About.
— Hello, I'm Raman.
A crossplatform full-stack developer who designs, builds and ships indie products end-to-end.
Istarted out in 2019 with graphics, UI, UX, and motion design — Figma and Adobe XD before I'd ever opened a code editor in anger. The eye came first. I still think it's the reason anything I ship feels different from a generic dev shop output.
By 2021 I'd taught myself frontend on the web and was taking paid work as a self-taught developer. From there the drift through the stack didn't stop — crossplatform mobile with React Native and Expo, then backend in Node, Hono, and Go, then real databases on Postgres with Drizzle, then Linux, Unix, and Docker so I could host my own work. Five years later, the shape of that journey is the entire reason I describe myself as a full-stack indie app developer instead of any one specialty.
The receipts so far: 25+ clients shipped end-to-end, 50+ projects across web, mobile, and infra, and a bachelor's degree I'm still finishing on the side. These days I'm the tech lead at a small startup — mostly to pass the time, keep the lights on, and stay close to real production work — while the indie pipeline keeps running on evenings and weekends.
I care about quiet, careful software — apps that load fast, respect attention, and don't ask for permissions they don't need. The kind of work that doesn't show off, but feels right after a week of using it. My work is always open for a small number of contract engagements per quarter — typically 4–8 weeks, full ownership of one product surface, end to end.
AI is part of the toolchain, not the headline. I sometime code with agents, run models locally and hosted, and lean on coding it myself when AI ships slop to keep the generated parts grounded in real references.
Tech Lead + FieldDojo in public
Tech lead at a small startup, building FieldDojo for workers out there and shipping Wageasy v2. Bachelor's still in progress, indie work always open.
Glopaw — Vision AI for Wildlife
Built a community-first species ID app on Llama Vision + Node + Postgres. Crossed 50+ projects shipped lifetime around this point.
Promoted to Tech Lead
After ~1 year as a junior app developer, took the tech-lead role at the same startup. Smaller team, broader ownership — architecture decisions, code review, and the parts of the stack nobody else wanted to touch.
Photosphere capture for real-estate
Real estate app's feature for 360° panoramic pictures taken from the mobile app pipeline shipped to 200+ listings in three weeks. Deepened the native module integration using react native and expo toolings with obj-c & cpp bridge.
First day job — Junior App Developer
Joined a small startup mid-2023 as a junior app developer, working on production crossplatform mobile alongside the indie pipeline. First time my code shipped to thousands of users I'd never meet.
Started Notchip — solo studio
Self-hosted everything. One box, one domain, multiple apps in production. Crossed 25 clients shipped end-to-end.
First indie release + backend depth
The thing that taught me to ship. Picked up Node, then Go, then Postgres + Drizzle, then Linux + Docker.
First client work — frontend, then mobile
Self-taught my way from React on the web into crossplatform mobile with React Native + Expo. The drift through the stack started here.
Started in design — UI, UX, motion
Figma, Adobe XD, Adobe AE, motion graphics. The eye came before the code. Still draws the line on every product I ship.