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Somkumar V A

Fullstack Developer

Hi I am Somu, I've spent the last 7 years crafting software. TypeScript and Next.js are my bread and peanut butter. I like to cook and drive when I have some spare time.

Experience

Feb 24 - Oct 24

  • Implemented payment using Razorpay resulting in a seamless payment user experience reducing manual labor by 80% and achieving more than 2500 transactions weekly.
  • Engineered and deployed modular components and widgets with core functionalities including booking and payments systems using new technologies like Razorpay, achieving a streamlined user experience that processed over 1,500 transactions weekly while ensuring compliance with role-based authentication protocols.
  • Designed and Developed flight booking portal implementing live flight listing and booking flight tickets for customers with the help of 3rd party APIs like Amadeus.

Aug 23 - Feb 24

  • Developed a scalable notification system for 10,000+ users across different timezones to help users notify about academic and credit balance details. increasing by 20% increase in user engagement.
  • Developed Mobile application using React Native for both IOS and Android, In a team of 2 developers and a designer.
  • Reduced loading time by 10% by engineering robust Web servers using Fastify and node.js leading to a better user experience.

Projects

Cloud photo share

Ever taken a bunch of amazing photos on your last trip, wedding or family gathering? You probably snapped a tone of photos, right? Tired of the hassle of emailing huge files or sharing them on social media? Well, I got you. Using this easy-to-use app, lets you create beautiful photo albums and share them with your loved ones. Just upload your pics, and share a special link. Your friends and family can then view, download, and even comment on your photos - all without any complicated sign-ups or downloads.

Next.js
Typescript
AWS
TailwindCSS
Docker
Turborepo

I was scrolling through reels one day and saw a cool oldschool flip-dot display project someone made for Opensauce. I loved the project, so I built an npm package which recreates the same effect for web developers. I have used that package for displaying the clock in the about section.

React.js
Typescript
TailwindCSS
npm

Connect

Follow me on X, view my code and projects on Github, or email me directly somkumarav@gmail.com.