Athul Anil Kumar
Senior Software Engineer & AI Architect
Senior Software Engineer with 7 years of experience bridging product-centric design, scalable architecture, and Generative AI. Proven lead at Zoho in architecting AI-driven SDLC ecosystems—automating workflows from PRD generation to testing—while partnering with PMs and UI/Design teams to ensure a cohesive user experience and long-term vision alignment. Expert in Java, Python, and AI/ML, with a focus on modernizing legacy systems and mentoring teams to deliver high-impact Agentic AI and RAG-based solutions.
What I'm Building
SDLC Automation
Architecting AI-driven ecosystems that automate the engineering lifecycle—from PRD generation to feature implementation and test case creation, minimizing manual effort.
Enterprise AI & RAG
Deploying Agentic AI and RAG-based solutions to solve real business problems, including "zero-config" product onboarding and automated request insights.
System Modernization
Refactoring legacy systems (Struts/JSP) into modular, API-first architectures using Java 8, SQL, and Kafka for massive scalability and performance improvements.
Product & UX Alignment
Collaborating closely with PMs and Design teams to ensure technical architectures translate into cohesive, intuitive user experiences that align with the long-term product vision.
Writing Hub
Recent Writing
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Zero to Production: Part 4 - Rethinking Object Storage: The Garage Pivot
Ditch MinIO bloat. Learn how to deploy the lightweight Garage S3 object storage engine alongside Supabase on Coolify. Fix layout errors, network bridges, and AWS Signature V4 region mismatches
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Zero to Production: Part 3 - The Sync Layer: PowerSync in the Wild
Learn how to self-host the PowerSync sync engine alongside Supabase using Coolify and Docker Compose. Includes fixes for undocumented MongoDB and network isolation errors
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Zero to Production: Part 2 - Taming the Elephant: Self-Hosting Supabase
Step-by-step guide to self-hosting Supabase on an Oracle Cloud VPS using Coolify. Learn how to configure clean custom domains, tune Postgres WAL replication for sync engines, and stop automated botnet attacks.