Hey devs 👋
I’m Giridharan, a Full Stack Developer who spends most of his time building web apps with the MERN stack.
Recently I started working as a Frontend Engineer at a startup, building production-scale applications and learning a lot about real-world software engineering along the way.
I’ve been wanting to write publicly for a while, so I thought I’d start by sharing what I’ve been building recently — both at work and in my personal projects.
🧑💻 What I Work On Daily
At the startup where I work, my role mainly focuses on building scalable React applications.
Most of my day involves:
⚛️ Building reusable React components
📦 Managing application state with Redux Toolkit & RTK Query
🧩 Designing Micro-Frontend architectures
🔗 Integrating APIs and improving application performance
One of the most interesting things I work with is Micro-Frontend architecture.
Instead of one massive frontend application, the system is split into multiple independent mini-apps that can be developed and deployed separately.
It’s complex… but extremely powerful when done right.
🛠️ Things I've Built Outside Work
Outside of work, I spend a lot of time building small tools and platforms that solve real problems.
Here are a few of my projects 👇
🔗 Linkvio — URL Shortener Platform
A scalable URL shortening platform designed for fast redirects and secure link management.
Key features include:
⚡ Redis caching for very fast redirects
🔐 Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
🗄️ PostgreSQL for structured link storage
🧩 Modular Node.js backend with a clean React frontend
This project taught me a lot about backend architecture and caching strategies.
🌐 Live Demo:
👉 https://linkvio.vercel.app
📸 Imgsend — Permanent File Sharing
Imgsend is a file sharing platform that supports:
🖼 Images
🎥 Videos
📄 PDFs
🔗 URLs
You upload a file and get a permanent shareable link.
No expiry.
No account required to view.
Think of it as a lightweight permanent file sharing tool.
🌐 Live Demo:
👉 https://imgsend.vercel.app
📝 Blogsphere — Blogging Platform
Blogsphere is a MERN-based blogging platform where users can publish and share articles.
Features include:
🔐 JWT Authentication
👥 Role-Based Access Control
✍️ Rich content publishing
📱 Responsive UI
It was a great project for learning about authentication, authorization, and API design.
🌐 Live Demo:
👉 https://gblogs.vercel.app
🤖 Product Sentiment Analysis
This project analyzes product reviews using machine learning.
Users submit reviews and the system classifies them as:
😀 Positive
😐 Neutral
😡 Negative
The interesting part here was connecting machine learning inference with a web application UI.
🌐 Project Page:
👉 https://gsenti.vercel.app
📦 My First npm Package
I also published my first npm package:
📦 @giridharans/qr-code
A lightweight QR code generator for React applications.
It allows developers to generate QR codes with simple props like:
- value
- size
- colors
📦 npm Package:
👉 https://www.npmjs.com/package/@giridharans/qr-code
Publishing my own npm package was a really exciting milestone.
📊 By the Numbers
So far in my developer journey:
🏗 Multiple production apps deployed
📦 1 npm package published
⚔️ 500+ coding problems solved
🌐 Portfolio:
👉 https://giridharans.tech
🔭 Projects showcase:
👉 https://1729apps.vercel.app
🚀 What I'm Learning Next
Right now I'm focusing on:
⚙️ System design concepts
☁️ Cloud technologies
🧠 Writing better scalable code
And also something I’ve been delaying for too long:
✍️ Writing more technical blogs
🤝 Let's Connect
If you're working with:
⚛️ React
🌐 MERN stack
🏗 Micro-Frontend architecture
I'd love to connect and learn from you.
You can find my work here:
🌐 Portfolio: https://giridharans.tech
🔭 Projects: https://1729apps.vercel.app
Thanks for reading 🙌
More posts coming soon about Micro-Frontends, system design, and building real-world projects.
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