Engineer · Operator · Builder

Quietly buildingthe systemsthat run digital stores.

CS engineer working at the intersection of e‑commerce operations, AI automation, and systems design. I show what I build. I don’t talk about what I haven’t.

Shijil Kumar at workspace, viewed from behind
PHOTO · 4:5 Backshot. Workspace.
High‑rise. Editorial composition.
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What I do

Not a list of services. A list of obsessions.

01

I design automation systems for e‑commerce operations.

Order flows, inventory sync, customer service, retention. The unglamorous spine that lets a store run without someone refreshing tabs at 2am.

02

I operate across a private portfolio of digital properties.

Real stores. Real revenue. Real failures. Everything I write here comes out of running them, not reading about them.

03

I build in public — slowly, without hype.

No launches before the thing is ready. No screenshots of dashboards on day one. The work has to compound before it deserves to be talked about.

04

I help D2C founders scale operations without scaling headcount.

The next hire is usually not a person. It’s a workflow. My commercial work lives at digitalshijil.com.

The workbench · live

What’s on the bench right now.

Not a portfolio of finished things. A live cross‑section of what I’m actually working on this week.

01 / SHIPPING

Operating a portfolio of 14+ active e‑commerce and digital assets across niches.

LIVE
02 / BUILDING

An AI‑integrated operations layer that replaces three full‑time tasks across my stores.

IN BUILD
03 / SHIPPING

Productized automation services for D2C teams at digitalshijil.com.

LIVE
04 / EXPLORING

The edge of what n8n, Claude, and modern APIs can do for lean commerce teams.

R&D
05 / WRITING

An honest field manual on running stores as a solo operator with software as the team.

DRAFT
The stack

The tools I actually reach for.

No affiliate roundups. These are the nine that show up in almost every system I build.

n8n
Claude
Supabase
OpenAI
Gemini
WooCommerce
Shopify
Make
ElevenLabs
Mercury
What I believe

A short list. Earned, not borrowed.

01I don’t believe in growth hacks. I believe in systems.
02Most stores don’t need more marketing. They need better operations.
03Automation is not a shortcut. It’s what you build after you’ve done the work by hand.
04The best moat for a small operator is boring competence, compounded.
05Build slowly. Ship quietly. Let the work speak after it’s real.
Working together

If you run a D2C team and you’re tired of doing everything by hand —

my commercial work lives at digitalshijil.com. Fixed‑scope automation systems and operational workflows for lean teams. No retainers. No fluff. Built once, runs forever.

Visit Digital Shijil ↗
Coming soon

I’m packaging the things I’ve already built.

SOPs, workflow templates, prompt packs, operational playbooks — pulled directly from running real stores. Be the first to know when they ship.