My Journey

I am Venkata Siva Rama Krishna Malla. This page captures how I moved from Mechanical Engineering into backend-heavy full-stack development through persistence, training, teaching, and building real projects.

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Where It Started

I graduated in Mechanical Engineering from GMR Institute of Technology in May 2025. Even before that, I had a strong interest in software from my school days after 10th class. I entered Mechanical Engineering through diploma and continued the same stream in B.Tech at GMRIT because that was the path available to me at the time.

Even during my Mechanical Engineering education, I stayed connected to software through subjects such as OOPs with Java, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Python in CRT. That foundation mattered later when I made the shift seriously.

Early Career Reality Check

At the end of April 2025, I was selected for a company through campus placements. Before joining, the company representative told me the role would be supervisory in nature. After joining, the actual work was trolley-pushing and far from what had been described.

I left the company after one month. That experience gave me clarity. I did not want to continue in a path that did not match either the role promised to me or the work I actually wanted to do.

Journey Timeline

Joining AI Karyashala

After searching for openings, I came to know about AI Karyashala through my relatives. I joined the backend-heavy full-stack development course run by Rohini Kumar Barla sir and started a new chapter with clear focus.

Training began from the basics with small algorithms and algorithmic thinking. From there we moved into C language, system internals, networking, and then Python. We also learned the basics of HTML and built a small static website.

APDTS Event and Student Profile Generator

During this journey, we learned about the APDTS event. For that event, my friend and I built a project to automatically generate profile pages for 30 AI Karyashala students using a Python script.

I built that project with full excitement and with support from AI tools. The event helped me understand how AI can be used practically, and it also gave me the chance to meet new people and explore the AI space more seriously.

Backend Learning and Home Bites

After the event, our training moved deeper into backend development. We started with SQLite, database design, and SQL queries, then continued into FastAPI.

With that backend learning, I built a project for my home business: Home Bites, a food ordering system. I deployed it and even connected my own custom domain. That project showed me how software can directly solve real problems close to home.

KIET Bootcamp and Public Speaking Breakthrough

We attended a two-day bootcamp at KIET College. Before joining AI Karyashala, I was afraid of speaking in front of people. At the bootcamp, I got the opportunity to teach first-year students about system internals, Git, GitHub, AI, and Codex CLI.

I taught around 80 people at a time. That experience changed me. It helped me leave behind the fear of public speaking and made me realize that I can explain technical concepts clearly to others.

Buildathon and AI Banking Assistant

After the bootcamp, we attended the buildathon organized by the AI for Vizag community. In just 24 hours, my team with Raju, Chaitanya, and Tejasree built the AI Banking Assistant.

That project sharpened my understanding of teamwork, speed, and practical execution under time pressure.

Family Event Website and Internship Opportunity

I also built a static anniversary invitation website for my family function, created for my grandparents' 40th anniversary celebration. It was a simple project, but meaningful because it used my skills for family.

After that, I got an opportunity to do an internship at AI Karyashala along with my friend Pavan Kumar. During this phase, I started working on Faniverz, a mobile application that can be thought of as an Indian IMDb.

AI Fusion @ Amaravathi

I attended the AI Fusion @ Amaravathi event in Vijayawada with Rohini Kumar Barla sir, Pavan Kumar, Darshan, and Harsha. There I learned about OpenClaw agents and explored more advanced ideas in AI.

Each event, project, and teaching opportunity in this journey has pushed me further away from uncertainty and closer to becoming a confident engineer who can learn fast, build seriously, and explain clearly.

What This Journey Means to Me

My journey is not a straight line. I started in Mechanical Engineering, faced a mismatch between expectation and reality in my first job, and then deliberately rebuilt my path through disciplined learning and execution.

Today, I see myself as a backend-heavy full-stack developer shaped by real work, real teaching, real collaboration, and consistent curiosity. The next step is to keep building systems that are useful, reliable, and grounded in strong fundamentals.

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