Projects
A curated selection of real-world products I’ve designed, built, and shipped with a focus on performance, scalability, and user experience.
Professional ProjectHexaHome – Real Estate Platform
A full-stack real estate platform for finding and listing verified properties with zero brokerage. Built to support scalability, fast search, and smooth user experience.
Summary
- Built a production-grade real estate platform for buyers and property owners.
- Focused on performance, scalability, and clean UI/UX.
- Improved authentication flows, logging, and overall application stability.
Frontend
Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Zustand
Backend
Node.js, Express.js
Role
- Built frontend features using reusable components and responsive UI
- Developed and maintained REST APIs using Node.js and Express
- Worked with MongoDB schemas and optimized queries for performance
- Contributed to deployment tasks and environment configuration
- Improved authentication flows and session handling
- Implemented structured logging for debugging and monitoring
- Integrated Facebook and Instagram Graph APIs
Key Features
- JWT-based authentication and improved session handling
- Performance-optimized APIs and frontend rendering
- Responsive UI across mobile and desktop devices
- Structured logging for better debugging and monitoring
- Facebook and Instagram Graph API integration for ad publishing
Challenges & Solutions
- Challenge: Critical CSS issue in Next.js 14 caused CSS to block initial page load and hurt performance
Solution: Temporarily resolved using a custom postBuild script to inject missing CSS, later confirmed fixed in Next.js 15 canary - Challenge: Next.js 14 issue where setting cookies via Server Actions caused full app reload and state reset
Solution: Avoided Server Actions for cookie mutation and handled cookies through API routes instead - Challenge: Auth edge cases and unreliable logging due to middleware limitations (always returned 200)
Solution: Improved auth flow and built a custom Next.js server for accurate request/response logging - Challenge: Global state updates were causing unnecessary re-renders and UI inconsistencies
Solution: Optimized Zustand store usage and refactored selectors
Tools
- VS Code
- GitHub
- Postman
- Jira
- Lighthouse
- React DevTools
- Google PageSpeed Insights
- Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Professional ProjectNexG – Recruitment Dashboard
A full-stack recruitment platform enabling job postings, candidate applications, and recruiter/admin dashboards with a scalable backend and modern frontend architecture.
Summary
- Built an end-to-end recruitment platform used internally by team and candidate.
- Designed scalable frontend architecture with efficient data fetching.
- Focused on UX for recruiters and candidates.
Frontend
Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Mantine UI, Material UI
Backend
Node.js, Express.js
Role
- Developed overall frontend architecture
- Built reusable UI components using Mantine, Tailwind CSS and Material UI
- Integrated TanStack Query for optimized API and query handling
- Implemented authentication and protected routes
- Collaborated with backend team on API contracts
Key Features
- Role-based dashboards (Admin, Recruiter, Candidate)
- Job posting and candidate application flow
- Pagination and filtering for large datasets
- Responsive UI for desktop and mobile
- Optimized data fetching using TanStack Query
Challenges & Solutions
- Challenge: Slow performance when loading large candidate lists
Solution: Implemented pagination, caching, and optimized data fetching using TanStack Query - Challenge: Auto-generating assignment questions based on job descriptions was inconsistent and hard to maintain
Solution: Refactored logic into reusable hooks and modular utilities for better reliability - Challenge: Complex state handling across multiple dashboard views caused bugs and re-renders
Solution: Restructured state management and refactored into reusable hooks and cleaner component architecture
Personal ProjectAI Chatbot – Personal Assistant
An AI-powered personal assistant platform supporting real-time chat, authentication, session management, and conversation history with a clean, responsive interface.
Summary
- Built a full-stack chatbot application with real-time interactions.
- Implemented authentication and session persistence.
- Designed clean conversational UI inspired by modern AI tools.
Frontend
Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS
Backend
Node.js, Express.js
Role
- Designed UI/UX for conversational experience
- Built authentication system using JWT
- Developed backend APIs for chat and session storage
- Implemented WebSocket-based real-time messaging
Key Features
- JWT-based user authentication
- Real-time chat with persistent sessions
- Conversation history stored per user
- Responsive UI across devices
Challenges & Solutions
- Challenge: Minor edge cases in authentication flows during testing
Solution: Refined JWT handling and improved validation logic - Challenge: Some endpoints lacked consistent error handling initially
Solution: Improved response structure and added proper status handling
Tools
- GitHub Desktop
- Postman
- Google Gemini
Personal ProjectPicture Book – Social Media Platform
A full-stack social media platform focused on professional-style content sharing, featuring feed-based content, user profiles, authentication, and interactive post engagement.
Summary
- Built a functional social media platform with real-world app architecture.
- Implemented authentication, protected routes, and user session management.
- Designed scalable feed and interaction system.
Frontend
React, Material UI, Redux
Backend
Node.js, Express.js
Role
- Designed overall application architecture
- Built reusable UI components using Material UI
- Implemented Redux for global state management
- Developed REST APIs using Node.js and Express
- Designed MongoDB schemas for users and posts
- Implemented JWT authentication and protected routes
Key Features
- User authentication and authorization with JWT
- Feed-based post system with create, like, and delete actions
- User profiles with personal posts and details
- Protected routes and session persistence
- Responsive layout across devices
Challenges & Solutions
- Challenge: Managing complex state across feed, auth, and user profile
Solution: Introduced Redux store with structured slices for predictable state flow - Challenge: Securing API routes from unauthorized access
Solution: Implemented middleware-based JWT validation - Challenge: Feed performance issues as posts increased
Solution: Optimized API responses and reduced unnecessary client-side re-renders
Personal ProjectCollege ERP System
A college ERP system to manage academic workflows including authentication, profile management, assignments, scheduling, and productivity tools like calendar and to-do lists.
Summary
- Built a functional ERP-style system simulating real academic workflows.
- Focused on backend logic, authentication, and CRUD-heavy architecture.
- Strengthened understanding of session flows and access control.
Frontend
HTML, CSS, jQuery
Backend
Node.js, Express.js
Role
- Designed backend routes and controllers
- Implemented JWT-based authentication
- Built profile, assignment, and test modules
- Handled MongoDB schema design
- Created frontend views using jQuery
Key Features
- User authentication with JWT
- Student profile view/edit
- Assignment and test management
- Calendar and to-do system
- Secure access to protected routes
Challenges & Solutions
- Challenge: Managing multiple modules with clean structure
Solution: Separated concerns into controllers, routes, and models - Challenge: Maintaining session state securely
Solution: Used JWT-based stateless authentication
Personal ProjectSnake Game – Python Arcade Game
A classic Snake game built using Python and Pygame demonstrating real-time game loop, collision detection, scoring logic, and keyboard event handling.
Summary
- Built a fully functional arcade-style Snake game from scratch.
- Strengthened understanding of game loops and event-driven programming.
- Practiced structured Python development.
Role
- Designed game mechanics and logic
- Implemented collision detection system
- Handled keyboard controls and game loop
- Built scoring and game-over logic
Key Features
- Real-time snake movement
- Collision detection with walls and self
- Score tracking system
- Restartable game loop
Challenges & Solutions
- Challenge: Managing smooth movement and frame updates
Solution: Used controlled clock speed and optimized update loop - Challenge: Handling multiple game states cleanly
Solution: Structured game flow into start, play, and game-over states
