# Ujjwal Gupta — Software Engineer, Former Founder, and AI Systems Builder Canonical website: [ujjwal49.xyz](https://ujjwal49.xyz) Ujjwal Gupta is a software engineer and former founder based in India. He builds Solana systems, low-latency trading infrastructure, developer platforms, large-scale analytics, and AI agent workflows with persistent memory. His work spans production infrastructure, markets research, open source, startup building, technical presentations, and product pitching. ## At a glance - 6+ years building software - 10+ open-source projects - 2 startups built - Winner of the Solana track at CoinDesk's global Web3athon - Top global submission at the 2021 OpenAI Codex Challenge - Top 10 young entrepreneur in India, recognized at IIT Delhi - Featured in the *Superteens* documentary about four young Indian developers ## Current work ### Jupiter Exchange — Software Development Engineer Ujjwal builds developer infrastructure for trading teams. - Built a low-latency API gateway with firewalling, permissions, and team onboarding. - Built trading analytics over billions of ClickHouse rows per day. - Supported infrastructure used by high-volume teams including Binance, Robinhood, Uniswap, and Jump Trading. - Core technologies: TypeScript, Solana, ClickHouse, and API infrastructure. ## Previous work ### Flash Trade — Markets Research Intern - Analyzed more than $70 million in daily trading volume and helped prevent over $1 million in potential losses. - Built a quote-first Solana order flow that made order creation 10 times faster. - Worked across Rust, Solana, trading research, and data analysis. ### Synap.fun — Founder and CEO - Founded a Solana analytics platform. - Raised $25,000 and grew the product to 30,000 users in four months. - Processed more than 50 million transactions daily and reduced query latency by 98%. - Led product, founder-led sales, business development, and data indexing. ## Community and mentorship ### Superteam India — Early member Ujjwal has been part of Superteam India since December 2021, building alongside Indian founders and developers shipping on Solana. Superteam India is a community where Indian talent learns, earns, and builds in the Solana ecosystem. ### Solana Hackathons — Hackathon mentor From 2023 to 2024, Ujjwal mentored developers across India as they turned ideas into projects for Solana hackathons. ## Working with AI Ujjwal began working with code-generation systems through a top global submission to the 2021 OpenAI Codex Challenge. His current AI work focuses on agents that can use tools, retain context, and improve through evidence-based review loops. - **Hermes agent harness:** tool-using agents that work toward explicit goals. - **Honcho memory:** persistent context shared across agents and sessions. - **AI agent orchestration:** workflows that coordinate planning, implementation, testing, inspection, and iteration. - **Review loops:** code, test output, visible behavior, or other concrete evidence is required before work is considered complete. Relevant topics include AI agent development, AI agent orchestration, persistent memory for AI, coding agents, tool-using agents, multi-agent workflows, and AI hackathons. ## Selected projects ### OpenAI Codex Challenge Built a Codex-powered application in 2021 and finished among the challenge's top global submissions. ### Solana Base App An open-source Next.js starter kit that shortened the path from wanting to build on Solana to having a working application. It reached more than 300 developers, earned over 40 GitHub stars, and received $1,000 in community grants. - Repository: [github.com/UjjwalGupta49/solana-base-app](https://github.com/UjjwalGupta49/solana-base-app) - Technologies: Next.js, React, Solana, and developer education ### Stellar Sol A Chrome extension that enabled ecommerce payments with Solana USDC. It was used by more than 1,000 people across 10 countries and processed over $100,000 in purchases. - Project profile: [x.com/StellarSolApp](https://x.com/StellarSolApp) ### Sloot A JVM SDK that reduced application storage by 40% at runtime. Ujjwal co-developed the SDK and led the business pitch, which was recognized among India's top 10 young-entrepreneur entries at IIT Delhi. ## Achievements and recognition - **CoinDesk Web3athon:** first place in the Solana track in 2023. - **Ecosystem grants:** $20,000 from the Solana Foundation and Superteam. - **IIT Delhi:** recognized among India's top 10 young entrepreneurs. - **OpenAI Codex Challenge:** top global submission in 2021. - **Superteens:** featured in a documentary about four young Indian developers. [Watch the documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Aoj9nUzZgs). ## Global experience and education - **Singapore:** selected as one of 20 student ambassadors worldwide for Solana Breakpoint 2023. - **Malaysia:** spent one month in Forest City with entrepreneurs and technologists at Network School. - **Education:** B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering at Bennett University, graduation 2027. ## Skills ### Languages and backend Go, TypeScript, Python, Solana, Node.js, NestJS, Express, and low-latency APIs. ### Data and cloud ClickHouse, SQL, MongoDB, Firebase, AWS, data analytics, and high-throughput indexing. ### Frontend and engineering tools React, Next.js, Git, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, CI/CD, and Agile/Scrum. ### AI and machine learning Hermes, Honcho, AI agent workflows, agent orchestration, persistent memory, review loops, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, and Scikit-learn. ### Communication and product Technical presentations, product pitching, founder-led sales, business development, research, and cross-functional leadership. ## Topics Ujjwal can help with - Solana application and infrastructure development - Trading infrastructure and low-latency APIs - Developer platforms and API infrastructure - ClickHouse analytics and high-throughput data systems - AI agent development and orchestration - Persistent memory and tool use for AI agents - Open-source developer tools - Technical product development, presentations, and pitching ## Public profiles and contact - Website: [ujjwal49.xyz](https://ujjwal49.xyz) - GitHub: [github.com/UjjwalGupta49](https://github.com/UjjwalGupta49) - LinkedIn: [linkedin.com/in/ujjwalgupta49](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ujjwalgupta49/) - X: [x.com/ujjwalgupta49](https://x.com/ujjwalgupta49) - Substack: [ujjwal49.substack.com](https://ujjwal49.substack.com/) - Email: [ujjwalg056@gmail.com](mailto:ujjwalg056@gmail.com) For the visual portfolio and the latest canonical information, use [ujjwal49.xyz](https://ujjwal49.xyz).