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hi, i'm tej sukhatme.

what job do you land after falling in love with arduinos and robots, realizing only your code works but never the hardware, building a dating app that matches people through their spotify playlists, and somehow getting a computer science degree? apparently, fullstack software engineering.

hi there i'm tej.

get in touchread my blog

currently:

– building tools for chemical factories as a side project

– working toward several goals: getting abs, being a better boyfriend, being a better son

– training for mma and planning to take part in a fight in 2026

– constantly feeling like i don't have free time

Tej Sukhatme

about

i was born in a small nursing home in mumbai, spent my early years in hyderabad and bangalore.

took a year off to travel all across india before settling into the tech world.

studied computer science at bits pilani (though let's be honest, not much science involved).

currently, i'm a fullstack software engineer at weatherpromise.

during covid in 2020, i built hiccup—a dating app for indians that matched people based on their youtube and spotify accounts. because apparently shared music taste is the foundation of love.

i'm working on a side project building tools for chemical factories. from dating apps to industrial chemistry—just your typical career progression.

if i ever figure out what free time is, i'll probably fill it with another potentially dangerous hobby or side project. until then, i'm just trying to balance code, chemical factories, and not dying while learning to fight.

passionate about

i'm passionate about trying new experiences: i can surf, ski, climb, and i'm open water scuba certified.

food is one of my biggest passions. i take eating very seriously.

i'm passionate about helping recovering "nice guys" feel better and be better. speaking from experience here.

dream goals

i want to own and fly my own plane, and sail my own boat. (climate change, i'm sorry in advance.)

fun personality quirk: most people who like me in the first few meetings tend to change their minds later, while the people who love me now almost hated me initially. i'm an acquired taste, apparently.

projects

dsl chemical process tool

a domain-specific language for modeling chemical processes with intuitive syntax and powerful simulation capabilities.

typescriptnode.jsparsing
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epidemic prediction pipeline

google summer of code project: ml pipeline using wikipedia pageviews data to predict epidemic spread patterns for diseases like covid-19 and influenza.

pythonmachine learningdockerc++
code
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hiccup* dating app

crowdfunded dating app for indians, connecting people based on shared youtube and spotify interests with real-time chat and matching algorithms.

flutterfirebase
live demo

experience

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full stack engineer

current

weatherpromise

berlin, germany · hybrid

kotlinspring bootreact.js
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software engineer

kodex ai

berlin, germany · built b2b saas generative ai platform for deutsche bank

pythonreact.js
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software engineer

amazon web services (aws)

berlin, germany · amazon s3 intelligent-tiering team

kotlinspring bootjava
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software engineer

rippling

bengaluru, india · global workforce management (eor) team

pythonreact.js
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co-founder

hiccup*

mumbai, india · dating app connecting people via shared interests

flutterfirebase

education

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birla institute of technology and science, pilani

bachelor of engineering in computer science

hyderabad campus, india

writing

i write about solo building, emotional healing, long-term freedom, recovering from nice guy syndrome, and building dating apps to chemical factory tools on substack.

visit my substack

latest posts are available directly on my substack. i write about the intersection of technology and personal growth, sharing insights from building hiccup dating app, arduino projects, mma training, chemical factory tools, and debugging both code and life. topics include nice guy recovery, extreme sports, fullstack development, and the journey from mumbai to berlin.

let's connect

want to collaborate on dating apps, chemical factory tools, discuss arduino projects, mma training, or swap nice guy recovery stories?

tejsukhatme@gmail.com@TejSukhatme

i generally reply to every email with less than 300 characters and a clear ask.