Hi, I am Harshith Pabbati

MS in Computer Science at Stony Brook University

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A full-stack engineer building scalable, performant, and intuitive web apps. With over 3 years of experience in designing, developing, and deploying web applications in NextJS, ReactJS, Django, GraphQL, Node, and Express, I enjoy both the complexity of solving hard problems and the simplicity of building clean interfaces.

A quick learner who can swiftly adapt to a project’s needs, I’m a team player who thrives in a tightly-knit team to collaborate and help lead efforts to create products that are loved.

Experience

Software Engineer

Aragon.ai (Jun 2024 - Jul 2025)

  • Led the development of cross-platform React Native application for Aragon.ai, delivering a comprehensive mobile platform with AI-driven headshot generation, advanced image editing tools, and user-friendly interface design.
  • Optimized core web vitals and page performance metrics by 50%, improving user experience and SEO rankings through implementation of performance optimization techniques including code splitting, lazy loading, and caching strategies.
  • Spearheaded a comprehensive strategic data-driven redesign of five high-converting landing pages, incorporating A/B testing; achieved a 20% increase in conversion rates within the first quarter, directly boosting user acquisition.
  • Revamped the user onboarding process by streamlining the back-end infrastructure and optimizing database queries, resulting in reducing average page load times by 60% and improving user satisfaction scores by 35%.
  • Built comprehensive analytics dashboard for subscription and product KPIs, enabling real-time monitoring and data-driven decision making for business metrics, resulting in improved operational efficiency and strategic planning.

Solutions Engineer

Daily.co (Nov 2021 - May 2024)

  • Pioneered the first comprehensive developer-facing showcase for Daily's Interactive Live Streaming APIs using React/Next.js, creating reusable demo applications that directly accelerated customer product launches.
  • Developed internal meetings tool with Daily's APIs featuring AI summaries, sentiment analysis, and talk-time metrics. The tool became indispensable in customer-facing teams with 1500+ meetings hosted as serves as flagship example.
  • Spearheaded expert-level technical support and led tailored Proof-of-Concept (PoC) demonstrations to showcase Daily's API capabilities across diverse use cases, directly contributing to customer acquisition and sustained engagement.
  • Collaborated on building a comprehensive test bench application to compare Daily's performance against key competitors, enabling data-driven decision-making processes and optimization strategies.

Student Developer (LFX Mentorship Program)

GraphQL Foundation (Jul 2020 - Oct 2020)

  • Collaborated on expanding the capabilities of GraphiQL by introducing a plugin system. This enhancement allowed for greater customization, extensibility and GraphiQL enhancement, improving the developer experience.
  • Implemented a redesigned layout by building custom React components to enhance user interface functionality.

Projects

Daily Studio - Multiplayer OBS-in-the-browser

  • Architected and developed a scalable, browser-based live streaming studio supporting up to 100k concurrent viewers with <200ms latency, featuring multi-platform streaming and real-time "bring-to-stage" interactions with role management.
  • Built a customizable drag-and-drop video layout system and audience engagement platform, including live chat, viewer analytics, remote media playbook, across browsers and platforms, supporting 100K+ concurrent users per room.
  • Integrated Daily's Interactive Live Streaming (ILS) and Video Component System (VCS) APIs with Next.js.

amFOSS CMS - Club Management System

  • Led the design and development of amfoss/cms using Django, GraphQL, and React, serving 50+ active community members with automated attendance tracking, status updates, and event RSVPs, reducing overhead by 75%.
  • Architected and implemented robust API integrations with GitHub, GitLab, Cloudflare, and Telegram, enabling seamless account management, automating daily workflow processes, and centralizing club operations with 99.9% uptime.

Freelance

Frontend Engineer

Whitebrick (May 2021 - Nov 2021)

  • I played a pivotal role in designing and developing various components of our web applications, ensuring they met high-quality standards and user expectations.
  • I specialized in creating and optimizing landing page sections to enhance the user experience and engagement on our websites.
  • I successfully integrated our applications with the backend systems, enabling smooth data flow and functionality for our users.

Fullstack Developer

Tayfa (Nov 2020 - Dec 2020)

  • I took charge of designing and developing various layouts and components for web pages, ensuring an engaging and user-friendly interface.
  • I played a crucial role in developing APIs, facilitating seamless data exchange and integration between our web applications and backend systems.
  • I successfully implemented a version history feature for the layouts, allowing for better management and tracking of changes for customers