AI-native full-stack developer, trying to democratise technology.
Build Your Own Programming Language · Amazon Top 100 bestseller
About
I'm Affan Shaikhsurab, a software engineer, entrepreneur, writer, poet, and Amazon bestselling author. I founded Needfit Agency and OnCash.in, created educational tools like Simply Lang and Simplicity Bloc, and ship AI products across learning, productivity, and developer tooling. I've contributed to open source including Flutter (go_router) and AnkiDroid, and was featured on the Lead with AI podcast on education and understanding over memorization. Based in Belgaum, India; open to remote and Bangalore roles.
Work Experience
Skills
Featured projects
Chipix and foodosys up front, then language tooling, AI apps, blockchain experiments, and the Amazon bestselling book.
Contributing to the community
Projects I created, packages I maintain, and contributions to tools used by millions of developers.
Amazon #84 Top 100 Bestseller
Build Your Own Programming Language
A practical guide to designing and implementing a programming language from scratch: lexers, parsers, ASTs, and interpreters.
Articles & poems
Thoughts on technology and development, alongside a creative poetry collection.
Featured articles
I like building things
From first apps at 15 to founding companies, shipping Chipix and foodosys, publishing a bestselling book, and contributing to open source. Here are the milestones that shaped how I build.
First Steps into Tech
Age 15
Started programming with Kodular to build mobile apps and created Alina, a personal assistant project that sparked a lifelong building habit.
On-Demand Services App
Age 16
Built an app connecting household service providers with customers and ran early market research and user surveys.
GrabFashion
India
Explored 30-minute clothing delivery from nearby stores. Surveyed 30+ shop owners to validate the hyperlocal commerce idea.
OnCash.in
India
Launched a task-based earning platform MVP and tested real user engagement around completing tasks for rewards.
Needfit Agency
India
Founded Needfit to help MSMEs adopt AI and digital products: custom software, transformation consulting, and shipping real business tools.
foodosys
Infosys Mysore campus
Shipped a campus dining platform used by ~4,000 students, with OCR + Gemini menu digitization and real-time menu updates.
Chipix
Bengaluru
Led engineering for an AI-native chip verification platform: verification planning, tool-orchestrated runs, and evidence-linked debug.
Open Source Contributions
Flutter · AnkiDroid · OpenFoodFacts · PyPI
Contributed to Flutter go_router and AnkiDroid, published Python packages like scrape-bing and scrapegen, and built educational blockchain tooling with Simplicity Bloc.
Let's work together
Open to fullstack, founding, and AI engineering roles (remote or Bangalore). Happy to collaborate on products too. Email affanshaikhsurabofficial@gmail.com, or reach me on LinkedIn and GitHub.