Founder & CEO · FutureStoreAI (FSAI)

I build systems, products, and ideas that turn complex tech into real-world impact.

Founder & CEO at FutureStoreAI (FSAI) | Backend Systems Architect | Robotics & IoT Researcher | Web3, Fintech & AI Developer | Top Rated Freelancer

I’m Janak Singh Raikhola, a backend engineer, researcher, and founder helping teams ship resilient systems, AI workflows, and practical digital products from concept to production.

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Company teams & independent products
Engineering focus
Backend, cloud & APIs
Exploring
AI, Web3, IoT & robotics
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Janak working at his coding and robotics bench beneath a Saturn-themed backdrop
R&D · Backend · AI · IoT/Robotics · Web3

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From a remote village to global systems thinking

I'm Janak Singh Raikhola, a backend engineer, software architect and tech researcher based in Nepal. Most of my work lives behind the API: services, queues, data stores and the plumbing that keeps them healthy.

Across six years I've shipped REST and gRPC services, broken monoliths into microservices, built event-driven pipelines on RabbitMQ and Kafka, and wired payment rails for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Binance, Ripple and Dash. On the Web3 side I work across Web3.js, dApps and ERC-20/ERC-721 contracts.

Lately my research has pulled toward AI agents, edge inference, and IoT/robotics. My focus is the point where a service meets a sensor and has to keep working in the real world. I run the infrastructure too: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, DigitalOcean, Nginx and Jenkins.

Learning, certifications, and proof of work

Education

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Bachelor of Computer Applications IGNOU
Kathmandu Institute of Technology logo
Diploma in Engineering Electrical & Electronics · Kathmandu Institute of Technology
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Diploma in Entrepreneurship Alison

Certificates

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Algorithmic Toolbox UC San Diego
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Certificate Preview Issued Jul 2025
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Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions Google
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Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere Google

Recommendations

Recommendation from K M Mahmudul Hasan Recommendation from Godfrey Lebo Recommendation from Ismail Görkem Kara Recommendation from Logan Darrow Clements Recommendation from Manzeel Uprety Recommendation from Saagar Shrestha Recommendation from Thành Phạm Recommendation from Shanaka Perera

Recommendations from the people I’ve worked with

K M Mahmudul Hasan

K M Mahmudul Hasan

Backend Lead, SUPER TRUST

🇧🇩 Bangladesh

“I had the pleasure of working with Janak… He is technically strong, dependable, and consistently delivers high-quality, scalable solutions. His problem-solving skills, ownership, and collaborative attitude make him a valuable teammate.”

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Thành Phạm

Thành Phạm

Senior Flutter Developer

🇻🇳 Vietnam

“I have worked with Janak on multiple tasks and have always been impressed by his proactive approach to problem-solving. He is a skilled backend developer who communicates clearly and works great within a team.”

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Godfrey Lebo

Godfrey Lebo

Technical Product Owner, GlobalMPC

🇿🇦 South Africa

“I have worked with Janak for almost 3 years; his backend and blockchain skills are amazing. He uses the debugger to visualize code-flow and fix almost any type of bug.”

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Manzeel Uprety

Manzeel Uprety

Lead QA, Product Engineering

🇳🇵 Nepal

“What stood out most was his genuine curiosity… always digging into something new, asking the right questions and pushing himself to understand things at a deeper level.”

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İsmail Görkem Kara

İsmail Görkem Kara

Product & Engineering Lead

🇹🇷 Turkey

“He has complemented his skills and knowledge in backend development with expertise in Web3 and blockchain… He knows exactly how to overcome challenges with his production experience.”

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Logan Darrow Clements

Logan Darrow Clements

Software Team Lead

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

“Janak did an excellent job handling the core tech functions of our software network… He’s a top quality backend core tech engineer.”

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Saagar Shrestha

Saagar Shrestha

AI Powered Designer

🇳🇵 Nepal

“Janak is a highly skilled software developer who consistently delivers quality work and demonstrates excellent problem-solving abilities. He is intelligent, dependable, and quick to adapt to new technologies.”

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Shanaka Perera

Shanaka Perera

Solution Architect

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

“Working with Janak has been an absolute privilege. He’s not only a talented backend engineer but also someone who brings positive energy and collaboration into every discussion.”

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Where I've built things

Product engineering, platform architecture and research across startups, enterprises and freelance engagements.

FutureStoreAI FastUsers MSQUARE Global MUST Company Goalprize Bitsbeat iBriz.ai TechFlow Upwork
  1. Founding Engineer & AI Systems Architect

    FutureStoreAI FSAI

    May 2026 to Present Part-time

    Remote

    Shaped the technical foundation of a SaaS product from the start: scalable architecture for the offering, plus integration of advanced AI systems that lifted real functionality and user engagement. Worked across disciplines to make sure the solution matched what the market actually needed.

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Back-End Development
    • System Architecture
  2. Senior Software Engineer, Cloud, Security & DevOps

    FastUsers

    May 2023 to Present Part-time

    Bangkok City, Thailand · Remote

    At Goalprize, lead server-side architecture and backend development for a live product. Build and operate cloud infrastructure and deployment workflows, with a focus on secure services, reliable releases and production operations.

    • Server-side Architecture
    • Node.js
    • Python
    • Cloud & DevOps
    • Application Security
  3. Senior Software Developer & Web3 Developer

    MSQUARE GLOBAL

    Apr 2024 to May 2026 Full-time

    Seoul, South Korea · Remote

    Led backend development for enterprise clients, then carried the same team through its Web3 practice, delivering smart contracts and Web3.js work on parallel remote engagements from 2023, alongside an earlier backend engineering track.

    • Web3
    • Smart Contracts
    • Node.js
  4. Software Engineer

    MUST Company

    Apr 2023 to May 2026 Full-time

    Blockchain · FinTech

    Built and maintained production services in blockchain and fintech, where correctness is not negotiable and every release carries real money behind it.

    • Blockchain
    • FinTech
    • Backend Engineering
  5. Backend Developer Top Rated Plus

    Upwork

    Oct 2022 to Feb 2023 Freelance

    Kathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal · Remote

    Freelance backend engagements with a 100% Job Success record, covering API documentation and cloud services work.

    • API Documentation
    • Cloud Services
  6. Back End Developer

    bitsbeat

    Feb 2020 to Sep 2022 Full-time

    Nepal

    Two and a half years of backend delivery, API documentation and cloud services, where I built the foundations I still build on.

    • API Documentation
    • Cloud Services
  7. Internet Research Analyst

    iBriz.ai

    Jul 2018 to Feb 2020 On-site

    Blockchain · Artificial Intelligence

    Internet and market research across blockchain and AI, learning to read a technical landscape quickly and report on it precisely.

  8. Internet Researcher

    TechFlow Space

    Jan 2019 to Jan 2020 Full-time

    Internet research spanning blockchain, artificial intelligence and IoT.

What I build with

Languages

  • Python
  • Node.js
  • JavaScript
  • Go
  • C++
  • Solidity

Backend & APIs

  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • Express
  • REST APIs
  • gRPC
  • Microservices

AI & GenAI

  • OpenAI API
  • LLMs
  • AI agents
  • RAG
  • LangChain
  • LangGraph
  • MCP
  • Vector databases
  • Ollama

Databases

  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis

Messaging & Events

  • Apache Kafka
  • RabbitMQ
  • Socket.IO
  • Event-driven systems

Security

  • OWASP
  • OAuth 2.0
  • JWT
  • TLS / HTTPS
  • Secure API design

Blockchain & Web3

  • Ethereum
  • Solana
  • Smart contracts
  • EVM
  • Web3.js

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • DigitalOcean
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Kubernetes Lens
  • Helm
  • Argo CD
  • Jenkins
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Nginx
  • Linux
  • CI/CD
  • GitHub Actions
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Slack integrations

IoT & Embedded

  • Arduino
  • ESP32
  • Raspberry Pi
  • MQTT
  • Edge computing

Robotics & Automation

  • ROS 2
  • Sensors & actuators
  • Control systems
  • Automation

Tooling

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • VS Code
  • Markdown

Notes from the bench

Hardware captures from robotics and IoT experiments: sensor rigs, edge inference runs and bench tests of things that have to survive contact with the real world.

The setup behind the code

A few real snapshots of my early coding workspace, captured in 2020.

Selected projects

A product demo and selected open-source builds. More code lives in the repository list.

Featured build

Swaggerize Go Gin Backend With MariaDB

A comprehensive starting point for robust, feature-rich Go backends. Gin handles routing, MariaDB handles storage with Liquibase-managed migrations, and Swagger documentation is served out of the box — so a new service is one clone away from a self-describing API on :3000.

  • Go
  • Gin
  • MariaDB
  • Swagger
  • JWT
  • Redis
  • Liquibase
  • RabbitMQ
  • SendGrid
  • Firebase
  • AWS S3
  • Docker
  • Bash
65 commits MIT licensed Go 1.x · Gin Active since 2023 ★ 1 star ⑂ 0 forks
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Krypt

2020 ★ 0 ⑂ 0

A Flask application that encrypts and decrypts video files and whole directory trees using AES, with key handling kept out of the upload path.

  • Python
  • Flask
  • AES
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LUT: Lushiv Token

2022 ★ 0 ⑂ 0

An ERC-20 token deployed on testnet with a companion dApp for transfers, balances and allowance flows.

  • Solidity
  • Web3.js
  • ERC-20
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Ethereum Live Transactions

2022 ★ 0 ⑂ 0

A Web3.js client that streams address activity, decodes transaction input and renders incoming and outgoing transfers as they land.

  • JavaScript
  • Web3.js
  • Ethereum
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Solana Transfers

2022 ★ 1 ⑂ 0

Practical Solana work in JavaScript: building transactions, signing and sending SOL across the network.

  • JavaScript
  • Solana
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First Smart Contracts

2022 ★ 0 ⑂ 0

A clean Truffle project: compile, migrate and test with Ganache, then deploy to an Infura-hosted Ropsten network.

  • Solidity
  • Truffle
  • Ganache
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Solana Wallet in Go

2022 ★ 1 ⑂ 0

A Go example exploring Solana wallet account creation with the solana-go SDK.

  • Go
  • Solana
  • Wallet SDK
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JWT Authentication with Go & Gin

2022 ★ 1 ⑂ 0

A Go authentication example using Gin, GORM, bcrypt and JWT.

  • Go
  • Gin
  • GORM
  • JWT
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Go Redis Guide

2023 ★ 0 ⑂ 0

Practical examples for connecting a Go application to Redis and working with the go-redis client.

  • Go
  • Redis
  • Caching
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Gin REST API

2022 ★ 1 ⑂ 0

A starter example for routing and HTTP handlers with the Gin web framework, with MongoDB driver setup notes.

  • Go
  • Gin
  • MongoDB
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Multer S3 File Uploader API

2022 ★ 2 ⑂ 0

An Express upload example that handles incoming files with Multer and stores them in Amazon S3 using multer-s3 and the AWS SDK.

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Multer
  • AWS S3
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MongoDB Cheatsheet

2022 ★ 2 ⑂ 1

A quick-reference collection of common MongoDB shell commands for databases, collections, documents, queries and updates.

  • MongoDB
  • NoSQL
  • Reference
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Bulk File Generator

2022 ★ 1 ⑂ 0

A Python utility that reads file names and target paths from CSV and creates batches of files for a specified workspace.

  • Python
  • CSV
  • File automation
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Open-source activity

A year of building in public

Daily contributions across public GitHub activity. Select a year to explore the calendar.

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Acknowledged on the timeline

Posts and announcements from teams I worked with. Originals live on the platforms.

From a mountain village to global infrastructure

The research and the services keep feeding each other: sensors push real constraints into the backend, and what the backend learns goes back out to the edge. That loop is the work.

  • AI agents
  • Edge inference
  • Distributed systems
  • IoT & robotics

Let's build something

Got a backend problem, a Web3 integration, or an architecture worth arguing about? My inbox is open.