Namaste 🙏🏻

I'm Karan Gandhi.

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What started as a curious kid tinkering with computers is now a career I genuinely love. I build products for startups, sweat the small details, and chase that feeling when users interact with something and go WOW!5+ years of building, currently at an AI startup, and deep into LLMs — because the future is too exciting to just watch.

Product EngineerSaaS BuilderFounderOpen Source

/index.tsx

import { FC } from 'react'

interface ProductEngineer {
  role: 'Senior Frontend Engineer'
  focus: 'Product-first Engineering'
  stack: ['React', 'TypeScript', 'Next.js', 'Node.js']
  building: 'SyntaxSuite'
}

export const Karan: FC<ProductEngineer> = () => {
  const mass = 'hard work'
  const speed = 'consistency'
  const energy = mass * speed ** 2

  return <Impact value={energy} />
}

export default Karan

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About Me

The person behind the code.

Years Old

Years Exp.

50+

Projects

Startups

I'm a Senior Frontend Engineer based in India with 5+ years of experience building scalable React and Next.js applications. I've worked closely with startups and product teams, helping them ship production-grade software.

I’ve been deeply interested in technology my whole life. As a teenager, I was a classic computer nerd, constantly tinkering with computers and exploring how things work under the hood.

Currently, I'm working at Bicycle AI, an AI startup, and hustle on weekends for my venture SyntaxWork Solutions. I'm passionate about building great user experiences and exploring LLMs and AI-powered applications.

Life So Far

Milestones that shaped me.

2000

Born

Arrived in Rajgurunagar, Pune — the story begins.

2005

First Computer

Got my hands on a PC — flash games and MS Paint sparked the curiosity.

2007

Martial Arts

Trained in martial arts for 2 years — discipline before code.

2013

First Gadget

Parents gifted a Micromax tablet — my window to the digital world.

First Line of Code

School introduced Turbo C++ and HTML — wrote my first "Hello World".

2014

First Smartphone

Karbonn A47 — 512MB RAM, 8GB ROM. Tiny specs, huge excitement.

2016

10th Boards

Scored 88% in SSC — chose PCM and set sights on engineering.

2018

12th Boards

Scored 86% in HSC — cleared JEE Mains but missed JEE Advanced. First taste of failure.

College Begins

Joined DY Patil for Computer Engineering — new chapter, new city, new circle.

Friends for Life

Met the people who made college unforgettable — memories I still carry.

2019

Bug Bounty Era

Got hooked on ethical hacking — started hunting bugs and attending security workshops.

Hall of Fame

First bug reported on HackerOne — earned 10+ Hall of Fame recognitions and swags from various platforms.

DSA Grind

Grinded DSA — hit 6 stars on HackerRank and 3 stars on CodeChef.

Pivoted to Web Dev

Curiosity about how bugs get fixed led me to the world of building — and I never looked back.

2020

Stock Market Experiment

Lockdown side quest — learned trading and made quick profits with high-risk bets.

Market Crash

Reality check — lost ₹220k in options trading. Expensive lesson, but a turning point.

Entered Freelancing

Decided to earn it back the right way — picked up freelancing and connected all the dots.

First $13

First client, first invoice, first dopamine hit — and then I never stopped.

2021

ELSILVER

First international gig — led a South Korean startup as Lead Developer, building from scratch.

2022

Macbook Pro

Bought my first MacBook — a game-changer for productivity and a reward for the hustle.

ClimeTech

Joined as Founding Engineer at a climate-tech startup, building a platform to help cities track carbon emissions.

Graduated with Honours

B.E. in Computer Engineering with Honours in Cybersecurity — scored 9.52 GPA while freelancing full-time.

Fitness Journey

Started hitting the gym consistently — building discipline, not just muscle.

2023

iPhone

Completed the Apple ecosystem — another milestone unlocked.

Shopify Dev

Expanded into e-commerce — got Shopify certified and delivered multiple storefront projects.

SyntaxWork Solutions

Launched my own tech agency — turning freelance hustle into a proper venture.

2024

Dream Car for Dad

Gifted my dad his dream car — years of hard work paying off in the most fulfilling way.

Joined Bicycle AI

Joined Bicycle AI as a Senior Frontend Engineer, diving into the world of AI-powered products and large-scale React applications.

2025

Dream Setup

Renovated my home and finally built my dream working setup — the perfect space to create and code.

Dream Bike

Bought my dream bike — the Royal Enfield Continental GT650. A milestone I had been chasing for years.

Exploring AI & LLMs

Diving deep into AI — experimenting with LLMs, building AI-powered tools, and staying ahead of the curve.

2026

Leveling Up

Tailwind CSS

Vercel

Integrated the TradingView Lightweight Charts library with the BitMEX Derivatives API using Next.js and Tailwind CSS.

Kermis Events

Next.js

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

Vercel

Led branding, social media design, SEO optimization, and website development for an event management company.

Balaji Fabrication

Next.js

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

Vercel

Managed branding, social media design, SEO optimization, and website development for a manufacturing company.

Coconut Life

Shopify

Directed branding and Shopify store development for a prominent electronics brand.

SyntaxWork

Next.js

TypeScript

Sass

Vercel

Founded SyntaxWork Solutions Agency and developed the corporate website to showcase the company's portfolio and journey.

Portfolio

Next.js

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

Vercel

Designed and developed a personal portfolio website to showcase professional work and discover new freelance opportunities.

Scube Interior Art

Shopify

Managed branding, social media strategy, and Shopify store development for a wall art company.

Fabb Fitt Gym

Next.js

TypeScript

TailwindCSS

Vercel

Led branding, social media strategy, and website development for a premier fitness center.

Hariom Chikitsalaya

Next.js

TypeScript

TailwindCSS

Vercel

Managed branding, social media strategy, and website development for a specialized healthcare facility.

SQL

Built a GUI-based Recruitment Management System using Tkinter and Python.

Path Finding Visualizer

Pygame

Tkinter

Python

Created an interactive GUI-based path-finding visualizer in Python using Pygame to demonstrate various search algorithms.