I'm Ankan Misra

Software • Systems • Web3 • AI/ML • Rust • Solidity

Final-year CS student and working professional focused on backend systems, open source, Web3, and applied AI.

About Me

I build high-performance software, backend services, and developer tools. My work includes contributing to Zed and its updates, alongside open-source contributions to projects maintained by startups and major technology companies.

Currently exploring:

• Ethereum and the EVM ecosystem
• Solidity and smart contract development
• High-performance backend systems
• Rust and systems programming
• Agentic AI workflows

What I Work On

• Full-stack applications using React, React Native, Node.js, and Fastify
• Backend systems, APIs, microservices, and distributed workflows
• AI/ML and computer vision using TensorFlow, DeepFace, and OpenCV
• Systems development and experiments using Rust and Go
• Web3 development using Solidity and Ethereum tooling
• Competitive programming on Codeforces and LeetCode

Open Source

• Fixed a race condition in the OpenAI Agents Python SDK streaming pipeline
• Improved type safety and plugin configuration handling in Fastify
• Contributed issue reports and testing to Microsoft Oxidiser
• Contribute to developer tools and projects maintained by startups and major technology companies

Currently

• Working on Zed and related updates
• Contributing to open-source projects
• Building across software, systems, Web3, and AI
• Improving my Rust, Solidity, and agentic AI skills
• Practising competitive programming