Athul Anil Kumar

Senior Software Engineer & AI Architect

Senior Software Engineer with 7 years of experience building AI-driven development ecosystems and LLM orchestration frameworks at Zoho. I architect systems that ship faster, scale better, and run on compact, cost-effective models—not massive frontier LLMs. Expert in Java, Python, and AI/ML, with a focus on Agentic AI, RAG, and mentoring engineering teams.

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What I'm Building

AI-Driven SDLC Ecosystems

Automating the end-to-end development lifecycle—from PRD generation and feature implementation to automated test case creation—significantly accelerating the shipping lifecycle.

LLM Orchestration & Agentic AI

Architecting scalable tool-calling API frameworks and stateless context management to orchestrate complex workflows on compact, cost-effective LLMs without relying on massive frontier models.

System Modernization

Refactoring legacy systems into modular, API-first architectures using Java, SQL, and Kafka for massive scalability and robust 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

Tech Log

Deep dives into system design, algorithms, frontend architecture, and engineering.

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Football

Tactical analysis, match reviews, and thoughts on the beautiful game.

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Life

Thoughts on career growth, personal finance, and balancing work with life.

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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.