Freedan JeremiahFreedan Jeremiahengineer & software developer

The ledger, in plain words.

Co-founded a startup and helped raise ₹21M INR for it. Shipped production backend systems, stacked 25+ hackathons, and mentored the builders coming up behind me — most of it before the ink on the degree dried. Now in Melbourne, hunting for the next thing worth building.

In a hurry? Grab the resume (PDF) — the ledger below is the long version.

Work<work> build / lead / ship </work>
Jun 2023 – Jun 2026

Co-founder & Lead Software Engineer

Tamizh Research and Development Pvt. Ltd. (tamizh.co.in) · Chennai, India
  • Led product engineering as the founding engineer — architected and wrote the core of the product, an AR smart-spectacles platform, including CI/CD pipelines for firmware and companion applications.
  • Helped raise ₹21M INR through a fundraising push that started in June 2023; went full-time on payroll from Oct 2025 to Jun 2026.
  • Did the founder circuit end to end: pitched for grants and investments, onboarded clients and members into the organization, and helped hire and grow the team.
Feb 2024 – Aug 2024

Associate Software Developer

Ascending Software · remote
  • Worked on the backend team for DriveU, a transport management system — built core systems including the booking engine with real-time request handling and driver-matching logic.
  • Developed RESTful APIs supporting mobile-app features, payment flows, and trip management, plus server-side infrastructure covering session management and system stability.
Jul 2023 – Aug 2023

Full Stack Engineer Intern

Open Weaver · part-time, remote
  • Used OpenWeaver Studio, a low-code platform, to design and ship customized websites that enhanced SDK functionality, usability, and integration.
  • Completed a project and published it as a kandi kit for the Open Weaver community.
2023 – present

Freelance Engineer, Mentor & Workshop Lead

independent
  • Take on freelance builds end to end, and run workshops and mentoring on both technical and soft skills — during college and after.
  • Supported companies with hiring across countries, and spoken for grants and investments for companies and dedicated projects.
  • Hands-on exploration of digital twins for AI and NVIDIA CloudXR at a foundational level.
Awards & achievements<proof> numbers that survived the weekend </proof>
2022 – present

Hackathons

25+ hackathons and counting — mostly around blockchain verifiability and security. Some become products; all become stories.

25+ hackathons$7,000+ in cash prizes$5,000+ in credits
2023 · 2024

Academics

Best Project Award 2023Best Paper Award 2024
Volunteer<service> lead / organise / give back </service>
LEAF

Vice-President

Led a team of 50+ and organized 30+ events for environmental development.

Aug 2022 – May 2023

Director of Business Development — Licet Pattarai

Led a team of 10+ at Pattarai, LICET's student-run engineering lab — organized 25+ technical events and workshops for upskilling students, planning, executing, and evaluating delivery end to end.

Nov 2022 – Dec 2022

Crew — Team Turbonites LICET

Worked across sales, networking, and product production on a student engineering team.

Envision

Hackathon Mentor

Mentored 60+ students across 2 hackathons.

NSS · LICET

Head of National Service Scheme

Ran multiple initiatives across India for well-being and social awareness.

Education<base> the four-year degree </base>
Jul 2026 – 2028 (expected)

Master of Data Science

RMIT University · Melbourne, Australia
Jun 2021 – Jun 2025

B.Tech Information Technology

Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology (LICET) · Chennai, India

Engineering fundamentals by day, hackathons by weekend.

Want the shipped-code version of this page? See the projects, or grab the resume PDF.