Gokul Sivanesan

Founder & CEO at GoSi Tech | Building Open-Source Developer Tools & SDKs for AI | Ex-Zoho, Ex-Yubi

Tamil Nadu, India

About

As the founder of BotBBQ, I focus on building an open-source, end-to-end testing platform for conversational AI agents. By integrating tools with CI/CD pipelines and offering comprehensive technical documentation and tutorials, our team enhances developer productivity and fosters seamless adoption. Previously, I founded LucidWheels, driving innovation in automotive visualization through mixed reality. With an academic foundation in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, I bring expertise in Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, start-up leadership to create impactful, user-focused solutions.

Experience

  • Founder & CEO at GoSi Tech
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Building and shipping developer and document infrastructure tools across PDF Generation, AI file systems, AI agent testing etc., Pdfn (Jan 26 - Present) - Building an open-source PDF generation tool for production use - solving pagination, table rendering, header/footers, fonts and compliance. - Engineering advanced rendering using Chromium based pipeline, improving iteration speed, preview and debugging without introducing a custom DSL. - Implementing end-to-end testing workflows with Vitest and API validation using hurl for reliable CI/CD. - Designing the open-source package architecture, developer documentation and contribution workflows on Github. BotBBQ (Sep 24 - Present) - Built an open-source end-to-end testing platform for conversational AI agents, supporting OpenAI Assistant, Dialogflow, Rasa, and custom LLM-based agents. - Designed the backend with PostgreSQL for test data persistence and Node.js for the platform API layer. - Built REST APIs for seamless CI/CD integration with developer workflows. - Led technical sessions for pilot users on AI testing best practices, improving their productivity by 40%. - Architected conversational agents for external organizations using LangChain, LlamaIndex, and ChromaDB. - Created comprehensive technical documentation and tutorials to grow the developer community.

  • Founder & CEO at LucidWheels
    Jul 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Founded LucidWheels, an innovative startup focused on automotive visualization through mixed reality technology. • Developed an interactive platform that enhances vehicle configuration experiences based on user preferences. • Led the product development process from concept to MVP, prioritizing user experience and real-time collaboration.

  • Senior Software Engineer at Yubi
    Mar 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Led a 5-member engineering team building Supply Chain Finance workflows including vendor onboarding, investor discovery, and loan recommendations. • Built and owned contract and document generation systems for investors, anchors, and vendors — handling legally sensitive financial documents. • Architected scalable microservices with REST and GraphQL APIs using Ruby on Rails, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, and EventBridge. • Designed and managed data models with PostgreSQL and MongoDB, with Redis caching layers to support high-throughput financial transactions. • Scaled infrastructure to support 5× transaction growth with 99.9% uptime. • Led automated testing initiatives using AWS CodePipeline, reducing QA cycle time by 30%. • Mentored junior developers through code reviews and documented engineering best practices.

  • Member Of Technical Staff at Zoho Corporation
    Jul 2017 - Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 8 mos

    • Developed and maintained core document editing modules in Zoho Writer, Zoho's cloud-based document platform used by millions. • Architected and owned a server-side PDF rendering pipeline from scratch, scaling it to 15,000+ documents/day with strict layout correctness, font handling, and failure isolation. • Scaled document mail merge service, increasing daily throughput from 25K to 70K documents. • Built pagination, complex table rendering, and real-time collaboration systems. • Architected document versioning for concurrent multi-user editing. • Built developer tools for internal teams and led technical knowledge-sharing sessions across the organization.