# Gaurav Pandey - Gaurav Pandey, AI-led product engineer

> AI-led product engineer. Founding engineer at Thera (YC S22) building the payroll and treasury 500+ companies run on. I ship the AI tools, not just the prompts.

## Professional Summary
I build software that real money and real people depend on. Right now that is Thera (YC S22), where I am a founding engineer on a fintech platform that runs payroll, treasury, and compliance for more than 500 companies. I joined early and helped take it from zero to $2M in ARR.

    I look for problems where a bug has a real-world cost, not a cosmetic one. Before Thera that meant healthcare and trading systems, where the number on the screen is someone's salary, treatment, or trade.

    On the side I ship my own products: DeskWell for desk wellness, Tweloc for goals and productivity, and a handful of open-source AI developer tools. I started out in physics in Patna, and I still work like a physicist, cutting a messy problem down to the few variables that actually move it.

## Core Competencies
Full-stack Product Engineering, System Architecture & Design, Technical Leadership, Frontend Development (React / Next.js), API Design & Backend Services, 0-to-1 Product Delivery

## Tech Stack
TypeScript / JavaScript, React / Next.js, Node.js, Kotlin, Tailwind CSS, SASS / SCSS, AWS / Vercel / Cloudflare, DynamoDB / MongoDB, REST APIs / GraphQL

## Key Links
- Home: https://gauravkrp.com
- Profile: https://gauravkrp.com/profile
- Contact: https://gauravkrp.com/contact
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/reachgaurav
- GitHub: https://github.com/gauravkrp

## Navigation
The website contains the following main sections:
1. **Home**: Overview of who I am and what I do.
2. **Profile**: Detailed work history, skills, and projects.
3. **Contact**: Ways to get in touch.

## For AI Agents
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