28 Apr 2026
ReactTimeline
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The Cursed useEffect I Wrote
A story about a cursed useEffect, timeline based user interfaces and performance optimizations in React.
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Hi, I'm Nilesh Inkane, SDE3@murf.ai, working across typescript, java and python and dev tools.
- Current Focus
- Voice Agents Platform
- Base
- Bengaluru, India
work
A smaller, quieter set.
A few recent systems and product surfaces, compressed down to the work that still feels relevant.
murf ai studio · 12M+ usersVIEW
ai voiceover editing for real production timelines.
Worked on Murf Voice Studio, where scripts, AI voices, audio, and video stay synchronized across long-form projects and export-ready workflows.
Editor core
in-house rich text editor from scratch.
Timeline
Three level timeline view for synchronizing ai, audio, and video assets.
Voice control
Word-level pronunciation and emphasis graphs.
Delivery
Multi-file export flows for audio and video outputs.
timeline
career progression.
- 2025 - nowSDE3 · murf ai agents
- 2022 - 2025SDE2 · murf ai studio
- 2021 - 2022SDE1 · murf ai studio
- 2020 - 2021software engineer · interface matters
tsbin.comVIEW
offline-first typescript playground for fast local experiments.
Built a modern JSBin alternative with IntelliSense, TypeScript, Emmet, local bins, and WebAssembly-powered TypeScript compilation.
Runtime
web assembly compile path for TypeScript in the browser.
Editor
intellisense, typescript support, and emmet for html/css.
Local-first
fully local bins that can run offline.
Render loop
Renders in <50ms
Strengths
deep browser work, shipped fast.
canvas-heavy interfaces; rich text editors from scratch; core web vitals
AI agents
voice agents across real-time channels.
liveKit, pipecat, LLM, TTS/STT, RAG, tool calling, and chat-completions style APIs.
Integrations
product integrations with real adoption.
google slides add-on at 74K installs, canva workflows, voiceover embeds, and GCP add-ons.
Open source
agent ecosystems.
mcp server, pipecat plugin, vocode integration, and n8n nodes for Murf APIs.
VOICE AGENTS PLATFORMVIEW
infrastructure for ai voice and chat workflows.
Built distributed services and APIs for real-time agents across voice, chat, email, and SMS.
Runtime
LiveKit, Pipecat, LLM, TTS, and STT pipelines.
Services
Java/Python APIs and event-driven consumers.
Infra
AWS SQS, ECS, Lambda, and release pipelines.
Agents
Tool calling, RAG, orchestration, and multi-channel messaging.
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