Hi, my name is
Pranjal Walia.
I love to build all things web.
I'm a sophomore computer science undergrad at IIIT-Bangalore.
Backend Engineering, System Architecture, Developer tooling are among a couple of things that pique my interest.
About Me
Hello! My name is Pranjal Walia and I'm a sophomore computer science undergrad, currently pursuing as Integrated Masters in Technology (B.Tech + M.Tech) at IIIT-Bangalore.
Backend Engineering, System Architecture, Developer Tooling are among a couple of things that pique my interest.
I am a coding enthusiast and love to learn and enjoy implementing technology supported solutions to the problems I face.
I am currently looking for internship opportunities as a Software Developer
I'm familiar with the following languages:
- JavaScript
- Python
- Java
- C++
- C
- MATLAB
Here are a few technologies I've been working with:
- JavaScript (ES6+,TypeScript)
- Node.js (Express,Nest)
- React
- AWS Lambda,EC2
- AWS S3,AppSync
- AWS API Gateway
- Cloud Formation/Cloud Watch
- AWS SNS,IAM,Route53
- NoSQL (DynamoDB,MongoDB)
- SQL (PostgreSQL,MySQL)
- docker,docker-compose
- Jest, Cypress
- webpack
- React Native
- GraphQL
- Firebase/AWS Amplify
- Jenkins,CircleCI,Actions
- Nginx

Where I’ve Worked
Junior Developer (FullStack) @ IndyWise
April 2021 - September 2021
- Developed the core product by building, deploying and testing scalable microservices on AWS Lambda, built on the Serverless Framework
- Worked with various AWS services for the first time such as Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3, EC2, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, AppSync, IAM, SNS and Route53
- Worked in an agile development model with weekly sprints of rapid prototyping and testing of services
- Worked with React front-end of the product, refactored and debugged page contexts to reduce overall component rendering time by atmost 36%
- Responsible for API integration post deployment on AWS with the front-end
Education
Integrated Masters in Computer Science @ IIITB
June, 2019 - Present
- 5th Semester, Cumulative GPA : 3.42 / 4.00
- Algorithms - Data Structures & Algorithms, Design & Analysis of Algorithms
- Math - Probability & Stastics, Linear Algebra, Calculus, Discrete math
- Systems - Digital Logic Design, Computer Architecture, Systems and Signals
- Data Science - Machine Learning, Database Systems
- Others - Computer Networks, Software Engineering, Automata Theory
Some Things I’ve Built
Featured Project
ReactorJS
Quickly setup a working development/learning environment in JS and avoid all the peripheral setup involved. A fullstack browser based utility tool to execute and generate docs for JavaScript code in real-time. Achieved via in-browser transpilation and bundling. Supports dynamic fetching and loading of modules off the registry.
- React
- TypeScript
- Webpack
- Redux
Featured Project
Scale.js
A bare bones web-framework that essentially replicates the core functionalities and concepts involved in developing a frontend framework or library for the web from scratch
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- parcel
Featured Project
Skynet
A batteries included cloud ☁️ ephemeral storage and distribution server. Packed with scheduled cleanup jobs 📅 and loads of services, a snapchat, but for files if I may be so bold
- Express
- MongoDB
- TypeScript
- gulp.js
- nodemailer
Other Noteworthy Projects
view the archiveIntegrating Algolia Search with WordPress Multisite
Building a custom multisite compatible WordPress plugin to build global search with Algolia
Time to Have More Fun
A single page web app for helping me choose where to travel, built with Next.js, Firebase, and Tailwind CSS
Building a Headless Mobile App CMS From Scratch
Find out how we built a custom headless CMS with Node, Express, and Firebase for a project at Upstatement
Google Keep Clone
A simple Google Keep clone built with Vue and Firebase.
Apple Music Embeddable Web Player Widget
Embeddable web player widget for Apple Music that lets users log in and listen to full song playback in the browser leveraging MusicKit.js. Read more about this project on 9to5Mac.
Apple Music Facebook Messenger Integration
Facebook Messenger chat bot extension featuring authentication and full song streaming from within the Messenger app. Read more about it on The Verge.
What’s Next?
Get In Touch
Although I'm not currently looking for any new opportunities, my inbox is always open. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, I'll try my best to get back to you!
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