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Software Engineer / Web · AI · OSSIndia--:-- IST
AshutoshTiwari.
Software engineer working across the web and applied AI.
A short introduction
My name is Ashutosh. I build things for the web, mostly on the frontend, where design and logic have to work together without getting in the way. I care a lot about how interfaces feel in real use. How screens flow, how states change, and how small details affect the overall experience.
I like simple solutions, clear structure, and software that feels easy to use. I often build small side projects to try out new ideas or patterns, and those experiments usually feed back into my real work. Whether I am working solo or with a team, I try to keep a balance between details and the bigger picture, and build products that are reliable, scalable, and genuinely pleasant to use.
Current focus / useful AI, thoughtful interfaces, durable systems
Latest writing
Notes on software, applied AI, open source, and the details I want to understand well enough to explain.
Selected projects
Software I’ve built, maintained, or used to investigate a problem worth understanding.
01
Shipwreck Atlas
A map-based maritime archive of historical shipwrecks.
Next.js / Maptiler API / Fuse.js / GeoJSON
02
Repo Spy
A lightweight observability dashboard for GitHub repositories.
Next.js / GitHub API / TypeScript / Tailwind CSS
Working knowledge
A practical toolkit organized by the kind of problem it helps me solve, not by proficiency scores.
- Frontend
- JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Redux, Redux Thunk, HTML, CSS, Responsive Design, State Management
- Backend
- Java (Learning), Spring Boot (Learning), Node.js, Express, REST APIs, Git, IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code
- Data & Cloud
- SQL, PostgreSQL, Node Redis, ElasticSearch, AWS, Docker
- Compute & AI
- Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Ollama, llama.cpp
Experience
Teams, roles, and the work behind them, kept concise and grounded in what I actually did.
Freelance
Software Developer
May 2024 to Present
Mindstix Software Labs
Member of Technical Staff
Aug 2021 to Mar 2024
Cognizant
Programmer Analyst
Aug 2020 to Aug 2021
Intern
Jan 2020 to Jul 2020
Education
Formal foundations and credentials that support the work. The learning continues elsewhere, every week.
2016 - 2020
Chandigarh University
Bachelor's of Engineering in Computer Science
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