Hi DEV Community! 👋
I'm Nishkarsh Pandey, a software developer and final-year B.Tech IT student with hands-on experience across AI-related data annotation/evaluation work, full-stack development, backend engineering, and AI-assisted software development.
I'm writing this post because I'd love to connect with people working on AI training projects, data annotation/evaluation platforms, freelance software projects, or interesting products that we could potentially build together.
🤖 AI Data Annotation & Training Work
I've had exposure to the kind of work involved in AI data annotation, data evaluation, model-response assessment, and human-in-the-loop AI workflows.
I'm particularly interested in opportunities available through platforms and projects similar to:
Handshake AI
AI training/data annotation platforms
RLHF / human-feedback projects
LLM response evaluation
Coding-related AI evaluation
Dataset creation, validation, and quality assurance
AI research/data collection projects
Because I also come from a software engineering background, I'm especially interested in technical annotation projects where understanding code, APIs, databases, debugging, or software architecture is useful.
If you're already working on such a project and your platform allows you to refer contributors or add collaborators, I'd really appreciate an introduction or referral.
Similarly, if you know a legitimate platform currently onboarding people for AI training, annotation, coding evaluation, model evaluation, or related work, please feel free to reach out.
I'm happy to prove my skills through an assessment before joining any project.
💻 I'm a Developer Too
Data annotation isn't the only thing I work on.
My primary background is software engineering and full-stack development, with experience building production-oriented web applications, APIs, AI-powered features, dashboards, database systems, and real-time functionality.
Technologies I work with
Languages
Python • TypeScript • JavaScript • C++ • Java
Frontend
React • Next.js • React Native • Tailwind CSS
Backend
Node.js • Express.js • REST APIs • Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL • MongoDB • Supabase • Firebase • Redis • pgvector
AI / Data
Python • Pandas • NumPy • scikit-learn • LangChain • RAG systems • LLM APIs • Vector Databases • AI Agents
Cloud / DevOps / Tools
AWS • Docker • Git • GitHub • Linux • Vercel • Postman • n8n
I also regularly use AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and ChatGPT as part of my development workflow.
🧠 Things I've Worked On
Some of my development experience includes building systems involving:
AI & RAG applications — document processing, semantic retrieval, embeddings, vector databases and LLM-powered applications.
Real-time applications — systems involving WebSockets, Redis and high-frequency application events.
Full-stack platforms — authentication, user/admin dashboards, APIs, PostgreSQL databases and production deployments.
Data-oriented applications — data processing pipelines, analytics and ML-based functionality.
Mobile development — cross-platform application development using React Native.
I enjoy projects where AI + software engineering + actual business problems come together.
I'm Also Open to Freelance Work 🤝
If you're a founder, developer, agency owner or business with a software idea but need someone to actually help build it, I'm open to discussing freelance opportunities.
I can help with things such as:
MVP development
Full-stack web applications
AI-powered features
Internal business tools
Admin dashboards
APIs and backend systems
AI agents and automation
RAG/chatbot applications
React / Next.js development
React Native applications
Existing product improvements
I'm particularly interested in working with early-stage founders where I can contribute beyond simply completing tickets.
Have Clients but Need a Developer?
I'd also love to connect with freelancers, consultants, designers, marketers and agencies who regularly encounter clients needing technical development.
For example:
You find the client.
I help handle the engineering.
We figure out a fair collaboration structure.
Rather than turning down projects because they're outside your technical expertise, maybe we can build them together.
And Here's Something I'm Even More Interested In 👀
I'm always looking to meet developers, designers, marketers and builders who want to create something with real commercial potential.
Not another project that exists only to sit on GitHub.
Something people would actually pay for.
It could be:
Micro-SaaS
AI SaaS
B2B automation
Developer tools
Vertical AI agents
SMB software
Marketplace infrastructure
or simply an annoying business problem that software can solve extremely well.
You don't necessarily need to already have the perfect idea.
If you understand a particular industry and repeatedly see a painful problem there, I'd be interested in exploring whether we can turn that knowledge into a product.
Maybe you understand sales.
Maybe you work with travel agencies.
Maybe you understand recruiting.
Maybe you know logistics.
Maybe you work with local businesses.
Maybe you've noticed some ridiculously repetitive process companies still manage through Excel + WhatsApp.
You bring the domain insight. I bring engineering. We validate the problem together.
That's the kind of collaboration I'm looking for.
🔎 What I'm Looking For Right Now
I'm open to connecting with people who can help with or are interested in:
AI training / data annotation projects
Coding evaluation / LLM evaluation projects
Referrals to legitimate AI-data platforms
Collaboration opportunities on existing projects
Freelance software development
Client referrals
Developer collaborations
MVP / SaaS development
Potential startup or revenue-generating product ideas
And of course, if I find an opportunity where someone in my network would be a better fit, I'm happy to return the favor.
🌐 Find Me Online
GitHub: Nish2005karsh
I'm always happy to meet interesting people building interesting things.
If you're working on an AI project, annotation/evaluation project, freelance product, startup, SaaS, or simply have an idea you've wanted to build, feel free to message me.
Even if there's no immediate opportunity, I'm always open to meeting another builder.
Sometimes one conversation turns into a project.
And sometimes one small project turns into something much bigger. 🚀
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