Preethesh Carvalho.
Open to internships & collabs


I'm

full-stack & AI systems engineer, shipping at my own pace

I build practical products that think, connect, and deliver — from AI runtimes to embedded automation and trustless systems. Based in Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.

Preethesh Carvalho

that's me — probably debugging something ;)

3× hackathon winner8× ideathon winner
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About me

curious by default, shipping by habit

B.E. Computer Science & Business Systems · SJEC, Mangaluru

  • AI systems and full-stack products built around real workflows and measurable outcomes
  • End-to-end ownership — from system design and infrastructure to a finished experience
  • Reliable automation that connects software, models and hardware

Current status_

Building production-minded AI systems while leading software for the campus robotics club.

Role:Software Lead @ ARC, SJEC
Focus:AI systems · Full-stack · Automation
Wins:3× Hackathons · 8× Ideathons
Let's build together

Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

My operating principle

no shortcuts

Explore the work

“I start from the root cause, analyse the system, and build what actually solves it. I don't compete with others — I compete with myself.”

Project showcase

and everything in between.

Pick a project for your curiosityMore Projects Explore all on GitHub
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01

Orbit

Autonomous Founder Operating System

A multi-agent operating system that takes a business from idea to live, tested and marketed product. Local document grounding keeps private source material close, while specialized Gemini agents coordinate research, legal, brand, build, sales and support.

  • Gemma 4 local vault ingests documents, performs OCR and grounds agents in real business numbers.
  • Seven specialized agents work in parallel with conflict resolution before changes ship.
  • Plain-language Antigravity edits continuously update the live product while team context stays permissioned.
Gemma 4Gemini APIAntigravityManaged AgentsOCRNext.jsReactExpress.js

7

Specialist agents

7+ languages

Languages supported by Gemma

ITRs + GST

Grounding

02

Novato

Linux Terminal Companion That Teaches You

A natural-language package manager and error watcher for Linux. Novato translates what users want into distro-aware commands, explains failures in plain English, and keeps working with an offline fallback when the internet is unavailable.

  • Intent-to-command search detects the distro, ranks packages and shows the exact command before execution.
  • A silent shell watcher speaks only when a command fails and offers a practical fix.
  • Basic rules, local llamafile and online Groq backends form an automatic four-mode fallback chain.
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15+

Distro support

4 fallback tiers

AI modes

Zero

Core dependencies

03

CollegeBell

IoT Automated Bell Management System

An end-to-end IoT bell automation system pairing an ESP01S and relay module with a Flutter Windows desktop app, replacing manual bell operation with schedule-driven, remotely controlled ringing.

  • Flutter desktop app packaged for Windows with MSIX for simple campus deployment.
  • Firebase Realtime Database dispatches bell commands to the ESP01S over Wi-Fi with sub-second latency.
  • ESP01S + relay hardware handles the physical bell trigger reliably from scheduled or remote commands.
FlutterDartFirebase Realtime DatabaseESP01SC++RelayMSIXWi-Fi

Remote + scheduled

Control mode

Realtime Firebase

Command path

ESP01S + relay

Hardware

04

Accord

AI-Negotiated Blockchain Escrow Platform

An autonomous escrow platform where three competing AI agents negotiate deals through a weighted optimizer, while an ARC-4 smart contract handles fund locking and release on Algorand — no human intermediary required.

  • Three competing agents negotiate deals via a weighted optimizer with autonomous on-chain settlement.
  • Self-hosted LLM inference stack (vLLM + ROCm) with a 3-tier fallback chain for reliability.
  • ARC-4 smart contract handles trustless fund locking and release on Algorand.
ReactNode.jsPythonAlgorandARC-4Algorand SDKFastAPIDockervLLMROCm

6 in ~4s

Negotiation turns

7× faster

vs. 30s target

3

Competing agents

05

Anchor

Cross-Border Work Marketplace with Auditable Settlement

A marketplace connecting hiring, work approval, compliance, FX and escrow settlement in one workflow. Companies and freelancers work in local currency, while separate ledgers track approved work, payment settlement and business records.

  • Hyperledger Fabric records work approvals, Algorand handles escrow settlement, and PostgreSQL keeps workflow and accounting records.
  • AI assists with document intake, proposal ranking and agreements; people select freelancers, accept terms and approve deliveries.
  • The end-to-end demo follows two milestone escrows through Fabric approval, Algorand TestNet release and INR reconciliation.
TypeScriptNode.jsFastifyPostgreSQLHyperledger FabricGoAlgorandARC-4MinIODocker

3 ledgers

Trust model

2 escrows

Demo milestones

3m 56s

Video walkthrough

06

Humsafar

AI Travel Agents Sharing One Budget

A team of specialist agents negotiates how to split a travel budget across journeys, stays, food and activities. A mediator settles trade-offs, the traveller approves the plan, and each agent gets a merchant-scoped credential capped at its own share.

  • Specialists negotiate affordable options, with mediation bounded to five rounds and a one-shot approval tied to the exact plan.
  • Prava sandbox evidence demonstrates four scoped credentials and an over-budget refusal; no merchant purchase was completed.
  • A live SSE dashboard, Duffel test flight search and Geoapify day planning connect negotiation to a mapped itinerary.
ReactViteNode.jsExpressOpenAI Agents SDKPravaDuffelGeoapifySSE

4 specialists

Travel categories

5 rounds

Negotiation limit

Per-agent caps

Spending control

Trophy shelf

receipts attached — straight from the stage and event floor

Two first-place finishes at Magnovite 2026 — Startup Showdown and SustainX. Three consecutive years winning at the fest, closing out my final Magnovite as a student.

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1st
Tiara26 Pitch Tank Winners

Tiara26 Pitch Tank Winners

2026

Winners · hosted by St Joseph Engineering College, Mangalore.

1st
Singularity Hackathon 2026 Winners

Singularity Hackathon 2026 Winners

2026

Winners · 24-hour national-level hackathon at AJIET, Mangaluru.

1st
Startup Showdown · Magnovite

Startup Showdown · Magnovite

2026

1st place · Built a venture from a random business opportunity over two days — branding, leadership and an investor boardroom pitch. Won as engineering students against teams from SJCC, SJU and Christ's management programmes.

1st
SustainX · Magnovite

SustainX · Magnovite

2026

1st place · Built a working prototype for an assigned UN Sustainable Development Goal in just three hours, then pitched the problem, technology and impact — while juggling a clashing Startup Showdown schedule.

1st
Aerithon26 Hackathon

Aerithon26 Hackathon

2026

1st place out of 70+ teams · Canara College of Engineering, Mangaluru.

2nd
Xypheria 2026

Xypheria 2026

2026

2nd place · national-level technical competition, Alva's Institute of Engineering.

1st
Bytes & Boards · Magnovite

Bytes & Boards · Magnovite

2025

1st place in embedded systems · Christ University, Bengaluru.

1st
Enigma Redesign · Magnovite

Enigma Redesign · Magnovite

2025

1st place in encoding and debugging · Christ University, Bengaluru.

1st
The Gentleman Burglar · Magnovite

The Gentleman Burglar · Magnovite

2024

1st place · Christ University, Bengaluru.

2nd
Enigma Redesign · Magnovite

Enigma Redesign · Magnovite

2024

2nd place in encoding and debugging · Christ University, Bengaluru.

8× 1st
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Intercollegiate Ideathons

2024–26

8 first-place finishes in intercollegiate ideathons. A growing collection of wins, including Canara, SJEC, SIT and Sri Devi.

Beyond the podium · 2026

Top events.

Five events. Plenty of building.

BTW Buildathon 2026
Participated

BTW Buildathon 2026

6 September · Scaler School of Technology, Bengaluru. A one-day buildathon focused on developer tools using Entire’s context, codebase graphs and agent workflows, with a mandatory midday change of requirements.

By Bengaluru Tech Week

01 / 05 · Event journal
Experience

roles where I broke things until they worked

01
Part-time · Leadership

Software Lead

Automation Robotics Club (ARC), SJEC · Mangalore, India

Sep 2024 – Present

  • Built an RFID-based door access and attendance system with real-time Firebase sync, reducing manual attendance logging to zero across 2 campus labs.
  • Designed and delivered an automated bell scheduling system with an ESP01S microcontroller, relay module and Flutter-based Windows desktop application packaged with MSIX. Firebase Realtime Database enables staff to schedule and remotely trigger bells over Wi-Fi, replacing manual bell operation across the department.
02
Internship · 6 weeks

AI Automation & Intelligent Solutions Intern

IBM SkillsBuild × BharatCares · Remote

Jun 2026 – Jul 2026

  • Completed a six-week internship focused on AI automation and intelligent solutions, delivered through BharatCares in association with AICTE and IBM SkillsBuild.
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Internship

Generative AI Virtual Intern

Skillible · Remote

Jul 2024 – Aug 2024

  • Completed 15+ structured prompt engineering tasks covering few-shot prompting, chain-of-thought reasoning, and output constraint techniques across text and code models.
  • Analysed AI model behaviour across 5 bias categories (gender, cultural, recency, confirmation, framing), documenting failure modes and mitigation strategies in a capstone assessment.
Toolbox

everything I reach for when an idea needs shipping

Languages

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TypeScriptPythonJavaJavaScriptKotlinDartC / C++Bash

Frontend

02
React.jsNext.jsTailwind CSSVite

Backend & AI

03
Node.jsExpress.jsFastAPILangGraphvLLM / ROCmYOLOv8

Mobile & Embedded

04
FlutterAndroid StudioPlatformIO / ESP

Databases

05
PostgreSQLMongoDBRedisFirebaseMySQLSupabase / Neon

Cloud & Tools

06
DockerVercelGit / GitHubCloudinaryLinux
Open source

every green square is a promise kept

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Let's Connect!

or just say hi — I reply fast

Better products are built together.

01✦

Systems thinking

I connect product goals, user needs and technical constraints into solutions that stay coherent as they grow.

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Ownership end to end

From the first architecture decision to the final deployment, I take responsibility for making the whole product work.

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Curiosity that compounds

I learn deeply, document clearly and turn every project into a stronger foundation for the next one.

Got an idea? Let's ship it.

Internships, freelance builds, hackathon teams or a wild AI experiment — my inbox is open and my estimates are honest.

preetheshcarvalho57@gmail.com Mangaluru, IN
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