Headline

bringing tal to life

About

Full Stack Developer specializing in responsive frontend development and infrastructure management. I focus on creating intuitive user experiences while building the scalable systems that power them. My expertise spans modern frontend technologies like React, Next.js, and TypeScript, combined with backend systems and infrastructure management. I'm particularly passionate about crafting clean, user-centered interfaces and ensuring they perform reliably at scale. I have experience with Gen AI integration, building products that leverage intelligent automation while maintaining excellent user experience. My background includes both startup environments and enterprise-scale applications serving millions of users. What drives me: Solving complex technical challenges, building products that users genuinely value, and continuously improving both the user experience and the systems behind it. Currently focused on advanced frontend architecture, design systems, and the intersection of AI and user experience. When I'm not debugging servers or crafting interfaces, I'm with family or gaming (great for UI inspiration!)

Location

Balangir

Work experience

Member of Technical Staff at tal (by Grapevine), Oct 2025 - Present · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Engineer at Dukaan®, Feb 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led complete ownership of frontend infrastructure serving millions of online stores, managing both user-facing experiences and underlying systems architecture. Key Achievements: • System Architecture & Migration: Spearheaded enterprise-scale migration to modern tech stack using Next.js 14, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, building 30+ custom Radix UI components with established code review protocols • Mobile App Development: Designed hybrid architecture for Dukaan Mobile App v2, implementing seamless WebView-native bridge integration that achieved 400% increase in store creations within 3-month timeline • Infrastructure Management: Executed zero-downtime service migrations for critical systems including custom code editor with complex dependencies (Git server, theme manager, preview pipeline) on bare-metal infrastructure • Form Architecture: Built robust form handling system using React Hook Form, Zod, and TanStack Query, reducing form-related bugs by 80% while efficiently handling large merchant datasets • Gen AI Products: Developed AI-powered solutions including Rollout (generative web page creation with tool-calling agents) and Bot9 (customer support chatbots) using OpenAI and Anthropic APIs • Payment Integration: Led architectural decisions for custom payment gateway onboarding flow, replacing third-party solutions to improve customer retention through enhanced user experience • Crisis Management: Maintained 99.9% system uptime through reverse-engineering undocumented legacy systems and implementing comprehensive monitoring using OpenTelemetry, SigNoz, and Hyperping • Team Leadership: Mentored junior developers in complex codebase navigation and established knowledge transfer processes for buyer-seller business logic understanding Technologies: React, Next.js 14, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, React Native, Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, Docker, Bare-metal Servers, OpenAI API, Anthropic Claude

Full Stack Developer at Learn Duke, May 2023 - Jan 2024 · 9 mos, Founding team member who architected and built a comprehensive social learning platform from ideation to production, serving as the primary technical contributor across frontend, backend, and infrastructure. Key Achievements: • Platform Architecture: Led initial project phases and designed scalable social learning platform with nested discussion forums, user engagement analytics, and advanced content organization systems • Core Feature Development: Built essential platform features including Social Media Feed with tagging and hashtags, comprehensive Comment System, secure Image Upload mechanism, and custom rich text editor with advanced formatting capabilities • API Development: Developed 100+ RESTful APIs with optimized Mongoose queries, implementing secure file storage, comprehensive Q&A platform with admin verification workflows, and robust service layer architecture • Real-time Systems: Integrated Jitsi for seamless video conferencing supporting one-to-one and group sessions, implemented real-time chat categorization using Socket.io for enhanced user interaction • Notification Infrastructure: Engineered comprehensive in-app notification system using WebSockets and Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for immediate user engagement and platform activity tracking • Performance Optimization: Implemented progressive image loading with pixelated placeholders and browser-level caching strategies, achieving 150% improvement in platform performance and load times • Component Architecture: Built scalable, reusable component library including custom tables with sorting and filtering capabilities, integrated across 12+ admin dashboards for comprehensive platform management • Deployment & DevOps: Established automated deployment processes and maintained deep understanding of complete system architecture for seamless production operations

Frontend Developer at Learn Duke, Feb 2023 - Apr 2023 · 3 mos

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering, Indra Gandhi Institute of Technology

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya - JNV