About
Founder of Aqilo Apps
I'm a backend and integrations engineer with 10+ years building Ruby on Rails and TypeScript systems: robust APIs, third-party integration services, and scalable backend architecture. I've co-founded a startup, built products from scratch, and led development teams.
Today that work goes into my own products. Aqilo Apps is a software studio building a family of Aqilo-branded apps — from event management to institutional finance — built, shipped, and continuously improved rather than treated as one-off projects.
I run the infrastructure too. Every Aqilo app is self-hosted in Docker behind Traefik, with shared Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, and MinIO, and GitHub Actions promoting through main, beta, and release. Shipping the code and operating it are the same job.
I've worked remotely for 6+ years. I'm based in India and overlap 4–5 hours with most time zones.
Work Experience
My professional journey
Aqilo Apps
CurrentFounder
Apr 2026 - Present
Software studio building a family of Aqilo-branded apps — event management, institutional finance, and more.
- Built and shipped Aqilo Events: Rails 8.1 API, React 19 client, and an Expo mobile app for on-site check-in
- Built Aqilo Aman for institutional and community finance on NestJS, Fastify, and MongoDB
Freelance
Senior Backend Engineer
Feb 2024 - Present
Building robust backend APIs and integration services for various clients.
SullyAI
Senior Integrations Engineer
Nov 2025 - Mar 2026
Superhuman team of AI-employees for healthcare.
- Built Athena EHR middleware v2.0 using FHIR standard resource types
- Contributed to EHR Proxy suite including SDK, types packages, and ehrProxy client
NaroHQ
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Oct 2023 - Feb 2024
NaroHQ builds modern sales knowledge and content management platform for B2B teams with the power of AI.
- Worked on a report module with event driven architecture
- Developed reports dashboard related APIs
Gondola.AI
Senior Software Engineer
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
Gondola (formerly Demoflow) boosts deal momentum by enabling productive, on-brand sales conversations.
- Built Integration Service API application on Ruby on Rails
- Worked on native file picker component for cloud uploads
BigBinary
Senior Software Engineer
Nov 2019 - Mar 2022
Worked on multiple client projects as Team Lead, building integration services and various web applications.
- Led team building standalone integration service for third-party apps (Google Drive, OneDrive, Salesforce, HubSpot)
- Built interview management systems for law school candidates (Lexcel)
Ecart.chat
Co-Founder, Engineering Lead
Nov 2018 - Oct 2019
Ecart.chat enables FB Messenger chatbots for e-commerce stores to help reduce open carts and regain sales.
- Developed and deployed the API application built on Ruby on Rails
- Implemented features to improve user experience and engagement
Foaps
Lead Backend Engineering
Jun 2017 - Mar 2019
Foaps allows restaurants to sell on multiple delivery apps, building a new era of restaurant dining experience.
- Developed backend APIs for restaurant POS web application
- Held design and architect role for backend server infrastructure (Cloud)
Chillr
Backend Developer
Nov 2015 - May 2017
Chillr, the "Venmo of India," allows users to send money directly between bank accounts. Raised $7.5m from Sequoia Capital and Blume, acquired by Truecaller.
- Built Digital Mobile Payment Solutions backed by Ruby on Rails
- Developed backend APIs for payment gateway and mobile payment solutions
Tata Consultancy Services
System Engineer
Oct 2013 - Nov 2015
Worked on building Retail Store Agent Skills Development tools and infrastructure management.
- Built project management tool using Ruby on Rails
- Provisioned infrastructure with Chef and Ansible
Skills & Technologies
Tools I work with
Backend
Frontend
Integrations
Tools & DevOps
Want to talk?
Questions about an Aqilo app, or something you're building yourself — my inbox is open.
hello@ashiksp.com