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Suraj Sharma

Building software that scales.

Suraj Sharma — Full Stack Engineer India

Full Stack Engineer · Team Lead · India

The Engineer Behind Products That Scale.

I'm Suraj Sharma, a Staff Web Developer and one of India's most sought-after full stack engineers. I've shipped products used by 50 million+ people globally, led cross-functional teams, and built AI-powered platforms that redefine what software can do. From scaling Infoblox's marketing tech to engineering QuillBot's core writing product, I build things that last.

7+Years of Experience
50M+Users Impacted
15+Projects Delivered
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Professional Experience

My journey building scalable products and leading engineering teams.

Full stack engineer II | Lead Engineer

Featured Role

QuillBot•Remote

12/2021–09/2024

  • Engineered and launched the AI Detector in just one week; it became an instant success, scaling to millions of users and ranking #2 in Google Search within a month.
  • Rapidly developed the Plagiarism Checker, driving significant premium user acquisition and contributing to major business growth.
  • Delivered multiple crucial features for the core Paraphraser product that substantially enhanced overall user experience and retention.

Key Projects

TypeScriptReactNode.jsHTML5CSSMaterial UI (MUI)I18nSystemJSMongoDBReduxJavaScriptJestDockerAWSAmplitude

Staff web developer

Infoblox•Remote

01/2025–08/2025

  • Mentored a team of frontend and backend developers, conducting architectural reviews and enforcing strict code quality standards.
  • Architected and designed an agentic AI workflow for an internal tool using LangChain, LangGraph, and RAG to automatically generate highly optimized SEO meta details for blog content.
  • Established automated testing workflows and standardized deployment processes using robust CI/CD pipelines, significantly reducing production bugs and improving code quality.
  • Led the migration of core website functionality from an monolithic architecture to a modern, component-driven architecture using React and Gutenberg blocks, significantly improving development velocity and code maintainability.
PHPWordPressReactJavaScriptTypeScriptMySQLSCSSWebpack

Full stack engineer

CloudCover | Currently known as Ollion•Remote

06/2021–11/2021

  • Designed and built a robust data ingestion module capable of handling both structured and unstructured data from diverse sources.
  • Integrated Google Colab and Jupyter Notebook directly into the dashboard, enabling seamless data analysis and model training in a single platform.

Key Projects

TypeScriptVue.jsJavaScriptJestWebpackJiraGitAgile

Team Lead | Full stack engineer

DataGrokr•Bangalore, India

02/2010–06/2021

  • Successfully completed the complex migration of 100+ critical applications and services to AWS.
  • Built strong client trust through technical excellence and communication, securing additional high-value projects for the company.

Key Projects

AWSAWS Auto ScalingAWS ECSAWS EC2AWS S3IaCAWS CloudFormationOctopus Deploy

Full stack engineer

DataGrokr•Bangalore, India

04/2018–01/2020

  • Engineered a unified, multifunctional platform that consolidated 100+ disparate tools into a single, cohesive application, significantly reducing manual data transfer and errors.
  • Architected and implemented secure RESTful APIs and optimized CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and reduce build times.
  • Led end-to-end development of client features, ensuring high reliability and comprehensive test coverage.

Key Projects

ReactJavaScriptProp-TypesJestWebpackBabelNode.jsC#

What I build with.

A few of the tools that orbit my work.

SKILLS
TypeScript
JavaScript
React
Next.js
Node.js
Tailwind CSS
MUI
MySql
PostgreSQL
Docker
Python
GSAP
Framer Motion
shadcn/ui
Radix UI
Linux
GoLang
AWS
GCP
Azure
Agentic AI
RAG
MCP
LangChain
LangGraph
Claude Code
How I work

I like to get my
hands dirty
trying new tools.

I meant literally as well.

I learn by doing. I experiment, build, break things, fix them, and do it all over again. That's how I grow as a developer.

Working the soil in the garden

HANDS DIRTY

Ideas take shape through real work.

NO SHORTCUTS

I put in the work to understand deeply.

BUILD & GROW

Every project makes me a little better.

Beyond the keyboard

What I build
off-screen.

Engineering doesn't stop when I close VS Code. Whether it's a 3D-printed airframe, a trail summit, or a sunrise from a cliff edge — the process is always the same: understand, design, build, improve, repeat.

3D Printing
CADFDMPrototyping

3D Printing

Designing functional prototypes, enclosures, and mechanical parts — from CAD to print.

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Building RC Aircraft
AviationElectronicsControl Systems

Building RC Aircraft

Flying and building fixed-wing RC aircraft — Eclipson D-929 and custom airframes.

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Mountain Hiking
AdventureEnduranceNature

Mountain Hiking

Summiting peaks and finding stillness on cliff edges — building endurance and perspective.

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Cycling
EnduranceOutdoors

Cycling

Long-distance rides through terrain, clearing the mind one pedal stroke at a time.

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Photography
PhotographyCreativityStorytelling

Photography

Capturing moments and telling stories through the lens.

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Team Building Activity
Team BuildingCreativityStorytelling

Team Building Activity

Team building activity

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Gardening
GardeningCreativityStorytelling

Gardening

Gardening

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Travelling
TravellingCreativityStorytelling

Travelling

Travelling

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Let's build something meaningful

Contact me.

I'm available for product engineering, thoughtful product design partnerships, and opportunities where strong execution matters.

Book a coffee chatSay hello

Email

suraj@riselikesun.com

GitHub

github.com/riselikesun

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/riselikesun

Response time

24h

for general inquiries

2-3d

for project conversations

Weekly

for coffee chats and new ideas