Ankan Saha
Systems engineer and software architect based in Kolkata, India. Founder of Nexoral Systems, creator of AxioDB (27,000+ npm downloads/year), and architect of EdgeBalancer (multi-origin Cloudflare Worker load balancer SaaS).
- Principal Architect
- Ankan Saha
- Executive Title
- Founder & Chief Systems Architect
- Enterprise
- Nexoral Systems
- Base of Operations
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Primary Systems
- AxioDB · EdgeBalancer
- Core Philosophy
- Zero Native Overheads & Autonomous Edge
Production Systems Experience
Proven engineering track record across high-throughput backend services, distributed video analytics, and edge runtimes.
Full Stack Systems Engineer @ hoichoi
Engineered core infrastructure for Bengal's flagship OTT streaming platform serving 10M+ users. Led migration of Next.js services onto Cloudflare Workers edge runtime and built high-concurrency subscription retention microservices in Go.
Backend & Systems Engineer @ Pitangent Analytics
Architected backend ingestion and analytics dashboard for AI-powered video surveillance systems: RTSP live streaming ingestion, high-throughput frame processing for computer vision threat detection, and containerized deployment pipelines on AWS.
Junior Systems Developer @ Excells IT
Developed high-reliability Node.js and MQTT IoT telemetry backend managing 200+ connected smart-lock hardware devices, with automated CI/CD integration.
Technical Competencies & Systems Stack
Core specializations spanning edge network orchestration, embedded storage engines, and agentic workflows.
Edge & Cloud Systems
- Cloudflare Workers
- AWS (ECS, Fargate, S3)
- Docker
- Edge Networking
- Distributed Routing
Languages & Runtimes
- Go (Golang)
- TypeScript / JavaScript
- Node.js 20+
- Bun
- SQL
Data & Storage Engines
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Redis
- AxioDB Architecture
- ACID File Systems
AI & Autonomous Agents
- Agentic Workflows
- LLM Tool Calling
- LangChain.js
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Performance & Security
- Sub-ms Edge Latency
- DPDPA 2023 Compliance
- Encryption at Rest/Transit
- Load Testing
Architectural Philosophy & Vision
Building infrastructure that solves real engineering pain points without vendor lock-in.
Infrastructure tooling in modern software has become needlessly bloated. Developers spend hours configuring Docker Compose files, debugging C++ build failures in node-gyp, or paying exorbitant monthly fees for idle AWS Application Load Balancers.
Nexoral Systems was established to engineer pragmatic alternatives: zero-dependency embedded databases (AxioDB), instant Go container CLIs (ContainDB), and edge-native serverless balancers (EdgeBalancer) that execute inside Cloudflare's global network with zero idle server costs.
Every product is designed with institutional discipline, rock-solid security safeguards, and respect for user data privacy under India's DPDPA 2023.
Founder Dossier
- Name
- Ankan Saha
- Role
- Founder & Chief Systems Architect
- Location
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Engineering Focus
- Distributed Edge, Systems & Databases
- Open Source Traction
- 27,000+ npm downloads/yr (AxioDB)
- Production SaaS
- EdgeBalancer (Active Paid Traction)
- Direct Inquiries
- connect@ankan.in