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╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│  rajeev@rippling:~$ whoami --verbose                                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                     │
│  operator:                                                          │
│    name:         Rajeev Bharshetty                                  │
│    title:        Senior Engineering Manager @ Rippling              │
│    type:         hands-on leader · AI-native engineer               │
│    mindset:      curiosity-driven · ships fast · builds w/ agents   │
│    stack:        [Golang, Java, Python, LLMs, agents, dist. sys.]  │
│    leadership:   "Lead from the front — code, review, unblock."     │
│    philosophy:   "Simplicity > Complexity. Ship it. Iterate."       │
│    status:       building AI-native products @ Rippling             │
│                                                                     │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

🧠 cat about.md

┌─ LEADER ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  👔  Senior Engineering Manager @ Rippling                         │
│  🤝  Hands-on leader — still in the IDE, still in the trenches     │
│  🎯  Builds & scales teams that ship AI-native products            │
│  📈  Leads by doing: code reviews, architecture, pair programming  │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─ ENGINEER ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  🌱  Forever Software Engineer — always curious, always learning   │
│  🤓  Geek by Heart — from low-level bits to high-level product     │
│  🛠️  Languages: Golang • Java • Python                               │
│  🤖  AI-Native — building with & for AI from day one               │
│  🌍  Open Source Contributor — giving back to the community        │
│  ✨  Simplicity > Complexity — keep it simple, ship it fast        │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

🎯 tree hobbies/

hobbies/
├── 🏸  badminton/        # smash first, ask questions later
├── ☕  coffee/           # the real fuel behind every merge
├── 🏎️  formula1/         # vroom vroom — racing > everything
└── 🚙  long-drives/      # destination: nowhere. journey: yes.

4 directories, ∞ good vibes

📡 curl interfaces.local/contacts

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "email":     "[email protected]",
  "linkedin":  "linkedin.com/in/rajeev-bharshetty-06104418",
  "twitter":   "@rBharshetty",
  "blog":      "rbharshetty.medium.com",
  "company":   "Rippling"
}

🚀 git show HEAD — newest project

commit  hive  (HEAD -> main, origin/main)
Author:  Rajeev Bharshetty <[email protected]>
Date:    now

    feat: Hive — a swarm of AI agents at your fingertips

    +  Agent self-registration via API with endpoint verification
    +  Skill catalog (core + connected, tiered access)
    +  One-click deploy with your own model API keys (BYOK)
    +  Health monitoring: challenge verification + heartbeat tracking
    +  Auto SSL via Let's Encrypt + Traefik
    +  FastAPI backend + SQLite + Docker agent nodes

    stack: FastAPI · Docker · Traefik · JWT · LLM agents
    live:  https://hive.rajeev.me

🌐 git log --author="rShetty"

6683449 🐝 Hive          — A swarm of AI agents at your fingertips   ⭐ NEWEST
97b3427 🔐 Heimdall      — Advanced HTTP client for Golang
a3f8c21 🧭 Weaver        — Advanced HTTP proxy in Golang
2d1e9f4 ⚔️ Valkyrie      — Error handling in Golang
0c4b7a2 🎧 Awesome-Pods  — Best curated podcasts

rajeev@rippling:~$ echo "Let's build something awesome together." | agents --dispatch
> ✅ handoff complete. ping @rBharshetty to start the loop.
> 💡 "Leaders who code, ship. Engineers who lead, scale."
rajeev@rippling:~$ logout
Connection to rShetty closed.
────────────── session ended · uptime: ∞ ──────────────

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