Experience

Builder Timeline

Building across AI infrastructure, language technology, security systems, and product engineering — from founder-led ventures to enterprise experience and open-source development at scale. See what I ship in the projects showcase.

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Founder

Founder

Maelis ResearchDhenkanal, Odisha

Building language AI infrastructure for Odia and low-resource Indian languages. Developing an Odia-optimized tokenizer (3x more efficient than generic alternatives), a family of Odia-exclusive LLMs (Lekhani), speech recognition (Shruti), and translation (Anuvada) APIs. All research released under Apache 2.0.

Language AITokenizer OptimizationModel DistillationOn-Device MLNLPLow-Resource LanguagesProduct StrategyResearch

Key Achievements

  • Building the first commercial Odia-specific AI API
  • 3x more efficient tokenizer for Brahmic scripts
  • Odia-exclusive LLM family with Apache 2.0 licensing
  • Published unified Odia evaluation benchmark on Hugging Face
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Startup

Co-Founder

OffsageRemote

Co-founded a technical agency eliminating operational friction for startups and scaling teams — from first automation to full-scale SaaS. Discipline-first web engineering, measured animation systems, and conversion-optimized infrastructure. Built in India, deployed globally.

Technical LeadershipSaaS DevelopmentBusiness AutomationWeb EngineeringClient DeliveryProduct Architecture

Key Achievements

  • Built and led engineering delivery for startups and scaling teams
  • Delivered end-to-end automation and SaaS solutions
  • Established discipline-first web engineering practice
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Full-time

Associate

Tech MahindraBhubaneswar, India

Worked as an Associate, contributing to enterprise software solutions and digital transformation initiatives.

Enterprise SolutionsDigital TransformationTeam CollaborationClient Management

Key Achievements

  • Promoted from Associate Trainee
  • Contributed to key projects
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Training Program

Associate Trainee

Tech MahindraBhubaneswar, India

Completed comprehensive training program covering enterprise technologies, software development practices, and industry standards.

Enterprise TechnologiesSoftware DevelopmentIndustry StandardsProfessional Development

Key Achievements

  • Successfully completed training program
  • Quick promotion to Associate
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Internship

Machine Learning & Software Engineering Internships

Various CompaniesRemote

Completed multiple internships focused on machine learning, software engineering, automation, NLP, computer vision, and backend development. Built production-ready projects, deployed ML models, and gained hands-on experience across diverse technology stacks.

PythonMachine LearningDeep LearningComputer VisionNLPBackend DevelopmentAutomationMLOpsTensorFlowScikit-learnOpenCV

Key Achievements

  • Completed 8 industry internships
  • Built and deployed multiple ML applications
  • Worked across NLP, computer vision, and predictive analytics projects
  • Developed production-ready automation and backend solutions
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Entrepreneurship

CEO & Co-Founder

RacerNodesIndia

Founded and led a technology startup, managing team operations, product development, and strategic planning.

LeadershipEntrepreneurshipStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementProduct Development

Key Achievements

  • Founded and operated a game server hosting startup
  • Managed infrastructure, customer support, and product delivery
  • Built and maintained services used by paying customers
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Active Ventures
20+
Products Shipped
85+
Public Repositories

What is Sai Dutta Abhishek Dash's professional background?

Sai Dutta Abhishek Dash is a founder and engineer whose background spans founder-led deep-tech ventures, a technical agency, enterprise software, and machine learning internships. He founded Maelis Research in August 2026 to build language AI infrastructure for Odia and low-resource Indian languages, serving a population of 38 million Odia speakers. He co-founded Offsage in September 2025, a technical agency delivering automation and SaaS for startups and scaling teams. He worked at Tech Mahindra in Bhubaneswar from May to September 2025, joining as Associate Trainee and being promoted to Associate. Earlier, he founded and led RacerNodes, a game server hosting startup, from May 2022 to July 2023. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from GIET University Gunupur, completed in 2025. Alongside venture work he completed 8 industry internships in machine learning, NLP, computer vision, and backend development between February 2024 and July 2024.

What is Maelis Research and what has it built?

Maelis Research is a language AI venture founded in August 2026 by Sai Dutta Abhishek Dash, based in Dhenkanal, Odisha. Maelis Research is building the first commercial Odia-specific AI API for a population of 38 million Odia speakers. Its work includes an Odia-optimized tokenizer that is 3x more efficient than generic alternatives for Brahmic scripts, the Lekhani Odia-exclusive large language model family, Shruti speech recognition, and Anuvada translation. It has also published a unified Odia evaluation benchmark on Hugging Face, containing 121,947 rows across 7 task families and 34 datasets. The venture holds DPIIT Startup Recognition and is positioned for the IndiaAI Mission, and its website is at https://maelis.sdad.pro. The venture is one of 3 deep-tech AI companies he leads, alongside the technical agency Offsage, co-founded in September 2025. It is published on Hugging Face under the MaelisResearch organisation. All output is Apache 2.0.

What experience does Sai Dutta Abhishek Dash have with enterprise software and machine learning?

Sai Dutta Abhishek Dash completed 8 industry internships between February 2024 and July 2024, spanning machine learning, software engineering, automation, NLP, computer vision, and backend development. Those internships involved TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, OpenCV, and MLOps practice, and produced deployed models rather than coursework. He built and deployed multiple machine learning applications, worked across NLP, computer vision, and predictive analytics projects, and developed production-ready automation and backend solutions. At Tech Mahindra in Bhubaneswar from May to September 2025 he completed a comprehensive enterprise training program covering enterprise technologies, software development practices, and industry standards, and was quickly promoted from Associate Trainee to Associate. He subsequently co-founded Offsage in September 2025, where he led engineering delivery for startups and scaling teams across automation and SaaS projects, establishing a discipline-first web engineering practice. He is based in Bhubaneswar during his Tech Mahindra tenure.

What is Offsage?

Offsage is a technical agency co-founded by Sai Dutta Abhishek Dash in September 2025 that delivers business automation, SaaS development, and web engineering for startups and scaling teams. Offsage positions itself as smart engineering for ambitious brands, with a discipline-first approach to web work: React Server Components, mobile-first responsive design, conversion-optimized layout, and measured animation systems rather than decorative motion. The agency was built in India and deploys globally, and it is the second of the 3 deep-tech ventures he leads, alongside Maelis Research and the earlier gaming startup RacerNodes. At Offsage he led engineering delivery end to end, taking clients from a first automation script through to full-scale SaaS, and established the discipline-first web engineering practice the agency runs on. Offsage operates at offsage.com. He describes the practice as discipline-first: measurable animation systems and conversion-optimized layout rather than decoration. Offsage is remote-first and ships globally.