I’m a full-stack developer from Nepal, now based in NYC, working toward becoming a senior/staff engineer or a founding engineer—or even a solo entrepreneur. Inspired by indie hackers like Pieter Levels (levelsio) and Marc Lou, I’m exploring both traditional tech roles and solo product-building paths. I work across the stack with React, Next.js, Node.js/Express, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and TypeScript/JavaScript. I’m passionate about building from scratch, learning by doing, and deepening my focus on scalability, maintainability, and reliability. Currently seeking full-time opportunities while learning AI integrations (LangChain, OpenAI APIs) and indie hacking strategies. My bigger goal is to give back—through mentorship, community resources, or practical tools—but as the saying goes, “you can’t pour from an empty cup.” For now, I’m focused on learning, building, and growing into someone worth learning from.
Inspirations & Influences
Featured Project
Main full-stack capstone project
Himalayan Connect NYC
Full-stack web app with Next.js, React, Prisma, PostgreSQL. Features authentication, real-time data, and responsive design.
Explore My Projects
Professional Experience
Freelance Full Stack Developer
Himalayan Connect NYC
June 2025 - Present
- • Participated in full lifecycle development, from ideation to deployment, continuously improving performance and reliability
- • Designed and deployed a full-stack platform for the NYC-based Himalayan community to access resources
- • Developed secure user/admin flows with JWT auth, dynamic search/filtering, map integration via Google Maps API, and image handling through Cloudinary
Software Engineer Student
Springboard
June 2024 - Present
- • Completed 700+ hours of hands-on training in full-stack web development with mentorship from industry professionals.
- • Mastered the MERN stack, JavaScript, TypeScript, Next.js, REST APIs, GraphQL, databases, and core CS concepts including data structures and algorithms.
- • Built a secure Dog Adoption API using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB Atlas; implemented token-based authentication, filtering, pagination, and error handling in a modular MVC architecture and performed comprehensive testing with Mocha and Chai
- • Created an interactive Pokedex + Card Game with React, JSX, and CSS Modules; designed dynamic components and a custom scoring function while maintaining responsive UI standards and reliable functionality
- • Developed Space Travel Planner app using React, React Router, Hooks, and React Testing Library; implemented dynamic forms and client-side routing to ensure a seamless UI experience and adherence to testing protocols
Tech Operations Associate
Soul Chants Music
November 2021 - October 2022
- • Managed technical updates and production deployments for the company website via Netlify, improving platform stability and uptime
- • Improved project tracking and cross-team coordination by building a custom Excel system and managing timelines via Asana/Basecamp, accelerating video delivery cycles
- • Developed internal tools for assets and metadata tracking using Google Drive and spreadsheets improving coordination
Data Engineer Intern
Real Factors (acquired by 7Park Data)
June 2019 - December 2019
- • Resolved geospatial rendering issues using BigQuery SQL and WKT parsing prior to company acquisition
- • Built real estate dashboards by integrating internal data with Superset for faster analytics access
- • Minimized query latency by optimizing BigQuery SQL with views, stored procedures, and user-defined functions
Student Software Engineer
NYC Tech Talent Pipeline
April 2019 - May 2019
- • Selected for a software engineering bootcamp focused on full-stack development and Agile (Scrum) methodology
- • Led backend development using Node.js, Express, and Sequelize (PostgreSQL) for a collaborative full-stack MERN project
- • Integrated external REST APIs and applied advanced JavaScript concepts to enhance user experience
- • Deployed the application on Heroku, demonstrating end-to-end development and deployment skills
Machine Learning Research Assistant
Hunter College
May 2018 - June 2019
- • Presented machine translation research (e.g., CODE-NN) with professor and research fellow to assess feasibility
- • Reproduced CODE-NN in PyTorch/TensorFlow on cloud GPUs via SSH, leveraging CUDA for training
- • Tuned hyperparameters, benchmarked datasets, and strengthened understanding of NLP pipelines and evaluation
Tools & Technologies I Use
Notion
Notes & Documentation
VS Code
Primary Code Editor
Cursor
AI-Powered Editor
Postman
API Testing
Insomnia
API Development
iTerm2
Terminal
MongoDB Compass
MongoDB GUI
Postico
PostgreSQL Client
Figma
UI/UX Design
Docker
Containerization
Take a Break - Mac App
Avoid eye strain, stay focus
Learning Resources - love sharing!
Certifications
Springboard Software Engineering
- 700+ hours, 1:1 mentor, 4 portfolio projects
- MERN, TypeScript, Next.js, REST, GraphQL, DBs
- Built full-stack apps with PostgreSQL, Prisma, JWT
- Responsive UIs: Tailwind, MUI, Google Maps
CodePath Cyber Security
- 14-week hands-on web app security
- Vulnerabilities: SQLi, XSS, CSRF, session hijack
- Tools: Metasploit, Wireshark, Kali, Burp Suite
- Wrote technical docs and security reports
Python for Everybody - UMich
- 5-course Python specialization
- Data structures, web data, DB integration
- Data retrieval, processing, visualization
- Projects: scraping, API, data tools
AWS Academy Cloud Foundations
- Core AWS: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM
- Cloud concepts: infra, pricing, scaling, security
- Hands-on: deploy, configure, IAM, Lambda
- Use cases: VPC, CloudWatch, auto-scaling