// software engineer
Kolkata, India

Hey, I'm Rakesh.
I build web apps & AI workflows.

Software engineer with 4.5+ years of experience building fast, scalable web apps with React, Next.js and TypeScript. I've shipped a real-time trading-related platform, led an engineering team as a startup CITO, and these days I use AI to automate the boring parts of engineering.

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github/merakesh99 ↗x/@merakesh99 ↗hashnode blog ↗

now.md

▸Building React apps at Webskitters and automating internal workflows with AI
▸Writing about system design on Hashnode — caching, thundering herds, scale
▸Experimenting with AI agents and Slack bots

// experience · 4.5+ yrs

Where I've worked

Webskitters Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd

Kolkata · On-site

Software Engineer
Mar 2026 – Present
Building responsive, high-performance React applications and using AI to automate manual internal workflows across engineering.
React · TypeScript · AI automation
JavaScript Developer
Feb 2025 – Feb 2026
Built the frontend of an enterprise-grade proprietary trading platform — type-safe architecture for complex financial data, real-time market updates and low-latency rendering.
Next.js · TypeScript · Real-time data

Think Again Lab

Kolkata · Hybrid

Chief Information Technology Officer
Jun 2022 – Dec 2024
Led the tech team and delivery of SaaS products — Tap Savvy (digital business cards), a doctor–clinic–patient booking platform, and Experimentss (a science-lab aggregator). Hired engineers, designed databases and ERDs, and deployed to AWS Lightsail.
Next.js · React · Laravel · AWS
Full-stack Developer
Mar 2022 – May 2022
Worked on a lawyer aggregator and a doctor–patient app: gathered requirements, wrote SRS and DB designs, and deployed to AWS.
Next.js · React · Laravel · AWS
Full Stack Research Intern
Oct 2021 – Mar 2022
Built a learning management system (LMS) in Laravel.
Laravel · PHP · MySQL