Dhananjay Haridas
architects scalable systems.
Building production backend systems and applied AI pipelines in Python, from GenAI document extraction and RAG analytics to satellite ground-station automation. Also the founder of novionone, an independent studio shipping AI products and MVPs.
About Me
Engineering & PhilosophyJust a not-so-special guy from Kerala, India.
I've always been deeply curious about Science, Technology, Politics, Aircrafts, Rockets, Martial Arts, and Hip-hop. If any of those spark your interest too, we'll probably get along well.
From a political standpoint, I don't really fit into the usual "left vs. right" labels. I see the world as a spectrum rather than a binary, though if I had to place myself, I'd say I lean more towards the left.
I value simplicity because complexity is usually a tax on future-you.
I write code that is boringly easy to understand, easy to change, and hard to break. Over-engineering is a failure mode I actively avoid.
What I do
I build systems that sit at the seam between data infrastructure, AI and product. I like making sure the backend doesn't secretly hate the people who have to use it. Most of my joy comes from closing that loop: reliable pipes → meaningful product experiences.
These days that means backend engineering at Sinergia Media Labs, and running novionone, the studio where I close that same loop on products of my own.
Highlights
Selected production workHigh-Scale Doc Engine @ Bluepond AI
Founding Data Engineer on an insurance extraction platform. Built a context filter that sends only relevant pages to GenAI, and a Celery pipeline that pauses and resumes with request state. Later led the team of five.
Ground-Station NMS @ Sinergia
Built a distributed network management system for satellite ground stations. Per-station controllers drive antenna, beam and LTE hardware over SSH, SNMP and REST; a central node aggregates telemetry and schedules passes.
Traffic Design Tool @ Sinergia
Built a Django backend that generates IRC-compliant highway signboards as SVG and PDF, replacing manual drafting. Its geometry engine handles x-height sizing, text measurement, panel dimensions and arrow placement, rendered with Pycairo and Pango.
ReKYC Platform @ PixDynamics
Owned a new ReKYC platform for CSB Bank end to end as the sole engineer, from requirements through delivery. Also shipped an analytics dashboard for South Indian Bank ahead of schedule.
What I'm Building
Founder · noviononenovionone is the independent technology studio I founded. It ships MVPs in 4–6 weeks, integrates AI into real products and takes on full product builds for founders, alongside a small family of products of its own.
TopApplicant
Six free AI tools for job seekers. A resume review scored across six dimensions, with rewritten bullets and missing keywords in under 60 seconds, plus a builder, job tailoring, cover letters and a LinkedIn grader. No account needed.
CV2Folio
PDF in, portfolio website out. Drop in a CV and get a hosted portfolio site with AI-written copy and one of 130+ design directions, live in about a minute. The first one is free.
Uncloud
A plug-and-play home server that replaces Google Photos, iCloud and Dropbox: automatic phone backups, encrypted storage at home, secure remote access and no monthly bill.
Novion Studio
Hand-coded, sub-second websites for growing businesses, with SEO foundations and ongoing care built in. Recent launches include Selkea, Basalious, AONZ and Neelakanda Vilasam.