Rishav Agarwal
Principal Engineer at Freehand
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Summary
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Top SchoolRishav Agarwal is a Principal Engineer based in Bengaluru with 10 years of experience building full-stack web platforms and shipping product-focused systems across startups and scale-ups. He has been a founding engineer and core platform developer, led candidate assessment product work, and most recently drives engineering at Freehand after senior roles at Apollo.io and StrategyCo.Global. An active open-source contributor, he improved and visualized AI algorithms for the well-known AIMA JavaScript project—adding BFS shortest-path retrace and clearer node-expansion visuals—reflecting a knack for educational tooling. Passionate about learning and teaching, he has a track record of mentoring, running large student workshops, and translating complex concepts into intuitive UIs. His background blends hands-on front-end craftsmanship with product-level ownership and a persistent focus on education-driven software.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Science, High School, Science at Delhi Public School, RourkelaBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science at College of Engineering and Technology Bhubaneshwar
English
Github Skills (6)
html10
javascript10
user-interface10
breadth-first-search10
d3js9
css8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
aimacode/aima-javascript
Feb 2017 - Dec 2018
Javascript visualization of algorithms from Russell And Norvig's "Artificial Intelligence - A Modern Approach"
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:33 commits, 32 PRs, 113 comments in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Rishav focused on front-end development, specifically fixing and enhancing the navigation and user interface of the JavaScript visualization of algorithms. The commits primarily involve correcting header links, fixing typos in navigation menus, and integrating header elements into different chapters. The user implemented breadth-first search algorithm's visualization, including features for shortest path retracing and added the visualization for node expansion to improve the overall user experience.
artificial-intelligencejavascriptvisualization
Rishav159/typeracer
Feb 2017 - May 2018
A multi-player typing game build in nodejs and express
Contributions:33 commits, 4 PRs, 26 pushes in 1 year 3 months
multiplayernodejs
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