Shine Santhosh
About
I build things with software and electronics. Most of my professional work is around web applications and cloud systems, but I've always had one foot in hardware — microcontrollers, sensors, PCBs, IoT, and anything that gives me an excuse to open a datasheet.
Work Experience
Build and maintain large-scale e-commerce applications using React, Next.js, GraphQL, and Litium CMS/PIM.
Manage CI/CD and production operations across ~10 client applications and multiple environments using Azure DevOps and Litium Cloud, including deployment pipelines, service principals, credentials, RBAC, and production support.
Work directly with clients from requirements through deployment, translating business needs into production-ready solutions.
Use agentic AI development tools, including Claude Code, for implementation, debugging, refactoring, testing, and code reviews. Improved frontend performance and accessibility through lazy loading, code splitting, and WCAG 2.1 practices.
Conduct technical interviews for frontend candidates covering React, Next.js, React Server Components, SSR, and modern JavaScript.
Recognised as Star Performer – Q2 2026, selected from 200+ employees for technical ownership and consistent delivery.
Built web applications for international clients using React, Next.js, and Node.js.
Designed and integrated REST and GraphQL APIs with CMS platforms for content-driven applications.
Developed embedded and IoT prototypes using microcontrollers, sensors, and custom PCBs for monitoring and automation projects.
Projects
Designed a telemetry dashboard inspired by Formula 1 pit wall interfaces for monitoring solar power systems in real time.
Built tachometer-style gauges, time-series visualisations, and reusable UI components around simulated telemetry data.
Designed the application to integrate with live hardware data in future revisions.
Built a REST API for a personal expense management platform using Node.js, TypeScript, and MySQL.
Implemented JWT authentication with token revocation, rate limiting, Zod validation, pagination, and standardised API responses.
Containerised the application with Docker and documented the API using OpenAPI.
Built a gesture-controlled smart wheelchair around an ATmega328P microcontroller with integrated health monitoring and live video streaming.
Designed and iterated a custom PCB, integrating multiple sensors, a Pi Camera, and a Next.js PWA secured with Auth0.
Health data is stored in MongoDB and can be monitored remotely through the web application hosted on Vercel.
Built the official website for RASAM 2023 using Next.js, Sanity CMS, and Hasura GraphQL.
Implemented event registration, dynamic content management, and a live sports scoring dashboard.
Developed a website for the Tinkerhub community in Providence College of Engineering.
Built the official website for the TinkerHub chapter at Providence College of Engineering using Next.js.
Developed an npm package that provides Firestore-inspired NoSQL APIs over JSON files for development and testing.
Designed as a lightweight database substitute for rapid prototyping and frontend development.
Achievements
Selected as Star Performer – Q2 2026 from 200+ employees at Bridge Global for technical ownership, consistent delivery, and contributions across client projects.
Awarded HackerRank's Gold (5★) badge in React after completing advanced React challenges.
Skills
TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, C++, Embedded C, Java
React, Next.js (App & Pages Router), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, shadcn/ui, Zustand
Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, GraphQL (Apollo), Firebase
Recharts, Chart.js, Interactive Dashboards, Real-time Visualisation, Performance Optimisation, WCAG Accessibility
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, SQLite, Firestore
Azure DevOps, Docker, Git, AWS, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Kiro, Jest, Husky, Webpack, Babel
Auth0, JWT, RBAC, OpenAPI
Microcontrollers, IoT Systems, PCB Design, Arduino, Sensor Integration
Agile Development, Code Reviews, Technical Interviews
Writing
A beginner-friendly series introducing Google Firebase and guiding readers through building their first Firebase-powered application.
Volunteering
Led the technical activities of the campus TinkerHub chapter, organised workshops, conducted technical sessions, and built the chapter website.
Contributed to planning and organising technical events and community activities as part of the leadership team.
Certifications
Covered the fundamentals of blockchain technology, distributed ledger systems, cryptography, smart contracts, and decentralised applications through theory and practical exercises.
Specialization of 5 Courses:
- Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
- Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation
- Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services
- Elastic Google Cloud Infrastructure: Scaling and Automation
- Reliable Google Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process
A course involving fundamental concepts and terminologies of GCP. It includes many of the computing, storage and resource management services of GCP with hands-on sessions like :
- Google Cloud Compute Engine
- Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine
- Google Cloud Storage
- Google Cloud SQL
- BigQuery
- Google Cloud IAM
Different skill badges acquired from qwiklabs for completing different hands-on sessions on google cloud.
Side Projects
Built a Twitter bot in Python during TinkerHub's Build From Home (BFH) event.
Cuckoo lets users save Twitter threads by mentioning the bot, which then compiles the thread and delivers it via direct message.
The project was built with Tweepy and deployed on Replit as part of a time-constrained engineering challenge.
Developed an adaptive traffic light architecture that adjusts signal timing based on traffic conditions instead of fixed intervals.
Built as part of the Reboot Kerala Hackathon, where the project was selected as a State Finalist.
Education
B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering CGPA: 7.17 / 10.0