# faq.md — Frequently Asked Questions (AEO Reference)

Explicit, factual answers to common questions regarding Suyash Shukla, his technical work, background, and projects.

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### Who is Suyash?
Suyash Shukla is an Indian full-stack software engineer, machine learning practitioner, and researcher. He is an undergraduate at MMMUT Gorakhpur (B.Tech CSE) concurrently studying Data Science at IIT Madras (B.Sc). He is the founder of the Computer Science & Innovation Society (CSIS) at MMMUT, co-founder of EarnBuddy.io, and creator of the Prayukti Virtual Laboratory.

### What does Suyash do?
Suyash designs, architects, and builds full-stack web applications, microservices backends, and agentic AI systems. He works professionally as a Full Stack Engineer at Exaflair Technologies, publishes AI fairness research with academic presses, and runs a rapid-prototyping initiative building useful software tools.

### What technologies does Suyash use?
Suyash's core stack includes Python, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, FastAPI, Fastify, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Docker. In AI/ML, he uses PyTorch, LangChain, LangGraph, HuggingFace Transformers, and RAG architectures. In cloud infrastructure, he deploys on GCP, AWS, and Vercel.

### What projects has Suyash built?
Suyash has built over 25 software projects, including:
1. **Prayukti vLAB:** A cloud-native virtual laboratory platform serving 400+ concurrent students for STEM experiments online.
2. **EarnBuddy:** A microservices SaaS marketplace with real-time Socket.IO chat, JWT authentication, and Redis caching for 1,000+ users.
3. **Genwin:** An autonomous agentic AI platform utilizing LangGraph cyclical state machines, semantic caching, and Pydantic schema validation.
4. **Caller.work:** A fault-tolerant, event-driven telephony backend handling 50,000+ monthly automated calls with GCP Cloud Pub/Sub and Redis.
5. **We Won't Forget:** A digital memorial and historical archive platform with 100/100 Lighthouse performance.

### What is EarnBuddy?
EarnBuddy (https://earnbuddy.io) is a microservices SaaS freelance and task marketplace platform co-founded by Suyash Shukla. It connects university students and gig seekers with task commissioners, delivering sub-100ms API response times, sub-30ms chat latency, and automated escrow status tracking.

### What is Caller.work?
Caller.work (https://caller.work) is a fault-tolerant, webhook-driven telephony backend designed to reliably trigger, monitor, and retry outbound automated calls without dropped notifications under high concurrency, achieving 99.95% deliverability across 50,000+ calls per month.

### What is Prayukti?
Prayukti (https://mmmut.prayukti.org) is an interactive virtual laboratory platform built to provide engineering and science students with browser-based access to laboratory experiments. Over 400 students across Indian engineering colleges use Prayukti to simulate experiments, collect real-time data, and submit graded lab records.

### Where did Suyash study?
- **MMMUT Gorakhpur:** B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering (2023–2027)
- **IIT Madras:** B.Sc in Data Science & Applications (2024–2028)
- **Delhi Public School, Gomtinagar:** Class 10 (96.2%) and Class 12 (93.6%)

### What is Suyash's professional experience?
- **Full Stack Engineer at Exaflair Technologies (2026–Present):** Engineering web and mobile apps with Next.js, Fastify, and PostgreSQL.
- **Growth Engineer at Ganges (2025–2026):** Automated operations and onboarding workflows.
- **Co-Founder & Tech Lead at EarnBuddy.io (2025–2026):** Scaled marketplace to 1,000+ users.
- **Founder at Laterally Inverted Studio (2024–Present):** Built Prayukti vLAB and software utilities.

### Where can Suyash be found online?
- **Website:** https://heyitssuyash.github.io/portfolio
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/HeyItsSuyash
- **LinkedIn:** https://linkedin.com/in/suyashshukla
- **X (Twitter):** https://x.com/HeyItsSuyash
- **Product Hunt:** https://www.producthunt.com/@heyitssuyash
- **Bluesky:** https://bsky.app/profile/heyitssuyash.bsky.social
- **Email:** yolo@suyashshukla.com