I've been writing code since smartphones were still just phones.

Rahul Patel

Tech Lead · Full-Stack Developer · 12+ Years

Chapter Two

The Origin Story

Scroll through 12 years of building.

2011

“First real job. Database admin. I didn't even know what an API was.”

2013

“PHP changed everything. Built my first dynamic website. Felt like magic.”

2014

“iDevTechnolabs. CodeIgniter, jQuery, and dreams of building something real.”

2016

“Senior developer. Laravel. Finally writing code I was proud of.”

2017

“Global India Technologies. React entered the picture. Everything got faster.”

2018

“Full-stack reality: React + Node + MongoDB. Shipped 7 production apps in 4 years.”

2022

“Moved to Pranshtech Solutions. Started leading, not just coding.”

2023

“Tech Lead. 10 developers. Architecture decisions. The weight of other people's code.”

2025

“CMS MCP Hub. Open source. 589 AI tools across 12 CMS platforms. One Turborepo monorepo.”

2026

“Built APILens. My first SaaS. From developer to product builder. Still building. The next chapter starts here.”

Chapter Three

The Craft

Not a list of tools. A way of thinking.

01 /

Backend is where I live

Laravel, Node.js, Express, Fastify. REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets. Database design that scales. Queue systems that never drop a message.

Node.jsTypeScriptPHPLaravelExpressFastifyGraphQLREST APIsWebSocketsRedisPostgreSQLMySQLMongoDB

02 /

Frontend that feels alive

React, Next.js, TypeScript. Component systems, state management, performance obsession. Pixel-perfect doesn't mean rigid it means intentional.

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSGSAPFramer MotionReduxZustandReact Query

03 /

Infrastructure as confidence

Docker, AWS, GitHub Actions. CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, zero-downtime deploys. The code doesn't matter if it can't ship.

DockerAWSGitHub ActionsCI/CDNginxLinuxVercelRailwayMonitoring

04 /

The whole picture

12 years taught me that the best code serves the business, not the ego. Architecture decisions. Team mentorship. Async leadership across time zones.

Tech LeadershipArchitectureCode ReviewMentorshipAsync CommunicationSprint PlanningSystem Design

areas of expertise

AI & MCP Products

Production Claude API integrations with multi-agent orchestration
Custom MCP server development for CMS platforms and internal tooling
RAG pipelines with Qdrant for context-aware, retrieval-augmented AI
Structured prompt design for consistent, production-quality outputs
Autonomous tool-use agents that handle real business workflows end-to-end

Laravel & PHP

High-throughput REST APIs with Laravel, Lumen & Sanctum authentication
Multi-tenant SaaS architecture with isolated data and role-based access
Schema design, query optimization & Eloquent ORM at production scale
Async job queues, scheduled workers & multi-layer Redis caching
Stripe, PayPal & complex third-party API integrations shipped to production

React & Next.js

Full-stack apps with Next.js App Router, SSR, ISR & edge rendering
React Server Components, streaming & Suspense for performance-first UIs
Scalable state management with Zustand, Redux Toolkit & React Query
Reusable design systems and component libraries built from first principles
Lighthouse 90+ through code-splitting, lazy loading & bundle optimization

Node.js & Backend

High-performance REST & GraphQL APIs with Express and Fastify
Real-time systems using WebSockets and Socket.io handling thousands of connections
Event-driven microservices with Kafka and RabbitMQ message brokers
Polyglot persistence across PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL & Redis
Secure auth flows: JWT, OAuth 2.0, refresh token rotation & RBAC

WordPress & WooCommerce

Bespoke theme and plugin development built to precise client specifications
Complex WooCommerce stores with custom checkout flows and pricing logic
Headless WordPress architecture with REST API and decoupled React frontends
Custom Gutenberg blocks with dynamic data sources and full FSE support
Core Web Vitals optimization, caching strategy, hardening & security audits

AWS & DevOps

Infrastructure provisioning across EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda & CloudFront
Automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and zero-downtime blue/green deploys
Dockerized multi-service environments with compose and container orchestration
Proactive monitoring, auto-scaling groups & cost-optimized cloud architecture
SSL/TLS management, DNS configuration, WAF rules & CDN delivery tuning

tools of the trade

Frontend

React

Next.js

Angular

TypeScript

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS3

Tailwind CSS

jQuery

Bootstrap

Backend

Node.js

Express

Fastify

Laravel

PHP

Python

GraphQL

REST APIs

gRPC

RPC

WebRTC

Database

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

Cassandra

ClickHouse

DevOps & Cloud

Docker

AWS

Vercel

Nginx

Linux

GitHub Actions

Mobile

React Native

Expo

CMS

WordPress

WooCommerce

Joomla

Blockchain

Solidity

Web3.js

ethers.js

AI & MCP

Claude API

MCP

Tooling

Git

Jira

Figma

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Stripe

Selenium

Chapter Four

The Work

Not just projects. Each one taught me something I couldn't learn any other way.

APILens

SaaS · 2026

APILens

API observability you can actually use

My first real product. I built this because every time I was debugging a production issue, I was flying blind no visibility into what APIs were actually doing. Zero dependencies in the npm package. Real-time monitoring in the dashboard. Real users.

Node.jsTypeScriptReactNext.jsPostgreSQLRedis

ZeroDependencies

Real-timeMonitoring

npmPackage

View Project ↗

Read the full story →

This one taught me that building the product is 20%. Marketing is 80%.

Open Source · 2025

CMS MCP Hub

589 AI tools. 12 platforms. One monorepo.

589 AI tools across 12 CMS platforms. Open source. One Turborepo monorepo. Built because the AI tooling ecosystem for CMS platforms was fragmented and incomplete.

TypeScriptTurborepoNode.jsWordPress REST APIShopify APIStrapi

12Platforms

589Tools

MonorepoArchitecture

GitHub ↗

Read the full story →

The WordPress blog post about this is still pending review.

CMS MCP Hub

TextDrip

Client Work · 2022

TextDrip

SMS drip campaigns that actually deliver

Sole backend engineer. Thousands of businesses. Millions of messages. The queue system was the hardest thing I've ever built getting it to be reliable at scale without dropping a single message.

Node.jsRedisPostgreSQLAWS SQSTwilioExpress

HighThroughput

RedisQueue

Multi-tenantArchitecture

View Project ↗

The queue system was the hardest thing I've ever built.

In Progress · 2026

CodePulse AI

Paste a GitHub URL. Get a security audit.

Still in progress. Powered by Claude. The prototype already caught real bugs in real codebases. Paste a GitHub URL, get back a structured security audit in seconds.

TypeScriptNext.jsClaude APIGitHub APINode.js

Claude APIAI

GitHub URLInput

In progressStatus

View Project ↗

Still in progress. But the prototype already caught real bugs.

CodePulse AI

Chapter Five

The Proof

Numbers don't tell the whole story. But they're a good start.

0+Years of Production Code

Writing production code since 2011. PHP → Laravel → Node.js → React → building my own SaaS.

Still learning. Still building.

0+Projects Delivered

SaaS platforms, marketplaces, e-commerce, healthcare, education, booking systems, blockchain apps.

Across 5+ industries.

7–10Developers Led

Sprint planning, code reviews, architecture decisions.

3Own Products

APILens · CMS MCP Hub · CodePulse AI

0+Clients Served

From startups to established businesses.

Remote-FirstAny timezone, any team

IST9 AM – 1:30 AM

US Eastern10:30 PM – 4 PM

US Pacific7:30 PM – 1 PM

UK / GMT3:30 AM – 9 PM

CET / EU4:30 AM – 10 PM

Async-first · Jira · Slack · GitHub

PM skills →

Project Management

Delivered 50+ projects on time from kickoff to production.

Agile / ScrumSprint PlanningBacklog GroomingJiraTrelloStakeholder CommunicationRisk AssessmentDelivery OwnershipRoadmappingEstimationCross-team CoordinationClient Management

Lead skills →

Tech Leadership

Led 7–10 engineers. Set the architecture. Raised the bar.

System ArchitectureCode ReviewsTechnical MentoringTech RoadmappingTeam Building1:1s & Growth PlansEngineering StandardsPerformance ReviewsTechnical InterviewsDocumentationIncident ResponseKnowledge Transfer