$ whoami
I build calm, fast product surfaces — and the systems behind them.
> I’m Suraj — a tech lead with 8+ years across web + mobile. I’m at my best when the work is a bit messy: tradeoffs, migrations, performance budgets, and shipping with a calm UX.
// I optimize for
Clarity
Readable code, obvious UI
// I care about
Speed
Perf budgets, smooth flows
// I like
Boring reliability
Logs, migrations, guardrails
$ cat role.txt
Frontend Lead & Platform Engineer
Most recently at Deloitte
$ echo $STATUS
Building systems that feel lightweight
Fast UIs, predictable APIs, and fewer sharp edges.
$ ls ./featured # featured builds
// 01 — about
8+ years, UI → API → DB → deploy
I've been building software long enough to know the "hard" part usually isn't the code — it's choosing what to build, keeping it simple, and making it stable when reality hits.
I work end-to-end and I like the boring problems: migrations, observability, edge cases, performance, and good developer experience.
$ cat how-i-work.md
picky about
quick links
// 02 — skills
product + performance + clean delivery
./frontend
Frontend
./backend
Backend
./database
Database
./version-control
Version Control
// 03 — experience
git log --author='suraj'
commit 22e9b1d
Frontend Lead - Autonomous Order Processing System
@ Deloitte
commit 5762884
Technology Lead
@ Emvigo Technologies
commit 233473f
Fullstack Developer
@ Crypt4Bits
commit 4e52bef
Fullstack Developer
@ Freelance
// 04 — projects
small stories · real constraints · shipped
Beat the Bot
A hobby project—play Reversi (Othello) against a minimax AI. The bot searches the game tree with alpha-beta pruning and a positional heuristic, and shows you exactly how many positions it evaluated each move. Play the corners and you can beat it.
// highlight: Adversarial game AI you can watch think — live
// note: Negamax + alpha-beta pruning, positional weights, and mobility heuristics — all client-side.
Read My Lips
A fun hobby project—a 4-round game using WebRTC for video streaming and messaging! One player picks a word, the other guesses by reading lips. Earn points for correct guesses, and the highest score after 6 rounds wins.
// highlight: Realtime video + messaging that still feels playful
// note: Built to learn the sharp edges of realtime: latency, disconnects, and UX under pressure.
A million brand
A hobby project that showcases 1 million UI elements, each with image upload functionality. Uses NSFW detection for uploads and performance-focused rendering for large-scale UI.
// highlight: 1,000,000 interactive tiles without melting the browser
// note: A playground for performance constraints: rendering strategy, workers, and DB-backed state.
Diva Style
Created a local shopping app for Android using React Native, designed to showcase handmade dresses available from nearby artisans.
// highlight: Simple browsing UX for a local catalog
// note: Focus on practical flows: search, detail screens, and fast lists.
ArtMart.app
Built a full-stack Next.js application to help local businesses showcase and sell their handcrafted items online.
// highlight: A full-stack marketplace, end-to-end
// note: Product-first build: listings, browsing, and the non-glamorous admin bits.
Closebuy
Designed and built a mobile app enabling users to purchase anything to everything from local stores.
// highlight: Hyperlocal commerce on mobile
// note: Lots of details: edge cases, state sync, and keeping flows predictable.
// 05 — contact
> Want a senior engineer who can own features end-to-end, improve performance, and ship clean solutions? Reach out.