About

AI-Native Fullstack Builder

Sedhu

aka Sedhuraja Nallayan
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Fintech infrastructure engineer and AI systems builder β€” 15+ years shipping at scale, from real-time card auth to on-chain wallets to agentic developer tooling.

πŸ“£ What people say

  • Sedhu was the founding engineer at Cypher and grew into the role of Head of Engineering. He played a central role in building the technology foundation that enabled Cypher to process more than $100 million in annual transaction volume.

    Sedhu consistently demonstrated a strong sense of ownership, from solving complex technical challenges to helping scale the engineering organization. I would highly recommend him to anyone building an early-stage engineering team or looking for a technical leader who can build from the ground up.

    Kuberan MarimuthuFounder & CEO, Cypher (YC W22)
  • Sedhuraja is a highly talented professional in the industry. He is keen to learn new techs and apply them in his day-to-day work. He is very committed. He is one of that people, to whom you can give a new challenge, and he will be ready to accept it with a smile. He is a very energetic and compassionate person to work with. I would definitely recommend Sedhu for any team or organization. He will be an asset to any organization.

    Chakravarthi PonmudiSenior Principal Engineer, VMware

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Interested in

startups, personal-finance, indiehacking, web3, blockchain, ai, crypto

🧠 I am learning

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  • πŸ€– Artificial Intelligence β€” Foundation models, deep learning, LLMs, and AI applications
  • 🦾 AI Agents β€” Autonomous AI systems and multi-agent frameworks
  • πŸ”§ AI Harness β€” Tooling and infrastructure to orchestrate, evaluate, and govern AI systems at scale
  • πŸ—οΈ Agentic Engineering β€” Designing reliable, composable agent architectures for real-world production workflows
  • πŸ“š Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) β€” Enhancing LLMs with external knowledge
  • πŸ•ΈοΈ Graph RAG β€” Knowledge graphs for improved context and reasoning in RAG systems
  • πŸ’» System Design β€” Building high-performance, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems

πŸ“ Recent Posts

I write about technology, engineering, and my journey in building products. Here are my latest blog posts:

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πŸ› οΈ I Use

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • Python
  • Java
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • AWS
  • 🧩 Problem Solving, Complex System Design, Algorithmic Thinking
  • πŸš€ 0 to 1 Product Development, MVP Ideation, Rapid Prototyping
  • 🌐 JavaScript, NodeJS, Typescript, React, NestJS, REST, Python, FastAPI, Java
  • πŸ’Ύ MySQL, NoSQL, DynamoDB, Redshift, Timestream, MongoDB, Athena
  • ⛓️ Blockchain, Web3, Smart Contracts, Ethereum, Solidity, Hyperledger
  • ☁️ AWS, GCP, Serverless, SSO, Streams, ETL
  • πŸ€– LLMs, AI Agents, Claude Code, MCP, RAG, Agentic Engineering, Temporal Workflows

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» I code and I code like horse 🐴 (Awarded by ChatGPT)

Updated At: 6/24/2026, 12:00:00 AM

πŸ’Ό I have contributed to

OrbitxPayCypherVMwareFreshworksCisco

πŸš€ OrbitxPay (orbitxpay.com)

VP of Engineering Β· June 2025 – Present
  • 🏦 Designed automated sweeping wallets with Fireblocks, Circle CCTP, USDT0, and Rango cross-chain routing β€” orchestrated via Temporal SAGA workflows
  • πŸ” Built multi-tenant wallet infrastructure on Privy with custom roles, rules, and fine-grained access control policies
  • πŸ€– Built a fintech-specific AI harness on top of Claude Code with customized MCP tooling, enabling agentic development workflows across the engineering team

🐢 Cypher YC'22 (cypherhq.io)

Head of Engineering Β· May 2022 – March 2025
  • πŸ—οΈ Architected Cypher Non Custodial Multi Chain Wallet Suite with cross-platform compatibility
  • πŸ’³ Developed Multi Entry Ledger System with real-time authorization for VISA and Mastercard (p99: 140ms) with Reconciliation / Fraud Detection
  • πŸ“Š Implemented smart contracts for autoload features and portfolio balance updates
  • πŸ‘₯ Led teams to create new ideas that support business goals

πŸ”· VMWare Software India Pvt Ltd

Member of Technical Staff Β· Oct 2018 – May 2022
  • πŸ” Designed Enterprise Ethereum Blockchain Explorer
  • πŸ” Developed Solidity Smart Contracts for privacy-centric enterprise solutions
  • 🌐 Led Management plane team for IPv6 Support implementation
  • ✨ Designed / Developed VeloUtils Shared NPM Library for all IP n Network Config Validations and Transformations

πŸ”Ά Freshworks Technologies Pvt Ltd

Senior Product Developer Β· Jul 2016 – Sep 2018
  • πŸ“Š Developed reporting platform for Freshdesk suite of Products
  • πŸ”„ Designed ETL Architecture and AWS Stack with Redshift

πŸ”΅ Cisco (Formerly BroadSoft Technologies)

Software Engineer Β· Mar 2014 – Jul 2016

πŸ”΄ Aegify (Formerly eGestalt Technologies)

Software Engineer Β· Apr 2011 – Feb 2014

πŸ“š I recommend / have read / reading

  • πŸ“•
    The Book Of ClarityParas Chopra
  • πŸ““
    Atomic HabitsJames Clear
  • πŸ“•
    Remote Β· ReworkJason Fried & DHH
  • πŸ“˜
    The Almanack of Naval RavikantEric Jorgenson
  • πŸ“—
    Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman
  • πŸ“—
    Skill It, Kill ItRonnie Screwvala
  • πŸ“™
    Radical CandorKim Scott
  • πŸ“”
    The Making of a ManagerJulie Zhuo
  • πŸ““
    The Staff Engineer's PathTanya Reilly
  • πŸ“’
    Thinking in BetsAnnie Duke
  • πŸ“•
    Reminiscences of a Stock OperatorEdwin Lefèvre
  • πŸ“˜
    Tuesdays with MorrieMitch Albom
  • πŸ“—
    The Art of Being AloneGavrani Renuka
  • πŸ“™
    Rich Dad Poor DadRobert Kiyosaki
  • πŸ“•
    Tiny ExperimentsAnne-Laure Le Cunff

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