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.

I.I don’t believe in growth hacks. I believe in systems.
II.Most stores don’t need more marketing. They need better operations.
III.Automation is not a shortcut. It’s what you build after you’ve done the work by hand.
IV.The best moat for a small operator is boring competence, compounded.
V.Build 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.