Hey, I am Shivam Chandak!

Engineer. Developer. Builder.

I build software that is scalable, reliable, and intuitive, with a strong interest in product development, AI, and solving meaningful problems.

Available for freelance work

About

Designing with intent, building with care.

I'm a Software Developer passionate about building scalable products. I enjoy turning ideas into reliable software with clean architecture and thoughtful engineering.

Throughout my engineering journey, I've built production software across fintech, hospitality-tech, and startup environments, working with full-stack technologies, backend systems, cloud platforms, and AI-powered applications.

Beyond coding, I'm interested in product thinking, solving meaningful problems, and building technology that creates lasting impact.

Based inMumbai, India
FocusSoftware Development & Product Management
Experience1.5+ years
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, Marathi

Marathons

Completed three 21 km half marathons (one through the hills).

Skating

A skating champion during my younger years (I was the fastest).

Cooking

Can cook anything - maybe pizza, lasagna, or Maggi (everyone loves it).

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies I work with.

A focused, modern toolkit I reach for to design and ship products end to end.

Languages

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • C++
  • Python
  • SQL

AI & APIs

  • LLMs
  • AI Agents
  • REST APIs

Frameworks

  • React
  • Next.js
  • React Native
  • Node.js
  • Express.js

Tools & Platforms

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Postman
  • VS Code
  • Figma
  • MongoDB Atlas

Experience

Building products that users rely on.

I enjoy building reliable software alongside product and engineering teams, and turning ideas into polished user experiences.

  1. Jan 2026 — Jun 2026

    Frontend Developer Intern · Avanse Financial Services

    Mumbai (Onsite)

    Built loan portals used daily by the sales and loan operations teams, and earned a pre placement offer.

    • Built a digital consent portal that cut loan turnaround before disbursal from up to three days to a few hours.
    • Shipped document processing that bulk uploads sales files, classifies them and prefills applicant details.
    • Refactored legacy React components and moved shared state into Redux, keeping data in sync across portals.
    • Took features from spec and design review to deployment, then fixed what teams reported once portals went live.
  2. Apr 2025 — Oct 2025

    Software Development Intern · SaffronStays

    Mumbai (Remote)

    Worked on the new customer booking website and the internal admin portal for a luxury villa platform.

    • Built core sections of the booking website in Next.js, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS, responsive down to phones.
    • Set up Context API state for user sessions, booking flows and search filters across every page.
    • Created a reusable React component library for the admin portal operations staff use to manage villas.
    • Designed Node.js and Express REST APIs for villa data and owned their contracts with the Next.js frontend.
  3. Dec 2023 — Jun 2024

    Software Development Intern · Speezy Professionals LLP

    Mumbai (Remote)

    Built a sponsorship marketplace for an IIT Bombay incubated startup, from the database up to public launch.

    • Built the listing and bidding screens for brands and inventory owners in React, Tailwind CSS and Context API.
    • Wrote Node.js and Express REST APIs for listings, bids and matching, including how errors are returned.
    • Added JWT login and role based access so each side of the marketplace only sees its own listings and bids.
    • Designed the MongoDB models and shipped to a launch with 30+ brands, 70+ events and 75,000+ views in week one.

Selected Work

Projects I'm proud of.

A selection of recent work across AI, web, and mobile development.

Mobile · Full Stack2025

FarmEase - Farm-to-Consumer Marketplace

Farm-to-consumer mobile marketplace app eliminating middlemen between farmers and buyers.

  • React Native
  • Expo
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB
  • Zustand
MERN · Full Stack2024

StudyNotion - EdTech Platform

Online learning platform for creating, consuming, and managing educational content.

  • React
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • MongoDB
  • Cloudinary
  • REST APIs

To view my other work please explore my GitHub

More

Beyond the work.

Education, and a few things that keep me curious.

Education

  • B.Tech Computer EngineeringKJ Somaiya College of Engineering
    2022 — 2026

Currently

  • Learning AI & Machine LearningExploring machine learning, deep learning, and LLM fundamentals

Contact

Let's make something great together.

Have a project in mind or just want to say hello? My inbox is always open.

Say helloshivamgchandak@gmail.com