Saurav Kumar

Full stack engineer — Next.js, TypeScript, React Native, Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL

I ship production web and Android applications for scaled EdTech (117-school footprint, 50,000+ users in current datasets) and have improved performance on high-traffic streaming surfaces. Comfortable owning APIs, data, deployments, and LLM-assisted product workflows when requirements are structured and reviewed.

IndiaOpen to remote roles

Core stack

Next.jsTypeScriptReact NativePythonFastAPIPostgreSQL

Experience

Selected roles — implementation through production, with measurable outcomes.

Full stack engineer, three years in production delivery — backends, Postgres, typed APIs, Next.js, React Native, and LLM-backed product features shipped with care around data and reliability.

Software Engineer

Shikha Learning Labs

Current Role
Nov 2024 - Present•1 year 6 months
Mumbai, India

Highlights

Architected the Sakhee AI Teacher Coach evaluation system using Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and LLM APIs — reducing manual evaluation time by 87% (40 min to 5 min) for 200+ educators across 117 schools.
Owned end-to-end delivery of 4 production applications (web + Android) using Next.js, React Native, TypeScript, FastAPI, and Supabase — sustaining 96%+ crash-free session rate at scale across 117 schools.
Designed and shipped an offline-first PWA for 50+ low-network schools, using IndexedDB for client-side request queuing and FastAPI background reconciliation — reducing data sync failures by 80%.
Drove an AI-assisted student portfolio platform using Next.js, FastAPI, and structured LLM outputs, processing 5,000+ submissions with a 98% success rate and zero data loss.

Technologies Used

PythonFastAPIPostgreSQLNext.jsReact NativeTypeScriptSupabaseIndexedDBPWA

Full Stack Developer

Nuveb

May 2023 - Sep 2024•1 year 4 months
Bengaluru, India

Highlights

Led the Next.js SSR/SSG rendering strategy overhaul for the Nuveb OTT platform — cutting page load time from 8.5s to 2.5s for 50,000+ monthly active users.
Designed a Sharp-based image processing pipeline, reducing server-side latency from 3.2s to 1.9s across 10,000+ content creators.
Owned creator content portal using Next.js and TypeScript, enabling 10,000+ creators to manage video metadata, scheduling, and funding flows via Go-based REST APIs.
Redesigned 12 core mobile screens in React Native and TypeScript — contributing to a 15% improvement in user cohort retention within one quarter.

Technologies Used

Next.jsTypeScriptSSR / SSGSharpReact NativeGo REST APIs

Technical Skills

Tools I have used recently in production-facing work — not a full catalogue of everything I could learn.

Languages
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonHTML5CSS3
Frontend
ReactNext.jsReact NativeTailwind CSSReduxZustand
Backend & APIs
Node.jsExpress.jsFastAPIREST API Design
Database & Storage
PostgreSQLSupabaseMongoDBIndexedDB
AI & LLMs
Structured LLM outputsLLM API integrationCursor AIChatGPT
DevOps & Cloud
DockerGitHub ActionsGoogle Cloud RunVercelGitGitHub
Testing
PlaywrightCypress

Latest Projects

My most recent work — the latest 6 public repositories by recent commits.

Articles

Notes and tutorials on Dev.to when I publish — not a complete archive of everything I write.

Education

Undergraduate maths grounding; MCA in progress online weekends alongside employment.

IIIT Ranchi
Ranchi, India
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
Computer Applications
January 1, 2026 - July 1, 2028

Online MCA • Weekend classes • Expected graduation July 2028 • Alongside full-time work

Munger University
Sheikhpura, India
Bachelor of Science
Mathematics (Honors)
June 1, 2019 - July 1, 2022

Quantitative honours degree — strengthens analytical work around data and correctness.

Contact

Open to full stack roles including remote-friendly teams. Email works well for recruiter screens and JD fit. Prefer a conversation? Grab a calendar slot below.

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Email for roles or pitches

sk729584@gmail.com