Aayush Sapkota

Software Developer • Toastmaster Public Speaker

Canada • Kingston • St. Lawrence College

About

Curious and confused.

Projects

VojurBeta

Voice-first journaling app using OpenAI Realtime API for natural conversations with an AI companion. Features semantic memory integration, calendar-based entry management, and context-aware responses powered by Next.js and Supabase.

Next.jsOpenAI Realtime APISupabasemem0+1 more

Live Demo

Dumps.online

An anonymous platform built for St. Lawrence College students
Used by 100+ students during launch
Got banned due to college code violation lol

ReactTypeScriptNode.jsAWS+1 more

Live Demo

Folderly-Prototype

Console Python package for AI-powered file organization using natural language. Uses OpenAI function calling, threading, and OS file management for intelligent file path handling and organization.

PythonOpenAI GPT-3PoetryThreading+1 more

SLC Indoor Navigation

Graph-based indoor navigation system using BFS and Dijkstra's algorithms for shortest path calculation across multi-floor college buildings with 100+ locations. Developed Flask REST API backend with React frontend, integrating OpenAI GPT-4 for natural language location processing and visual photo-sequence route generation. Implemented weighted graph pathfinding to optimize route selection between stairs and elevators. Yet in progress.

FlaskReactOpenAI GPT-4BFS+3 more

Live Demo

Hackathons

Queen's Stupid Hackathon

Love Is Blind (RedFlagr)

A dating app that matches people based on their worst traits and red flags. Users swipe through unfiltered profiles, select fun badges, and embrace honesty over perfection.

FastAPINext.jsPythonReactTailwindTypeScript

Dev Post

Toronto Stupid Ideas Hackathon

NGMI

An anti-productivity app that destroys your focus with popups, memes, and chaos. Built to fight back against hustle culture by interrupting workflows and hijacking attention.

PythonTkintereasyguiAppleScriptpsutilAppKit

Dev Post

Experience

Software Development Intern (Co-op)

Empire Life

Aug 2025 – Present

Internship

Kingston, ON (Hybrid)

Modernized legacy Pentaho ETL workflows for annual tax slip generation (T4, T3, etc.)
Converted workflows into containerized Spring Boot microservices on Docker
Automated job execution using container orchestration
Migrated data pipelines and storage to GCP (Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub)

Peer Tutor

Self-Employed

Oct 2024 – Present

Freelance

Remote

Tutored students in Arduino and programming fundamentals
Assisted in project development and troubleshooting

Website Coordinator

Sustainable Kingston

Aug 2024 – Apr 2025

Contract

Hybrid

Managed website content, design, and technical issues
Handled analytics and community engagement

Open Source Contributions

Numaflow

Open Source Contributions

Open source contribution to Numaflow project. Key contributions include: Docker file optimization, gRPC server error handling, documentation bug fixes, Python SDK improvements.

Fix: Make Tags mandatory in ForwardConditions Docker image optimization Additional contribution

Python SDKGoRustKubernetesDocker

Leadership

HackSLC

Team Lead & Organizer

Nov 2025

Organized St. Lawrence College's first-ever student-led hackathon. Led a team of 5 organizers to create a full-day event with 25+ participants across multiple programs. Managed event planning, secured sponsorship from Student Association ($550 prize pool), coordinated judges and mentors. The event was featured on the St. Lawrence College website.

Event DevPost Article

Toastmasters International

Member

Oct 2024

Joined Toastmasters International to develop public speaking and leadership skills.

VP of Membership & Speaker

Oct 2024 – Jul 2025

Served as VP of Membership & Speaker with focus areas: Member recruitment and retention. Speaking development programs. Supporting member growth and development.

President

Jul 2025 – Present

Leading the local Toastmasters chapter with key responsibilities: Managing people, budgets, marketing, and events. Developing strong leadership and public speaking skills. Fostering a supportive learning environment.

🏆 Came third at our Toastmasters area contest delivering international speech of 7 min.

Side Hustle

I do sell these as well! Digital business cards that work like smart networking cards. Tap your phone to instantly share your contact information, portfolio, and social links.