# Soham Mayekar > Soham Mayekar is a product-minded builder from Mumbai. He built CardLore, a credit card community for India, runs EPF Buddy's website, and leads CRID's content team at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology. He is currently teaching himself AI/ML engineering by building small projects. ## About Soham Mayekar is a product-minded builder from Mumbai. He built CardLore, a credit card community for India, runs EPF Buddy's website, and leads CRID's content team at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology. He is currently teaching himself AI/ML engineering by building small projects. Based in Mumbai, India. Currently a student at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai University. ## Work - **CardLore** (2026) — A credit card community for India. https://cardlore.in - **Habits** (2026) — An iOS app for calm daily routines. https://github.com/sohammayekar/habits - **EPF Buddy** (2023) — Building the digital products and systems behind complex EPF services. https://www.sohammayekar.com/work/epf-buddy ## Experience ### EPF Buddy Mumbai - **Product & Digital Initiatives** (Jul 2023 – Present) - Own the product and engineering behind the company's digital presence, working directly with the founder from research and product decisions to deployment and maintenance. - Built a paid consultation experience integrating Razorpay, Zoho Bookings and Zoom, including booking validation and payment reconciliation. - Developed digital experiences for three business verticals: EPF services, insurance and financial protection, and organisational compliance. - Shaped the digital product across customer journeys, service experiences and new business verticals, turning the founder's ideas and business requirements into working products. ### CRID, RGIT Student committee - **Social Media Secretary** (Aug 2026 – Present) - Building the systems behind CRID's digital presence, bringing content planning, event promotion and cross-team coordination into a more structured process. - **Social Media Head** (Feb 2025 – Aug 2026) - Managed content for events, workshops and startup initiatives, introducing new formats and recurring content series. ## Education - **Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology** (2024 – 2028) — B.E. Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Mumbai University. - Academic interests: My academic interests lie in Applied AI, Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems, with a growing interest in Product Engineering and how technology translates into useful products. - Campus involvement: Alongside academics, I'm actively involved in student committees and initiatives at RGIT. I'm currently serving as Social Media Secretary at CRID, with prior experience working across multiple campus committees and student-led initiatives. ## Recognition - **Smart India Hackathon 2026** (2026) — 1st Place (Internal Round), RGIT CodeCell. Led the team to 1st place in the college internal evaluation round for India's nationwide flagship innovation hackathon. - **Codertine 7.0 — Data Hunt** (2026) — 1st Place, RGIT CESS. Won first prize in the data analytics and problem-solving competition hosted by RGIT's Computer Engineering Students' Society. ## Stack - **Development**: Next.js, React, Node.js, SwiftUI, Tailwind CSS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, Webhooks - **Programming**: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Swift, SQL, C, C++, HTML, CSS - **AI & Data Science**: Machine Learning, Generative AI, LLM Agents, Prompt Engineering, AI-assisted Development - **Product**: User Research, Market Research, Product Strategy, Behavioural Design, Funnel Analytics, SEO - **Interests & Domains**: Consumer Technology, AI Products, Consumer Fintech - **Tools & Technologies**: Figma, Google Analytics, Notion, Git, GitHub, Vercel, Xcode, Canva, Photoshop, Premiere Pro - **Languages**: English, Hindi, Marathi ## Off the clock - Ariana Grande (Music) — My musical safety net. No matter the mood, I always find my way back to her music. - Formula 1 (Motorsport) — A weekend obsession. The races, rivalries and unpredictable moments keep me coming back. - Grand Theft Auto (Gaming) — A childhood favourite. My memories of Vice City go all the way back to a Windows XP PC. - Apple (Products) — I love things that are thoughtfully made, ridiculously well-designed, and just work. - Marvel (Cinema) — Proof that a genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist can make engineering look cool. - Pokémon (Gaming) — A childhood classic. From the anime to Game Boy games, it's something I've never quite outgrown. - Travelling (Travel) — New places, spontaneous detours, and taking the long way just to see what's around. ## Questions ### Who is Soham Mayekar? Soham Mayekar is a product-minded builder from Mumbai, India. He builds products end to end, from the first rough idea through the interface, the data underneath, and the moment someone opens it. ### What has Soham Mayekar built? He built CardLore, a credit card community for India, runs the EPF Buddy website, and has shipped a number of smaller tools and side projects. Each one is documented as a case study on this site. ### What does Soham Mayekar work on now? He is a product engineer working across frontend, design and product, and is currently teaching himself AI/ML engineering by following the ecosystem closely and building small projects with it. ### Where is Soham Mayekar based? Mumbai, India. He studies at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai University, and leads CRID's content team there. ### How can I contact Soham Mayekar? Email hello@sohammayekar.com, or reach him on LinkedIn, GitHub, X or Instagram. All links are on the contact page at https://www.sohammayekar.com/contact. ## Pages - Home: https://www.sohammayekar.com/ - Projects: https://www.sohammayekar.com/projects - EPF Buddy case study: https://www.sohammayekar.com/work/epf-buddy - Experience: https://www.sohammayekar.com/experiences - Stack: https://www.sohammayekar.com/uses - Favorites: https://www.sohammayekar.com/favorites - Contact: https://www.sohammayekar.com/contact ## Contact - Email: hello@sohammayekar.com - Website: https://www.sohammayekar.com - github.com: https://github.com/sohammayekar - linkedin.com: https://linkedin.com/in/sohammayekar - x.com: https://x.com/sohammayekar11 - instagram.com: https://instagram.com/sohammayekar_ - Contact page: https://www.sohammayekar.com/contact --- Source: https://www.sohammayekar.com