rahulm.
Rahul MHi, I’m Rahul.
Product builder. Chennai.

I design, build, and sell products.
From zero to one.

With a lot of care for the pixels and the UX.

I’ve shipped profitable apps, found security bugs, and earned a WWDC scholarship.

Former founding engineer at Hero ↗Previously, six years at Product Hunt ↗

Selected work

BakdGood work. Good words.

Your projects, backed by the people who know your work. Together on one page.

Explore Bakd
My Bakd profile ↗
All projects

Writing.

Visit the blog ↗

  1. My first CNN: Is it a dog or a fox?

  2. When an Index Isn’t Enough!!

In good company.

Hero ↗

Founding EngineerApr 2024–Oct 2026

I built Hero’s backend and web app from scratch, ran the infrastructure, and contributed to mobile. I worked on AI tools that turned photos into listings. My work also took me into product and growth, from pricing and paywall experiments to running Meta ads and helping set content direction. Whatever was needed.

Product Hunt ↗

Senior Engineer / Associate Team LeadNov 2017–Jan 2024 · Six years

I joined as an engineering intern and went on to lead a small team. I took Promoted Products from a prototype to Product Hunt’s largest source of revenue at the time. I also led engineering for several editions of the Golden Kitty Awards.

On my desk lately

Tinkering with ML.

Learning the maths, trying things out, and occasionally getting a neural network to cooperate.

The collection

More work.
More curiosity.

Other projects, responsibly reported security bugs, and press.

Security research 11

All findings below were responsibly reported.

  • GoogleCross-site scripting in Google Translate
  • AppleSafari Safe Browsing issue
  • MetaGroup files visible without permission
  • MetaGroup chat accessible without permission
  • MetaCross-site request forgery in search
  • AmazonClickjacking across public pages
  • UnitedAccount takeover issue
  • eBayReflected cross-site scripting
  • FlickrGroup invitation accepted without consent
  • HackerRankStored cross-site scripting in profiles
  • MediaFireSSL protection could be disabled without consent
Press & stories 07
Times of IndiaHoming in on Bug BountiesOutlook IndiaFrom finding bugs in Apple and Google to building at Product HuntThe Next WebTagsdock is every social media maven’s dream keyboardHackReadExposing an account takeover issue at United AirlinesDeccan ChronicleCantering in CyberspaceDeccan ChronicleDealing with the Dark WebDeccan ChronicleThere Is No Wall to Stop Piracy
All projects 11
BakdYour work, backed by colleagues.DotverseA crew for your Dot on Mac.MaaaA familiar voice in your Mac’s notch.Kofe FlowA native Mac timer.SontriA safer Safari.BlixyA more personal iPhone keyboard.TagsdockHashtags, without all the typing.SnapViewVideos, reframed for vertical sharing.BuzzminerDifferent sources. More perspectives.GiflessWords and emoji, in motion.CowBullA little word-guessing game.
A few milestones 04

Have something in mind?

Let’s make
something great.

hello@rahulm.me