$cat portfolio_

>full_stack
>developer

$ones and zeroes // building scalable systems with TypeScript, Go & Redis

$ whoami

developer_profile

~/bio$ cat profile

Full stack developer with expertise in building high-performance systems. Specialized in TypeScript, Go, and Redis.

Creator of Ascend (sub-10ms leaderboard SaaS), Mintee (mentor-mentee matching platform), and various open-source tools.

22+

public_repos

9

github_followers

terminal.js

const developer = {

name: "Kandarp Singh",

location: "Bangalore, India",

focus: ["TypeScript", "Go", "Redis"],

passion: "Building scalable systems"

}

$ cat work_history.log

professional_experience

--- Building scalable systems and driving impact

HSBC

> Software Engineer

Sep 2025 – Present
Bengaluru, India
  • Shipped HSBC's mentoring platform (5k+ users) from ground-up, refining onboarding and matching flows to reduce friction and stabilize completion rates across cohorts.
  • Built a low-latency PostgreSQL matching engine (weighted scoring, <20ms) and delivered core capabilities in onboarding, profiles, scheduling and real time notifications.
[react][node.js][postgresql][websockets][microservices]

First American (India)

> Software Engineer I → II

Apr 2023 – Sep 2025
Remote
  • Owned major modules of Relay, a Kanban-style workflow system tightly integrated with the order-management platform, optimizing task orchestration and email/rundown flows.
  • Reduced TTI by 35–50% across core rundowns and email views through React performance tuning, virtualized lists, and API redesign.
  • Built and scaled NestJS microservices for high-volume task updates and event logs; reduced service latency 800ms→200ms via SQL indexing, query restructuring, and Redis caching.
  • Delivered micro-frontends (Module Federation) reducing bundle size 40% and improving load times across multiple teams.
  • Created a shared React component library adopted by 4 teams, cutting UI development effort 25%.
  • Implemented OpenTelemetry-based distributed tracing across frontend + backend, improving debugging speed for distributed workflows.
[react][nestjs][microservices][redis][module-federation][opentelemetry]
$ ls -la projects/

featured_projects

--- Selection of work showcasing full-stack development

> ascend

Ultra-fast leaderboard SaaS platform with sub-10ms latency powered by Redis. Multi-tenant architecture with OpenTelemetry observability and enterprise-grade monitoring.

[express][redis][typescript][postgres][grafana]

> jamDb

Anime database with listing, live charting, and comprehensive anime information. Built with React frontend and Java Spring Boot backend with JWT authentication.

[react][java][spring-boot][jwt][anime-api]

> course-compass

Intelligent educational platform with AI-powered course assistance using Google Gemini. Features role-based access, progress tracking, and real-time chat for students and instructors.

[next.js][typescript][postgres][ai][gemini]

> llm-bulk-migration

CLI utility tool built in Go to help with large-scale database migrations. Designed for efficiency and reliability in production environments.

[go][cli][migration-tools]
$ skill_set --all

technical_skills

~frontend

  • $React
  • $Next.js
  • $TypeScript
  • $Tailwind CSS
  • $shadcn/ui

~backend

  • $Node.js
  • $Express
  • $Go
  • $Redis
  • $PostgreSQL

~tools

  • $Git
  • $Docker
  • $OpenTelemetry
  • $Turborepo
  • $Grafana

~languages

  • $TypeScript
  • $JavaScript
  • $Go
  • $SQL
  • $Lua
$ send-message

let_us_connect

>Have a project? Let's build something amazing together

email

kandarpsingh290@gmail.com

connect

GitHub @kandysh

$ response_time

Typically respond within 24 hours. Let's build something incredible.