client websites from scratch, and own their CI/CD, deployment, hosting and maintenance Migrated the PwC Store development environment from PM2 to Docker Compose on Coder workspaces, running frontend and backend as one orchestrated stack with streamed log files

GastroSmart

GastroSmart • Freiberufler

Nov 2024 - Jul 2025 • 8 mos

Held full responsibility for leading the development of GastroSmart 3, a complex B2B platform covering menu planning, inventory, purchasing, ordering, and kitchen production workflows. Worked directly with the founder as the technical counterpart for product development, architecture, prioritisation, and delivery planning. Translated detailed operational requirements into user stories, milestones, and agile development sprints. Assembled and led the development team, coordinating internal developers and external domain specialists. Directed technical decisions across architecture, implementation, documentation, deployment, maintenance, and production handover. Balanced customer commitments, delivery timelines, team capability, technical quality, and project costs.