Fullstack Developer with passion of building scalable applications.

Rushikesh Bhalerao  • Peerlist

• A full-stack Kanban-style job application tracker built with Next.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB, enabling users to create, update, and delete job applications across pipeline stages (Wishlist, Applied, Interviewing, Offer, Rejected). • Features drag-and-drop (dnd-kit) with optimistic UI updates, secure session-based authentication with Better-Auth enforcing user-scoped data access across all API routes, and a multi-step slide-over sheet panel built with Framer Motion. • Resolved complex z-index stacking context conflicts introduced by Framer Motion's layout prop to enable correct drag-layer rendering across dynamic columns.

CareerPath - (Job Application Tracker Web App

• Designed and built a personal developer portfolio styled as an X (Twitter)-style social profile, featuring a cover image, avatar, bio, and tabbed navigation (Projects, Experience, Skills, Education) instead of a traditional resume layout. • Built with React.js and TypeScript, using Tailwind CSS for styling. Implemented a custom modal system that renders project details as "posts" with author info, tags, and embedded media, plus a full-screen image preview component with distinct profile/project display modes. • Designed a reusable timeline component (used for both Experience and Education tabs) with connected timeline nodes and icon-based category markers. Included a downloadable resume action and direct mailto/social links in the profile header.

Portfolio

Built a full-stack real-time messaging system with WebSocket (Socket.IO) bidirectional event architecture achieving sub-100ms message delivery latency under local load tests. • Designed RESTful APIs with Express.js for user auth, chat history retrieval, and room management; persisted messages in MongoDB with indexed queries for fast history pagination. • Implemented JWT-based authentication with token refresh logic, protecting all API routes and Socket namespaces from unauthorized access. • Managed global frontend state (active rooms, online presence, message threads) using zustand, eliminating the need for prop drilling across deeply nested components.