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TL;DR: Self-taught Software Developer with a strong focus on building high-performance, end to end applications using NextJS and React. Experienced in API integration, performance optimization, and creating intuitive user interfaces that meet modern web standards.

I'm Yash - having worked professionally since 2023 in a number of very small US startups in their 0-1 phase that made me a Founding Engineer in this span of time.

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Professional Work

Shapeshifter
Since September 10, 2024

Founding Engineer, Shapeshifter

  • Solely carried the refactor to a TurboRepo multi-package workspace
  • Rewrote ~50 LLM calls with strict type-safety and advanced error handling using Zod + Vercel AI SDK
  • De-coupled a tRPC API into its own service to be shared with a Chrome extension for type-safe API calls
  • Integrated RAG and vector embeddings for custom LLM training on user's resources.
  • Added support for referrals to bypass private access, while the application is not GA.
  • Integrated Sentry for monitoring
chakra/uiMongoDBNextJSOpenAI APIPrismaTRPCTypeScriptVercel AI SDKZod
Labquote
May 12, 2024 - September 10, 2024

Founding Engineer, Labquote

  • Architected a platform for auction-style procurement of laboratory equipments from scratch
  • Implemented 10 different listing types including Remote Support & Instrument Leasing using JsonB data type from PostgreSQL with strict type checks for each listing requirement
  • Designed a 2-dimensional preference matrix so sellers can choose which instruments & listing types should trigger real-time notifications
  • Shipped an AUTO-Bid feature that bids on behalf of sellers using a slab-based commission algorithm
  • Authored formal email templates for authentication, new instrument alerts, seller approval, and winner congratulations
  • Integrated Google Places API for address autocompletion & phone validation
  • Added role-based authorisation with tRPC procedures for Buyers / Sellers / Admins
  • Wrote the entire responsive UI from scratch (no Figma) with optimised images across breakpoints
NextJSPostgreSQLPrismashadcn/uiSupabaseTRPCTypeScript
Dialy
December 11, 2023 - April 1, 2024

FullStack Engineer, Dialy

  • Built the entire payments infrastructure for subscriptions and one-time top-ups in 3 days using Stripe & webhooks
  • Added cron jobs to schedule calls based on user preferences across 428 timezones (8 am – 7 pm, 7 days/week)
  • Integrated Google Calendar API to sync calls with users' workspaces
  • Shipped a test-call modal with custom prompts via OpenAI API in under 3 h
  • Designed a versatile Do-Not-Disturb feature with automated clean-up via cron jobs
  • Established secure OTP verification flow with Twilio
  • Fixed numerous cache-invalidation issues and implemented a playback controller for call recordings
  • Added dynamic filtering & sorting of calls/recordings by duration, cost, campaign, date and more
  • Integrated an email provider with personalised templates for password reset, invitations, low balance warnings, etc.
  • Added real-time notifications with MagicBell and built responsive, type-safe forms throughout the app
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Featured Projects

repligram

repligram

A fully-responsive Instagram Clone with the T3 stack. Posts, animations, comments, messaging, message reactions: the whole 9 yards. Built with NextJS 14, server components, TypeScript, shadcn/ui, Clerk-Auth, Drizzle, TRPC, and Postgres.
  • Built with the T3 stack and Next.js 14 server components for snappy, SSR-first interactions.
  • End-to-end type-safety through tRPC & Zod; data persisted with Drizzle ORM on Postgres.
  • Real-time features (comments, DMs, reactions) courtesy of Ably.
  • Seamless auth & user management powered by Clerk.
Clerk-Auth
Drizzle
Next.js 14
Postgres
Server Components
shadcn/ui
TRPC
TypeScript
forklifter

forklifter

Generates a beautiful portfolio instantly, with page-view analytics, dynamic OpenGraph images & more… Uses server components & server actions, Next-Auth, Prisma & shadcn/ui. Free to deploy.
  • Generates a complete portfolio with zero design work – just fill in your data.
  • Server Components + Server Actions for ultra-fast responses and minimal hydration.
  • Next-Auth for secure authentication; Prisma + MongoDB for data storage.
  • Ships with real-time page-view analytics and auto-generated OpenGraph images.
MongoDB
Next-Auth
Next.js
Prisma
Server Actions
shadcn/ui
TypeScript

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