# Vinay Kolupula — Founder & Senior Software Engineer

> Vinay Kolupula is a Founder and Senior Software Engineer specializing in large-scale backend infrastructure, distributed databases, developer tooling, and AI-powered applications.

## Background & Career
- **Current Role**: Founder & Senior Software Engineer
- **Previous Experience**: Ex-Oracle (Database Engineering), Ex-Samsung Research (Backend Engineering @ Samsung TV Plus)
- **Education**: Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT Bhopal), Computer Science Alum

## Core Technical Expertise
- **Backend & Distributed Systems**: High-throughput distributed services, low-latency microservices, database engine optimization (C++, Rust, Java, Python, Go)
- **AI Infrastructure & LLMs**: Context management engines, vector store adapters, precision dataset engineering, LLM pipeline optimization
- **Developer Tooling & Media**: FFmpeg video pipelines, CLI utilities, developer SDKs

## Ventures & Key Projects

### 1. VURTICA
- **URL**: https://vinaykolupula.com/#vurtica-venture
- **Description**: Rethinking modern digital breaks with micro-experiences designed for cognitive refresh.
- **Careers Contact**: vinay@vurtica.com

### 2. DATARITH
- **URL**: https://vinaykolupula.com/#datarith-venture
- **Description**: Fueling frontier AI with high-precision datasets and neural architecture data pipelines.
- **Careers Contact**: vinay@datarith.com

### 3. ContxtAI (Open-Source)
- **URL**: https://contxtai.vinaykolupula.com/
- **GitHub**: https://github.com/vinaykolupula/ContxtAI/discussions
- **Description**: Open-source AI Context Engine treating context as infrastructure, not transient application state.

### 4. VerticalX (Open-Source)
- **URL**: https://verticalx.vinaykolupula.com/
- **GitHub**: https://github.com/vinaykolupula/VerticalX
- **Description**: Automated short-form video AI pipeline converting 16:9 widescreen content into vertical shorts (9:16).

## Social Profiles & Contact
- **Website**: https://vinaykolupula.com/
- **GitHub**: https://github.com/vinaykolupula
- **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinaykolupula
- **X (Twitter)**: https://x.com/vinay_kolupula_