About
Hello, I'm hotaru (^_^)/ (he/him)
I'm an engineer by day, designer by night, artist throughout. Currently an undergrad engineering student and a full-stack developer.
Working on a few different things, including but not limited to:
- software development across platforms and stacks
- designing visually appealing, usable, and accessible experiences
- graphic & UI/UX design
- product and interaction design in the long run
If I’m not doing the above, I’m probably at the piano, doodling at my desk, on the tennis court, watching the evolution of the Intel Inside jingle for the gazillionth time, bingeing anime or TV, watching rich people race expensive cars in circles, listening to my curated Mr. Worldwide playlist with Hatsune Miku sitting between Olivia Rodrigo and Kanye West, or just kicking back and taking a nap.
Education
- Shiv Nadar University Chennai
B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (2023-2027)
- Mahatma Global Gateway - CBSE
Computer Science & Mathematics (2023)
Experience
- Web Development, UI/UX & Graphic Design
Freelance (2021 - Present)
- Software Development Engineering Intern
[ Miniture ] (March 2025 - February 2026)
Skills
Full-Stack Development
React · Next.js · JavaScript / TypeScript · Shopify Liquid · Svelte · Python · FastAPI · Flask · Node.js · SQL
Design & Creative
Figma · Inkscape · Krita · Canva · Premiere Pro · Blender · Pen & Paper
Work
Live Work
- Miniture: Shopify theme built end-to-end as the sole developer, from the designer's handoff through iterations with the team and designer. Continuously improved and extended using customer session data, competitor analysis and brand fit.
[ miniture.in ]
- SSN-SNUC INVENTE '26: Website lead for INVENTE, my university's annual technical festival. Led the website team, set the site's initial look and drove its implementation, while also working hands-on as a frontend developer.
[ invente-2026.vercel.app ]
- SSN-SNUC INSTINCTS '26: Web designer and developer for INSTINCTS, my university's annual cultural festival. Led the design language and page mockups (mainly the home page), then built the site and maintained it and its content.
[ ssnsnucinstincts.com ]
- The Curation Company: Website for a gift curation client. Ideated and developed the site layout, the interactive gifting flow and the card-scroll transitions between pages.
[ thecurationcompany.in ]
Personal Projects
- My Personal Website (this one!): My personal website, with a choice of a desktop/phone-like interface or a markdown-style page, and agent-crawlable text
[ View on GitHub ]
- LookAtDisPatch: Agentic operations optimization for last-mile delivery, with a versatile command-center dashboard. Entry for Google DevFest '26 Agent Wars
[ View on GitHub ]
- Eunoia: AI-powered DIY learning platform that turns objects at hand into hands-on projects using computer vision & RAG
[ View on GitHub ]
- ClothSense: Interactive 3D virtual clothing try-on from a single 2D image, as a semester 7 course project for Modern 3D Vision Techniques
[ View on GitHub ]
- Minimalist ROG Grub Theme: Minimalist theme for the GRUB bootloader, built around ASUS ROG branding
★ 27 stars on GitHub
[ View on GitHub ]
- Starboard: A fast, versatile and highly extensible platform for optimal ship routing. Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2024 nominee from Shiv Nadar University Chennai
[ View on GitHub ]
- SNUGPA: CGPA/SGPA calculator with saved records for Shiv Nadar University Chennai, used by 750+ unique users
[ View on GitHub ]
- CacheSim: Animated cache simulation built with Svelte & FastAPI, as a semester 2 course project for Computer Organization and Architecture (COA)
[ View on GitHub ]
More on [ GitHub ]