Kaustubh Agrawal
About Kaustubh Agrawal
Kaustubh Agrawal is a Founding Engineer at Vapi, where he has worked remotely since 2024. He has held various engineering roles across multiple companies, including Versai and Openhouse, and has a background in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
Work at Vapi
Kaustubh Agrawal currently serves as a Founding Engineer at Vapi, a company that is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch. He has been with Vapi for 8 months, working remotely from San Francisco, California. In this role, he focuses on the development and optimization of the company's engineering processes.
Previous Experience
Prior to his role at Vapi, Kaustubh worked at Versai as a Founding Engineer for 10 months in 2021, where he led a team of 8 developers. He also served as an Engineering Manager at Versai from 2022 to 2023. His earlier positions include a Product Engineer role at Openhouse from 2023 to 2024 and a Software Engineer position at CGI from 2019 to 2021. He has also completed internships at Brand Capital Ventures and TurningIdeas Ventures.
Education and Expertise
Kaustubh Agrawal earned a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, where he studied from 2015 to 2019. His academic background has provided him with a strong foundation in engineering principles, which he applies in his professional roles. He is skilled in data analysis and user flow optimization, particularly in the context of product development.
Achievements in Product Development
At Openhouse, Kaustubh applied First Principles Thinking and data analysis to enhance user flows. He successfully reduced Customer Acquisition Cost by 40% through effective user behavior analysis. Additionally, he achieved metric improvements ranging from 5% to 20% through A/B Testing, demonstrating his ability to drive measurable results in product performance.
Interest in Generative AI
Kaustubh has a keen interest in exploring various large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and updates in generative AI, particularly as they relate to the education industry. His passion for technology and innovation drives his continuous learning and application of new methodologies in his work.