[ available · remote · hubli / bangalore ]

Full-Stack
Engineer
for hire.

I help startups and product teams ship serious software: frontend, backend, infra, AI systems, and the sharp edges in between. Former founding engineer at Hashnode. Still happiest when the work is technical and the stakes are real.

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Girish Patil
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Hubli / Bangalore · India · Remote

Now

Freelancing with product teams that need senior execution. Building PropLinker on the side, turning Instagram Reels into formal property listings using an AI pipeline built from scratch.

Before

Founding engineer at Hashnode. Joined during the Q&A pivot and stayed through 1M+ monthly active users. Owned infra, security, and half the product.

Also

Sharp on product, frontend, and systems. Usually async, usually fast, usually replying the same day.

// worked with
HashnodeIndiahikes
// written for
Browserless

Who I help

Startups shipping a new product or a messy v2
Founders who need a senior engineer without a full in-house team
Teams with strong product momentum but weak platform foundations
Companies that need frontend depth plus backend and infra ownership

Services

01
Full-Stack DevelopmentEnd-to-end web apps from architecture to launch: TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, databases, auth, payments.
02
Platform & InfrastructureSelf-hosted deployments, Docker, Cloudflare, CI/CD, secrets management. Cut costs, gain control.
03
AI & AutomationRAG pipelines, LLM integrations, vector search, async worker queues. Production-grade, not demos.
04
E-commerce & SaaSHeadless commerce with Medusa.js, payment integrations, subscription flows, multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
05
API & IntegrationsGraphQL, REST, webhooks, Meta/Instagram API, GitHub integrations, third-party service glue.

Built for scale.

10+
Years building
Full-stack systems in production since 2014. Still maintaining some of them.
1M+
Monthly active users
On platforms I've helped architect, build, and scale from zero.
80%
Infra cost reduction
Migrated indiahikes.com off Vercel to self-hosted Cloudflare. Real savings.
3
Live SaaS products
Shipped end-to-end: architecture, auth, payments, deployment, and ops.

Current builds

more experiments ↗
PropLinker · 2026
PropLinker
Turns Instagram Reels into formal real estate listings. Async pipeline with transcription, enrichment, and a searchable knowledge base. Built end-to-end.
Live · early users
Certhive · Active
Certhive
E-certificate SaaS for creating, sending, and verifying certificates at scale. Built for bulk issuance and shareable verification links.
Active · shipping

Previous work

Hashnode · 2018–2023
Founding Engineer
Joined during the pivot from Q&A to developer blogging. Scaled the platform to 1M+ monthly active users while owning core product and infrastructure surfaces.
0 → 1M+ monthly active users
Indiahikes · 2024–Present
Senior Software Engineer
Leading platform and frontend initiatives, including infra migration, cost optimization, and shipping a complete rentals platform with Medusa.js.
↓ 80% infrastructure cost

Impactful work at companies

start a project ↗
Indiahikes · 2024–Present
Infra Migration
Moved indiahikes.com off Vercel to a self-hosted Cloudflare deployment. Built Redis caching for Prismic CMS. Shipped a full rentals platform with Medusa.js.
↓ 80% infrastructure cost
Indiahikes · 2024–Present
Indiahikes Rentals
Built and shipped a complete rentals platform (catalog, inventory, booking flows) integrated with a Medusa.js backend and modern frontend UX.
Shipped · production
Indiahikes · 2024–Present
InSOUL by Indiahikes
Webflow build for InSOUL, a new Indiahikes initiative - focused on clean structure, performance, and shipping fast iterations.
Launched · iterations ongoing

Got a
project?
Let's talk.

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