Key Engineering Achievements
1. Intent-Based Personalized Discovery
- Itinerary Generation: Architected a mobile-first app generating AI-driven itineraries across 6 preference categories: Food, Luxury, Street, Shopping, History, and Chill.
- Hidden Gems Exploration: Surfaces obscure, locally-sourced spots absent from standard maps, cutting average travel planning time by over 80%.
- Personalization Engine: Developed a context-aware LLM engine adapting dynamically to user demographics, weather constraints, routing paths, and specific traveler interests, improving itinerary relevance by 3× over generic search queries.
2. Biomechanical & Spatial Route Rendering
- Google Maps Integration: Seamless rendering of real-time routes, custom pathing, and interactive place-detail overlays.
- Four-Tier Rarity System: Categorizes discoveries into Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Legendary tiers based on local density, core distance, and community signals (Reddit & social data feeds).
- PostGIS Geofencing: Uses spatial databases to index coordinates, calculate distances, and run geo-queries efficiently.
3. Integrated Transit & Gamification Plane
- Platform Integrations: Embedded deep-links directly supporting 4 key urban platforms: Rapido, Swiggy, Zomato, and Ola, allowing users to book rides or discover food without switching apps.
- Engagement Mechanics: Implemented a Duolingo-style gamification loop including Experience Points (XP), themed badges, and localized missions to incentivize user-contributed place discoveries.
- Trust & Moderation: Built a Place Trust Score pipeline calculating reliability indexes based on source confidence, verification proofs, and OCR check protocols.