Immigrant founder, engineer, and builder based in the USA.
I'm Sai Pavan Gopularam. As an international founder in the US, I experienced firsthand how broken the hiring and C2C contracting landscape is — endless spreadsheets, manual outreach, and fragmented communication channels.
Instead of accepting the friction, I built software to automate it. What started as internal scripts grew into Giraffy Reach, candidate funnels, and automated job matching systems.
Startup building shouldn't be hidden behind PR press releases. I share the financial numbers, architectural trade-offs, and lessons as they happen.
Chronological history of products, decisions, and lessons learned — with interactive scroll proximity.
Expanding Giraffy Reach capabilities while adding Model Context Protocol (MCP) support so AI agents can query job streams autonomously.
Released the Chrome extension autopilot, allowing job seekers to auto-apply to C2C and direct hire contracts straight from their browser.
A security exploit cost $8,000 in cloud compute over a single weekend. Rebuilt app infrastructure with strict rate-limiting, WAF shields, and bot detection.
Shipped candidate capture funnels and aggregated B2B contract streams for IT vendors, owners, and recruiters.
Focused on machine learning, distributed data systems, and cloud infrastructure, laying the technical foundation for current AI tools.
Rules I follow when designing software and making product decisions.
Publishing real metrics, exact revenues, and honest failures. No polished marketing spin.
Software should eliminate repetitive friction so candidates and founders can focus on high-leverage work.
Perfection is the enemy of shipping. Launch early, gather empirical user feedback, and iterate relentlessly.
