Alpesh Pote

1. April 2024 – Present · Remote / WFH

   Anivale Pvt Ltd.

   Software Engineer I

   • Sole developer owning full-stack development of the company's core product serving 500,000+ monthly active users, maintaining REST API endpoints with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, an internal Vue.js admin dashboard, and a React Native mobile app currently in development.
   • Optimized backend performance by refactoring sequential database queries into parallel execution and implementing MongoDB projection, reducing API response times by up to 75% and payload sizes by up to 50%.
   • Architecting 2 standalone mobile applications: a social app using Firebase Cloud Functions and a dating app with Socket.IO-powered real-time chat, live presence tracking, and push notifications.
   • Standardized frontend architecture across 3 production codebases by building a reusable component library with shared TypeScript interfaces, reducing onboarding time for new features.
2. Nov 2023 – Jan 2024 · Remote / WFH

   Anivale Pvt Ltd.

   Software Developer Intern

   • Developed 2 MERN-stack applications independently, designing database schemas, REST API endpoints, and full system architecture from the ground up.
   • Implemented real-time features using Socket.IO and automated push notification workflows via Firebase Cloud Messaging.

Things I have built and shipped. Expand any entry for the detail; what it does, what it runs on, and whether it is still in the air.

• GeoFindderr

  PRJ-012024–presentLive

  A full-stack interactive geography game with real-time multiplayer, live chat, and multiple game modes — built to be genuinely fun and endlessly replayable.

  • Developed and launched a full-stack multiplayer geography game using React (TypeScript), Google Maps Street View API, Supabase for persistent cloud storage, and Socket.IO for real-time match synchronization and live presence tracking.
  • Engineered 3 dynamic game modes (Classic, Time Attack, No Move/Pan/Zoom) with an XP-based progression system, 30+ achievement milestones, and global leaderboards.
  • Integrated a social layer with asynchronous friend requests, low-latency direct messaging, shared profile cards, and a global notification tray.
  • Focused on mobile UX with a one-handed interaction model, optimizing responsive layouts for seamless cross-device gameplay.
  • Managed Street View coordinates in a SQL database, enabling location randomization across game modes to encourage replayability.
  • Currently implementing Redis-backed caching and session management for improved multiplayer performance at scale.

• MintEcho

  PRJ-022025Archived

  A fully offline, privacy-first personal finance tracker for Android that automatically reads and parses bank transaction SMS — no accounts, no cloud, no data ever leaving your device.

  • Built a fully offline Android finance tracker with React Native (Expo) and TypeScript that auto-detects and categorizes financial transactions from bank SMS alerts with zero cloud dependency and no internet permissions.
  • Engineered a custom SMS parsing engine supporting 20+ major Indian banks, handling UPI, credit card, debit card, net banking, and international FOREX transaction formats.
  • Implemented spend analytics with interactive charts across daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and lifetime periods, split by debit and credit flows.
  • Built credit card statement tracking with automated due-date reminders via scheduled local push notifications, configurable per card.
  • Delivered a full backup and restore system — export all data as a portable JSON snapshot and re-import on any device, no server involved.
  • Achieved sub-10ms UI updates using WatermelonDB for local-first persistence, with smooth Reanimated transitions and dark/light theme support via NativeWind.

  NoticeGoogle Play Protect may flag this app because it requires the READ_SMS permission, which is highly restricted for Play Store distribution. The app is completely safe and intentionally lacks internet permissions, ensuring your financial data remains 100% on-device — feel free to inspect the source code. Development was archived due to these policy hurdles, though it remains a daily driver for my personal use.

• Portfolio (current)

  PRJ-032026Live

  This site. Laid out like an RNAV approach plate — navigation is a filed route, and moving between pages draws the leg you are flying.

  • Built with React 19, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS 4, and React Router — no animation library, every transition is CSS keyframes and the Web Animations API.
  • Page transitions animate an SVG route arc via getTotalLength() and stroke-dashoffset, resolving to the destination waypoint before the next page mounts.
  • Chart vocabulary throughout: waypoint idents and gate assignments are real data structures driving the nav, not decoration.
  • Fully keyboard navigable with visible focus states, and every animation collapses under prefers-reduced-motion.

What I sit at when I am not writing code. An Airbus A320 and mixed cockpit setup, and it gets more hours than it should.

Core

• AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
• 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM
• AMD Radeon RX 9070XT (16GB)

Storage

• 1TB Gen4 NVMe SSD
• 512GB Gen4 NVMe SSD

Cooling & Power

• Arctic Freezer III 240mm AIO
• Corsair RM850e 80+ Gold PSU

Case

• Galax Rev6 ARGB

Monitors

• AOC Q27G2S 27" 170Hz QHD IPS
• LG UltraGear 24GL600F 24" FHD 144Hz TN

Peripherals

• AeonGaming Sentry Keyboard 70%
• ASUS TUF M3 Gen II
• Philips SHP9500 Headphones
• Fifine AmpliGame A6T Microphone

Sim Gear

• Moza R3 Racing Wheel + Pedals
• Winwing Airbus Throttle Quadrant + Speedbrake & Flap Panel
• Winwing Ursa Minor Airbus Sidestick
• Wingflex FCU + EFIS Cubes (Airbus A320)