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Hi, I'm Pratik Rajbhandari.
Full Stack Developer.

I build scalable, distributed systems and craft delightful product experiences end to end, from database schema to pixel.

Cincinnati, OH
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Years experience
4+

Years experience

Projects shipped
10+

Projects shipped

Daily active users
10K+

Daily active users

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00Who I am

About Me

I am a full-stack software engineer with an M.S. in Computer Science and 5+ years of experience designing systems that scale gracefully and interfaces that feel effortless. I thrive at the seams where the database, the API, and the UI meet specializing in scalable application architecture, API integration, and high-performance code development across Java, Node.js, .NET, and React.

My work spans distributed backends, real-time data pipelines, and type-safe frontends. Beyond writing production-grade code, I have a proven record of leading small teams and modernizing legacy codebases. I care deeply about performance, developer experience, and shipping accessible software that people genuinely enjoy using.

  • End-to-end product ownership
  • Distributed systems & databases
  • Clean, tested, maintainable code
  • Mentoring & technical leadership
01Career

Experience Timeline

  1. Software Developer

    Oct 2024 — Apr 2026
    University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH
    • Migrated a legacy codebase from shared network drives to Git, enabling local development, team collaboration, and reliable production deployments which reduced deployment errors by 30%
    • Designed and optimized stored procedures for CRUD operations, reporting, and external API uploads, improving query performance by 50% and ensuring accurate data delivery.
    • Built a template-driven PDF generation system with TinyMCE and Aspose.PDF, enabling non-technical staff to produce rich-text, accessible documents with no code
    • Audited and remediated multiple web applications with the WAVE tool to achieve WCAG / ADA compliance, improving usability for users with disabilities across 5 applications
    C#ASP.NETHTMLCSSMSSQL

  2. Software Engineer

    Sept 2020 - Jul 2024
    Leapfrog TechnologyKathmandu, Nepal
    • Integrated patient data from Epic via SMART on FHIR, delivering secure, HIPAA-compliant data exchange across 3 clinical workflows
    • Led a team of 5 engineers through Agile sprints, owning task planning and on-time delivery of 9 project milestones
    • Migrated a legacy JavaScript codebase to TypeScript, introducing static typing that reduced runtime bugs by 20%
    • Designed and implemented RESTful APIs in Node.js, supporting over 500 concurrent users with over 10,000 daily requests
    • Optimized database queries, schemas, and API performance, cutting latency by 25%
    • Wrote comprehensive unit tests to ensure code quality, eliminate regressions, and support reliable CI/CD deployments
    • Collaborated with Product Owners and stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize features, and drive development as team lead
    • Mentored and onboarded new hires and junior engineers across Node.js, React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL
    ReactNode.jsExpressNestJSPythonMySQLPostgreSQL
02Selected work

Projects

ARP Emulator

  • Developed a web-based ARP emulator that enables interactive visualization of ARP protocol behavior and ARP spoofing attacks for cybersecurity education
  • Designed and implemented core system components and collaborated with faculty to refine features based on instructional requirements
  • Conducted performance and scalability testing, demonstrating stable operation with support for over 300 concurrent students
NodeJSReactPostgreSQLDockerWebSockets

C-x86 Emulator

  • Collaborated with faculty to extend an educational software platform for teaching assembly language and computer systems concepts
  • Implemented enhancements that improved the platform's functionality, user experience, and effectiveness for undergraduate learning
  • Contributed to a project culminating in a peer-reviewed publication at the 2026 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE)
NodeJSReactTypescriptLinux
03Research & writing

Publications

2026·31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

C-x86 Emulator: A Web-Based Interactive Tool for Understanding x86-64 Assembly and Visualizing C Program State.

2026·MS Thesis, University of Cincinnati

Web based interactive visualization for understanding ARP and ARP spoofing

04Academics

Education

2024 — 2026

University of Cincinnati

M.S. Computer Science

GPA 4.0.

2016 — 2020

Kathmandu University

B.E. Computer Engineering

GPA 3.65

05Toolbox

Technical Skills

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptC#PythonHTMLCSSSCSS

Frameworks and Libraries

ASP.NETReactNode.jsNestJSExpressTailwind CSS

Database

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDB

Cloud & DevOps

AWSDocker