Sumit Singh

Product Engineer at Merlin AI

Working part-time as a founder at rightfit.so — reimagining tech hiring through proof of work. currently working with 300+ members and growing every day.

I mostly work with next.js, typescript, and tailwind css. over the past 3 years, I have launched 3 businesses from scratch—failed them all, but learned more than i ever imagined. the journey’s still on, and i’m just getting started.

Sumit Singh - Product Engineer
Bengaluru, India 🇮🇳

Work Experience

Here are some of the places where I've worked and the things I've learned along the way.

Product Engineer

Merlin AI · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

NOV 2024 — Present

  • Recently joined Merlin AI as a Product Engineer to work on their AI-powered platform

Software Engineer

DevDham · Remote

Jan 2024 — Oct 2024

  • Worked as a solo frontend (web) engineer creating a complete web-based platform

  • Integrated product analytics tools for better understanding of user behavior

  • Built and shipped a complex cart-based system with customization features and Razorpay integration

  • Implemented internationalization and localization features

  • Improved platform performance, increasing Lighthouse score from 40% to 80-90%

  • Led migration from EJS to NextJS 14, reducing build times by 3x and deployment speed by 2x

  • Implemented TypeScript and React Hooks to improve code maintainability

Founder

Rightfit.so · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Aug 2024 — Present

  • Thinking jobs differntly- A platform for finding the right candidate for the right job

Co-Founder

Dunolabs

July 2023 — Dec 2023

  • Founded a creative software agency serving clients in India & UAE

  • Managed end-to-end design & development using Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript

  • Scaled to 5+ clients in 2 months with successful project deliveries

  • Led client relationships and project management across international markets

Co-Founder

HEKORS Community

Nov 2020 — Present

  • Founded and grew HEKORS Community to 100+ members across 5+ countries

  • Created learning resources and mentorship programs for developers

  • Organized community events and technical workshops

Frontend Engineer

Vector 32

Feb 2022 — May 2022

  • Developed components using React, Next.js, and SCSS

  • Created dashboard interfaces with data visualization

  • Implemented design systems using atomic design principles

SDE Intern

Unitylabs.ai

Feb 2022 — May 2022

  • Built UI components for cloud-based infrastructure solutions

  • Integrated backend APIs for lead generation and data analysis tools

  • Contributed to dashboard development and data visualization