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Suraj Sharma

Building software thatΒ scales.
Full Stack Engineer Β· Team Lead Β· India

The Engineer Behind Products That Scale.

Suraj Sharma β€” Full Stack Engineer India
I'm Suraj Sharma, a Staff Web Developer and one of India's most sought-after full stack engineers. I've shipped products used by 50 million+ people globally, led cross-functional teams, and built AI-powered platforms that redefine what software can do. From scaling Infoblox's marketing tech to engineering QuillBot's core writing product, I build things that last.
7+Years of Experience
50M+Users Impacted
15+Projects Delivered
How I work

I like to get my
hands dirty
trying new tools.

I meant literally as well.

I learn by doing. I experiment, build, break things, fix them, and do it all over again. That's how I grow as a developer.

Working the soil in the garden

HANDS DIRTY

Ideas take shape through real work.

NO SHORTCUTS

I put in the work to understand deeply.

BUILD & GROW

Every project makes me a little better.

What I build with.

A few of the tools that orbit my work.

SKILLS
TypeScript
JavaScript
React
Next.js
Node.js
Tailwind CSS
MUI
MySql
PostgreSQL
Docker
Python
GSAP
Framer Motion
shadcn/ui
Radix UI
Linux
GoLang
AWS
GCP
Azure
Agentic AI
RAG
MCP
LangChain
LangGraph
Claude Code
Beyond the keyboard

What I build
off-screen.

Engineering doesn't stop when I close VS Code. Whether it's a 3D-printed airframe, a trail summit, or a sunrise from a cliff edge β€” the process is always the same: understand, design, build, improve, repeat.

Building RC Aircraft
AviationElectronicsControl Systems

Building RC Aircraft

Flying and building fixed-wing RC aircraft β€” Eclipson D-929 and custom airframes.

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3D Printing
CADFDMPrototyping

3D Printing

Designing functional prototypes, enclosures, and mechanical parts β€” from CAD to print.

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Mountain Hiking
AdventureEnduranceNature

Mountain Hiking

Summiting peaks and finding stillness on cliff edges β€” building endurance and perspective.

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Cycling
EnduranceOutdoors

Cycling

Long-distance rides through terrain, clearing the mind one pedal stroke at a time.

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Photography
PhotographyCreativityStorytelling

Photography

Capturing moments and telling stories through the lens.

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Team Building Activity
Team BuildingCreativityStorytelling

Team Building Activity

Team building activity

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Gardening
GardeningCreativityStorytelling

Gardening

Gardening

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Travelling
TravellingCreativityStorytelling

Travelling

Travelling

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Professional Experience

My journey building scalable products and leading engineering teams.

  1. Full stack engineer II | Lead EngineerFeatured role

    12/2021–09/2024

    Engineered and launched the AI Detector in just one week, it became an instant success, scaling to millions of users and ranking #2 in Google Search within a month.

  2. Staff web developer

    01/2025–08/2025

    Mentored a team of frontend and backend developers, conducting architectural reviews and enforcing strict code quality standards.

  3. Full stack engineer

    06/2021–11/2021

    Designed and built a robust data ingestion module capable of handling both structured and unstructured data from diverse sources.

  4. Team Lead | Full stack engineer

    02/2010–06/2021

    Successfully completed the complex migration of 100+ critical applications and services to AWS.

  5. Full stack engineer

    04/2018–01/2020

    Engineered a unified, multifunctional platform that consolidated 100+ disparate tools into a single, cohesive application, significantly reducing manual data transfer and errors.

Let's build something meaningful

Contact me.

I'm available for product engineering, thoughtful product design partnerships, and opportunities where strong execution matters.

Response time

24h

for general inquiries

2-3d

for project conversations

Weekly

for coffee chats and new ideas