Hello, I'm Kalyan Raju 👋
Engineering Leader & Thinker
Passionate engineer with a knack for solving complex problems through innovative solutions. With years of experience in developing robust applications, I specialize in Websites, full-stack development, AI, Cloud Architecture and have a deep interest in cms, crm, erp, scalable systems, integrations, user-centric design, and internet of things.
I’ve had the privilege of working on diverse projects, ranging from Business Websites, Shopping Carts to , AI-driven platforms, analytics tools and cloud-based solutions for enterprises. My journey in tech has been fueled by curiosity, creativity, and the drive to constantly learn and grow.
Through this site, I aim to share my thoughts, experiences, and projects while connecting with like-minded individuals in the tech community. Feel free to explore my articles/open source projects/notes or contact me if you’d like to collaborate or just say hi!
Articles
Beyond Vector Search: Building a Coding Agent That Actually Remembers (and Forgets)
You tell your AI coding agent to build a CRUD API using FastAPI. It generates a beautiful, type-hinted masterpiece. Two weeks later, you ask it to add an OAuth2 login flow. Suddenly, it starts spewing Django middleware, settings.py configurations, and...
Architecting Intelligence at the Edge: A Technical Deep Dive into Small LLMs
The era of "Cloud-First AI" is hitting a hard ceiling. For enterprise architectures requiring sub-100ms latency, strict data sovereignty, or offline resilience, the round-trip to a centralized GPU cluster is no longer viable. The solution isn't bigger models; it's...
Building a Semantic Code Search Engine That Runs Entirely in Your Browser
Powered by BM25 ranking, 120+ semantic synonyms, and multi-signal scoring — all running client-side with zero dependencies and zero network requests. Introduction Every developer knows the frustration: you're working with a large codebase, and you need to find a...
Tool That Generates LLM Starter Code So You Don’t Have To
If you've tried to get started with LLMs recently, you know the pain. You want to fine-tune a model? Great, now you need to figure out LoRA, QLoRA, PEFT, bitsandbytes, quantization configs, training arguments... and that's before you've written a single line of actual...
Building a Zero-Backend AI Prompt Manager with Next.js 19 and localStorage
Live demo: https://luckytoolkit.com/promptmanager/ If you spend serious time with AI tools — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini — you quickly accumulate dozens of carefully crafted prompts. They end up scattered across Notion pages, browser bookmarks, and sticky notes. I built...
Building a Browser-Based Slideshow Video Editor: Leveraging Modern Frontend Technologies
How CSS3, Canvas API, and MediaRecorder enable powerful video creation without server-side processing For years, video editing and export capabilities were the exclusive domain of desktop applications or server-side processing pipelines. The conventional wisdom was...
The Complete Guide to LLM SEO And I Built 12 Free Tools to Get Your Content Cited by AI
How to optimize your content for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google's AI Overviews The Search Landscape Has Changed Forever Remember when ranking on page one of Google was the ultimate goal? Those days are evolving faster than most marketers realize. Today, when...
Building MP4 to Scroll Animation: A Fully Frontend Tool
Tool live at luckytoolkit.com/mp4toscroll Apple popularised the "scroll-jacked video" effect years ago on their product pages — video frames that advance as you scroll down, making the experience feel cinematic and interactive. It's a powerful technique, but the usual...
Building a Mobile-First AI Object Detector (Real-Time + Cloud AI)
Introduction In today’s world of computer vision and AI, building object detection applications has become more accessible than ever. In this article, I’ll walk you through how I built a modern, mobile-first AI Object Detector that combines: ⚡ Real-time, browser-based...