Kunal Ganglani
I build intelligent systems & chase sunsets across continents.
Who I Am
AI Architect. Blockchain Builder. Travel Enthusiast.
I'm Kunal — a Senior Staff Engineer who's spent 14 years turning "what if we could..." into production systems serving millions. Right now I'm deep in AI agents, RAG pipelines, and LLM orchestration in Toronto. I've shipped everything from a Walmart chatbot that 4x'd engagement to crypto accounting systems processing 200K transactions in 5 minutes.
Officially Canadian Quick Facts
When I close my laptop, I'm either hunting for the perfect 2am street dosa (Indore still wins), debating whether Vinland Saga or Attack on Titan has the better character arc, or planning my next trip — 10 countries deep and Japan is next. Born in India's undisputed snacking capital, I believe the best ideas come from mixing things that shouldn't work together.
I'm the kind of person who'll help you debug a model at midnight and then send you a ramen recommendation. If that sounds like someone you'd want to work with — or just grab coffee with — let's talk.
Venice vibes 
Lost in the right direction My Toolkit
AI / Machine Learning
Blockchain & Web3
Backend & Infrastructure
Frontend & UI
Cloud & DevOps
Data & Storage
Where I've Wandered
What I've Built
Firework AI Platform
Spearheaded an AI-powered short video generation & live-streaming commerce platform leveraging LLMs, RAG, GraphRAG, and LangChain. Built AI chatbot for Walmart that increased product engagement by 400%.
Bitwave Crypto Accounting
Built a crypto accounting system with blockchain integration processing 200K transactions in 5 minutes. Maintained Solidity smart contracts for DeFi operations and implemented data validation pipelines.
538K+ readersKGtricks.com
Tech blog sharing tips, tricks, and hacks. Launched in 2011, grew traffic by 500% and amassed 538K+ followers. Managed SEO, content strategy, and guest blogger network.
Digital Human Chatbot
AI-driven virtual human chatbot integrating GPT-3, Whisper speech-to-text, Eleven Labs voice synthesis, and Rhubarb lip-sync. Multi-stage pipeline from speech recognition to animated response.
FileChain — Hedera DeFi Transfer
Decentralized file transfer system on Hedera Hashgraph with RSA + AES end-to-end encryption. Implements DRAFT protocol for chunked file transfer with manifest-based metadata tracking.
Cart Experience API
Production-grade Experience API with transparent Salesforce context expiry handling. Clean architecture with 170+ tests, comprehensive API specs, and professional documentation.
Latest from the Blog
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AMD ROCm on Consumer GPUs: The Open-Source CUDA Alternative That Actually Works Now [2026 Guide]
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