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Experience

Career & expertise

12+ years across product companies, client services, freelance work, and teaching — from Java/Grails to React, Next.js, and AI-powered products.

Experience

Where I've worked

12+ years across product companies, client services, freelance work, and teaching.

  1. Principal Engineer · Deerhold(opens in a new tab)

    Current · Full-time · Tokyo, Japan

    Working with Deerhold's client Showcase, leading full-stack SaaS development across healthcare, education, and fintech.

    • Led development on SaaS products across healthcare, education, and fintech.
    • Built and integrated secure web APIs and webhooks across systems.
    • Built reusable UI components that work across React, Vue, and plain Web Components.
    • Brought modern tooling into the team's workflow — Tailwind CSS, Storybook, and CI/CD.
    • React
    • Vue
    • Node.js
    • PHP
    • Tailwind CSS
    • Storybook
    • Web Components
  2. MERN Stack Instructor (Part-time Faculty) · Deerwalk Institute of Technology(opens in a new tab)

    Part-time · Kathmandu, Nepal

    Taught JavaScript and the MERN stack alongside my regular engineering work.

    • Led intensive 18-hour MERN stack bootcamps.
    • Taught Basic and Advanced JavaScript to Semester V students.
    • JavaScript
    • Node.js
    • MongoDB
    • Express
    • React
  3. Senior Software Engineer · Deerwalk Compware Ltd.(opens in a new tab)

    Full-time · Nepal

    Built and modernized healthcare and finance platforms, and mentored junior engineers.

    • Modernized healthcare and finance platforms for clients.
    • Turned client requirements into practical technical solutions.
    • Mentored junior and mid-level engineers.
    • React
    • Java
    • Groovy
    • Grails
  4. Software Development Consultant · GoGlides(opens in a new tab)

    Full-time · Nepal

    Mentored engineers and led SEO and code-review processes.

    • Mentored junior and mid-level engineers.
    • Led SEO optimization work and internal code review.
    • Integrated third-party tools and improved the team's developer workflow.
  5. Senior Software Engineer · CGM AP Easy(opens in a new tab)

    Full-time · Nepal

    Built privacy-focused healthcare tools, including patient-sharing and lab reporting features.

    • Built patient-sharing features and laboratory reporting systems.
    • Designed scalable, privacy-focused healthcare software architecture.
    • Coordinated with US and Indian teams to clarify requirements.
  6. Grails Developer · Upwork

    Freelance · Remote

    Supported AP Easy's SaaS product development as an independent contractor.

    • Handled implementation end-to-end and coordinated with the team.
    • Worked with US and Indian teams to clarify requirements.
  7. Software Engineer · Deerwalk Inc.(opens in a new tab)

    Full-time · Nepal

    Three years building and maintaining Java/Grails web applications, starting as an intern and growing into a full-stack engineer.

    • Started as an intern and grew into a full-stack Java/Grails developer.
    • Built internal tools with clean, maintainable code.
    • Talked directly with clients to gather requirements and share updates.
    • Java
    • Groovy
    • Grails
    • Bootstrap
    • MySQL

Selected projects

Work from these roles

  • ProTechIDChecker (eKYC) — Homepage

    Deerhold · Showcase · Engineer

    ProTechIDChecker (eKYC)

    Online identity verification system with OCR, face comparison, and face recognition.

    • Node.js
    • Express
    • PHP
    • JavaScript
    • +3 more
  • HIGI Kiosk Portal — Locator

    Deerhold · Deerwalk Compware · Frontend Engineer

    HIGI Kiosk Portal

    Frontend for HIGI's health kiosk locator, built in React.

    • React
  • The Brain Frequency AI System — Dashboard

    Deerhold · Engineer

    The Brain Frequency AI System

    A platform that extracts, reports, and visualizes EEG data.

    • MNE-Python
    • Java
    • Groovy
    • Grails
    • +2 more
  • gWell — Concept Diagram

    Deerhold · Engineer

    gWell

    A DNA-informed digital wellness platform founded by Dr. Surya Singh, later acquired by InformedDNA.

    • Node.js
    • Express
    • React
    • MongoDB
    • +1 more
  • Pahichan KYC App — Homepage

    Deerwalk Compware · Lead Full-Stack Developer

    Pahichan KYC App

    A unique-investor-ID and KYC system I led full-stack for CDS and Clearing Ltd. (CDSC), Nepal's central securities depository.

    • Java
    • Groovy
    • Grails

Skills

Technical expertise

The tools I've used in production work and in my own products, grouped by where they fit.

Frontend Engineering

Component systems and interfaces that hold up across frameworks.

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Vue
  • Angular
  • Web Components
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Material UI
  • Bootstrap

Backend Engineering

APIs, integrations, webhooks, and the services behind them.

  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • Express
  • Groovy on Grails
  • PHP CodeIgniter
  • Payload CMS

Languages

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • Java
  • Groovy
  • PHP

Databases & Data

  • PostgreSQL
  • Supabase
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL

AI & Document Processing

Used in production identity verification and in my own AI products.

  • LLM integration (Vercel AI SDK)
  • pgvector retrieval
  • Vertex AI
  • Google Vision API (OCR)
  • AWS Rekognition
  • MNE-Python (EEG)

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront, WAF, Lambda, API Gateway)
  • Vercel
  • CI/CD
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitLab

Testing & Developer Tooling

  • Jest
  • React Testing Library
  • Vitest
  • Playwright
  • PHPUnit
  • Storybook
  • Vite
  • Webpack

Design & Collaboration

  • Figma
  • Adobe XD
  • Agile (Scrum)
  • Peer Programming

06Background

Education & languages

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Technology

    Nepal College of IT, Nepal · 2009–2013

    Affiliated college; degree conferred by Pokhara University.

  • Higher Secondary Education (10+2), Science

    Ambition Academy, Nepal · 2006–2008

Awards

  • Full Scholarship

    Pokhara University

Languages

Nepali
Native
Tamang
Native
English
Limited Working
Japanese
Elementary