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Salil Lakra

Full Stack Developer building high-performance web and mobile applications with Next.js, React Native, and Node.js.

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Architecture flowchart being sketched on a whiteboard

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Apr 30, 2026

Monoliths vs Microservices: Choosing the Architecture That Actually Ships

A pragmatic framework for deciding between a modular monolith and microservices based on team size, change cadence, and operational maturity.

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Database dashboard and query editor on screen

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Apr 30, 2026

Prisma vs Drizzle: Choosing a Type-Safe ORM for Production

A practical comparison of Prisma and Drizzle across developer speed, query control, migrations, and long-term maintenance.

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Product architecture sketches being drawn on a tablet

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Apr 23, 2026

Full-Stack Systems Design For Product Velocity

A practical architecture playbook for shipping product features faster without turning your stack into an operational liability.

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About

A full stack developer who ships real systems.

I'm Salil Lakra from India, currently studying Electronics and Communication Engineering at BIT Mesra.

I build scalable web and mobile applications using modern technologies — Next.js, Node.js, React Native, and TypeScript.

My core focus areas are backend architecture, performance optimization, scalable APIs, and real-time systems.

Stack

Technologies I work with.

Languages

JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonC / C++SQL

Frontend

ReactSvelteKitNext.jsTailwind CSSFramer MotionGSAPReact Native

Backend

Node.jsExpressSupabaseREST APIsWebSocketsAuth SystemsNestjsDjangoFastAPIGraphQLRabbitMQRedis

Databases

PostgreSQLMongoDBMySQLFirebase

DevOps

GitHub ActionsDockerKubernetesDocker ComposeNginx

Analytics & Monitoring

SentryDatadogPostHogGoogle Analytics

Tools

GitLinuxSupabaseFirebase

Projects

Production systems, not toy apps.

11,000+

Users served

8,000+

Live participants

Multiple

High traffic deploys

Pantheon Techfest

8,000+ users

Official website for BIT Mesra's Pantheon Techfest — real-time leaderboards, secure user validation, built to handle peak traffic.

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwindPostgreSQL

E-Summit 2026

11K+ page views

Platform with dynamic event pages, OAuth authentication, and real-time features during a high traffic live event.

Next.jsSupabaseTypeScriptWebsocketPostgreSQL

RoboSaga

Scalable APIs

Competition platform with structured event data and scalable APIs built for robotics competitions.

Next.jsPostgreSQLDrizzle ORM

MetaMind

Full RBAC

Full stack blogging platform with authentication, role-based access, image uploads, and REST API architecture.

Next.jsMongoDB

Experience

Where I've worked.

Full Stack Developer

Betiyan Nidhi Pvt. Ltd.

2024 — Present

Built Android apps using React Native
Designed scalable Node.js backend architecture
Optimized database queries and API performance
Structured databases for financial workflows

What I Can Help With

From idea to production — I build the whole thing, not just components.

Full-Stack Web Apps

End-to-end web applications with Next.js, React, and Node.js — auth, payments, dashboards, real-time features.

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind

Mobile Development

Cross-platform mobile apps with React Native — shared codebase, native performance, push notifications.

React NativeExpoiOSAndroid

APIs & Backend Systems

RESTful APIs, WebSocket servers, authentication systems, and microservices that handle real traffic at scale.

Node.jsExpressWebSocketsAuth

Database & Infrastructure

Schema design, query optimization, caching layers, and deployment pipelines with Docker and CI/CD.

PostgreSQLMongoDBDockerVercel

Let's build something.

Currently open for new opportunities. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi — I'll get back to you.