Hi, I'm Vishal
A software engineer on an intentional, all-in journey — from writing code to truly understanding the systems behind it.
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About

I build things the hard way first. Recently, I built authentication from scratch before ever touching a library — because I believe you should earn your abstractions. Currently building Linkforge, and learning something I didn't know yesterday, every single day.

My Projects

Things I've Built

I don't just build to ship — I build to understand. Each project here taught me something I couldn't have learned any other way. Some are polished. Some are intentionally raw. All of them made me a better engineer.

Clariv
Website
GitHubSource

Clariv

Ever uploaded a 40-page PDF and wished something would just... read it for you? Thats Clariv.

Next.js
Typescript
Mongoose
MongoDB
TailwindCSS
OAuth
Shadcn UI
Google GenAI
Careerly
Website
GitHubSource

Careerly

Job hunting is stressful. Most people do not fail interviews because theyre unqualified — they fail because they were not prepared the right way.

Next.js
Typescript
PostgreSQL
Prisma
TailwindCSS
Clerk
Shadcn UI
Applyless
Website
GitHubSource

Applyless

Applyless is a lightweight, no-noise tracker for applications, follow-ups, and status updates. No bloat. Just clarity.

Next.js
Typescript
PostgreSQL
Prisma
TailwindCSS
Shadcn UI
NodeJS
Recharts
Motion
Linkforge
Website
GitHubSource

Linkforge

Everyone talks about building for scale. I am actually doing it — from scratch, in the open, learning every step of the way.

Next.js
Typescript
PostgreSQL
Prisma
NodeJS
Express
Redis
BullMQ
Stripe
Better-Auth
Docker

Work Experience

Education

Skills

React
Next.js
Typescript
Node.js
Python
Postgres
Docker
Kubernetes
C++
Golang
Contact

Let's Talk

Whether you want to collaborate on something, have an interesting problem to solve, or just want to talk about tech, building, or fighter jets — my inbox is open.

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