A premium iOS app that teaches photography composition through real-time camera guidance with haptic feedback, AI-powered photo analysis and scoring (OpenAI Vision), and a gamified 45-lesson curriculum.
// Software Engineer · India
Arunabh Shrivastava
Open to freelance projectsSoftware engineer with a background in cloud, data, and backend systems — now also building and shipping my own products.
// about
A little about me
I'm a software engineer who genuinely enjoys building things. I like the whole journey — the spark of an idea, the messy middle of making it real, and the quiet satisfaction of a detail done right. To me, good software should feel effortless to use, even when there's a lot going on behind the scenes.
My background is mostly in backend and data work, but lately I'm drawn to building products of my own. FotoCraft grew out of a hobby I love — it's an iPhone app that helps people compose better photographs. Document Explainer started as simple curiosity about what AI could do for the way we read. When I'm not at a screen, you'll usually find me with a camera in hand; a few of those photos live over on the photography page.
// projects
Things I've built
A full-stack app to upload PDFs and get AI-powered explanations of selected text — with chat, summaries, study guides, and collections. Supports cloud (OpenAI) and private local (Ollama / Mistral) models with smart fallback, plus accounts and billing.
// writing
Recent writing
- Jun 20, 2026
Building FotoCraft: real-time composition guidance on iOS
How I shipped a SwiftUI app that teaches photography composition with on-device camera overlays, haptics, and OpenAI Vision scoring.
- May 8, 2026
Running LLMs locally and in the cloud: a fallback strategy
Document Explainer supports OpenAI in the cloud and Ollama on your own machine. Here's how I architected the smart fallback between them.
// experience
Where I've worked
Sep 2021 — Jan 2025
Software Engineer III · Box
Sep 2018 — Sep 2021
Software Engineer · Cerner Corporation
Jun — Dec 2017
Software Engineer Intern · Ondot Systems Inc.
// education
Where I've studied
2016 — 2018
M.S., Software Engineering · San Jose State University
2011 — 2015
B.E., Information Technology · Rajiv Gandhi Technical University
// contact
Let's connect
I'm currently open to freelance and contract projects. The fastest way to reach me is by email — whether you have a specific project in mind or just want to say hello, I'd love to hear from you.
shrivastava.arunabh@gmail.com