Annukul Thakran
Software Engineer
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The Story So Far
Who am I?
I am a 25 year old Software Engineer who views life as one big experiment. I am always curious about how things work, not only technical stuff but also things in life - whether it’s a complex codebase or the mechanics of a well told story. When I am not working, you’ll usually find me lost in the works of great writers like Mark Twain, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Stephen King JRR Tolkein, and many more. I am an outdoors person, I go on micro adventures around my hometown whenever I get time.
I’m a big believer in the "student for life" mentality. When I feel a lack of direction, I turn to the essays of Paul Graham for a recalibration of thought. I also love listening to music, so if you have ever worked with mw you know that I share lot of great songs. When it comes to watching cinema, I watch movies which leaves me feeling inspired - some of my favourite movies include Front of the class, Awakenings, The Shawshank Redemption, My Girl, Dead Poets Society, Beautiful Boy, Little Miss Sunshine, and so many more.
I write frequently about nature, travel, and my personal experiments with life. While I only publish about 20% of what I write, the process of documenting my journey is what keeps me grounded.
Who am I professionally?
I am a Software Engineer with almost 4 years of experience writing code and developing products. I current work at Superfuel AI where I mainly work on making the product better for our users, finding friction in usage and making features little less annoying and little more easy for the users. I have been working in both backend and frontend, with more focus on frontend. I’ve reached a point in my career where I care less about just "making it work" and more about "making it feel right." My focus is on identifying friction, removing annoyance, and ensuring the user’s journey is as smooth as possible.
I love Posthog’s philosophy of building products and that is where I get most of my inspiration from.
My Philosophy & Goals
My personal goal is straightforward: to become a better human being every day. Whether that’s through self-improvement, physical discipline, or learning a new skill, I’m always competing with who I was yesterday. Professionally, I am evolving into a Product-Minded Engineer Engineer. I want to be an expert at building products from the ground up—understanding the "why" behind a user’s need before writing a single line of code. My mission is to build technology that feels human, solves real problems, and stays out of the user's way.