product developer · saa

One developer.
One shipped platform.

Bipanshu designed, built, and deployed the entire SLIET Alumni Association website alone — front end to backend, architecture to launch, no hand-offs in between.

bipanshu@saa — zsh

$ whoami

bipanshu-kumar

$ cat role.txt

Product Developer, SLIET Alumni Association

Full-stack. Solo. Ships end to end.

$ stack --list

next.js · typescript · tailwind · node · mongodb

$

Next.js
React
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Node.js
MongoDB
Firebase
Vercel
100%of the codebase written solo
6 wksfrom blank repo to public launch
12k+lines of code shipped
0contractors brought in
git log --the-saa-project

How the platform actually got built

No project board, no standups — just a commit history. Six weeks, one branch, one person responsible for every line.

4a1f9c2feat(platform):Week 1

scaffold full-stack architecture from zero

Chose Next.js and Tailwind for a fast, SEO-ready public site with a structure that could grow past launch day.

+2140 -0

7e3b0d1feat(directory):Week 2

build the searchable alumni member directory

Designed and shipped member lookup, batch filters, and the profile cards used across every alumni page.

+860 -40

c92f5a8feat(auth):Week 3

wire up role-based access for the core team

Added authentication so only verified team members can publish updates and manage content.

+510 -65

1d6a77fperf(images):Week 4

rework the asset pipeline, cut LCP by ~40%

Replaced unoptimized assets with next/image, lazy loading, and responsive sources across the site.

+190 -310

e08b4c3fix(responsive):Week 5

rebuild the layout system mobile-first

Rewrote every breakpoint after early feedback from alumni checking the site on their phones.

+740 -520

9f2a1e6chore(ship):Week 6

deploy v1.0 and hand off to the team

Closed the loop: deployed, documented, and trained the core team to publish without touching code.

+120 -8

// works fast, ships clean, and never waited to be told what came next.

— SAA Core Team

Building something?
Let's talk.

Open to product builds, freelance work, and teams that want someone who can own a project start to finish.

// bipanshu.dev

THE DEVELOPER