Prashanna Maharjan
Full-Stack & Electron.js Engineer
Jarankhu, Balaju/prashannamhrzn21@gmail.com/+977 9749320633/github.com/prashanna21/LinkedIn
Summary
Self-taught full-stack engineer with hands-on experience across React, Next.js, Electron.js, React Native, TypeScript and cryptography, plus React Hook Form, Zod, Zustand, TanStack Query and Nuqs. Worked at Vrit Technologies contributing to multiple SEO-optimized, SSR-based products; now building secure, scalable SaaS at Advice Ninja. As IT Head of TEDx Baneshwor and a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador I have led teams and organized workshops, with strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
Experience
Full-Stack Engineer · Advice Ninja
Feb 2026 — Present- Leading development of SaaS products including an Authenticator App and a CMS serving 3+ affiliated companies, implementing secure authentication (JWT, 2FA) and scalable full-stack features.
- Working across Next.js, PostgreSQL, TanStack Query & Table, Nuqs, AWS S3 and Zod validation to build performant APIs, manage data and ship production-ready deployments — with a focus on clean architecture and efficient state management.
Frontend & Electron.js Engineer · Vrit Technologies
Jul 2025 — Jan 2026- Contributed across the product line: the Vrit Tech website and CRM, the Orbit Chat landing site and SaaS CRM, Auth Sync, and the Everest Thrills client site.
- Went deep on cryptography and end-to-end encryption, OAuth and JWT authentication, Electron desktop architecture, and SEO-first SSR.
- Owned CI/CD pipelines through GitHub Actions and API integration via Next.js fetch and Axios, applying Next.js performance and SEO best practices throughout.
Student Ambassador · Microsoft Learn
Jan 2025 — Present- Organized a Git and GitHub workshop for 80+ participants, teaching version control and collaborative development.
- Helped grow the Microsoft Learn community by engaging students and fostering a hands-on learning environment.
IT Head · TEDx Baneshwor
Aug 2024 — Feb 2025- Led a team of developers to build the official tedxbaneshwor.com website and drove the event’s technical setup.
- Built the site on Next.js, ShadCN, React and TypeScript with Git and GitHub for collaboration, keeping performance and SEO in scope from the start.
IT Head · Career Carnival
Jun 2024 — Sep 2024- Led a team to organize Career Carnival for 1000+ participants, managing marketing, content and social media.
- Ran a web development workshop as part of the programme.
Selected projects
Auth Sync — Cross-platform authenticator
A desktop SaaS for secure TOTP and vault sharing with full client-side end-to-end encryption — nothing leaves the device unencrypted.
Electron.js · React · AES-256-GCM · WebAuthn · WebSockets · GitHub Actions
Orbit Chat — AI chatbot CRM & landing site
orbitchat.aiAn embeddable AI chatbot SaaS. I built both the SEO-optimized landing page and the real-time, data-heavy CRM behind it — unified inboxes, bot training and assignment workflows.
Next.js · WebSockets · Zustand · TanStack · Zod · shadcn/ui
Vrit Technologies — Company site & production CRM
vrittechnologies.comA full redesign of the company website alongside a production-grade internal CRM, both on Next.js with SSR, TypeScript and a component-driven architecture built to be extended.
Next.js · TypeScript · Editor.js · Framer Motion · TanStack · CI/CD
Everest Thrills — SEO-first rebuild
everestthrills.comA client website rebuilt on an SEO-first, server-rendered Next.js architecture, focused on organic growth, performance and content discoverability.
Next.js · SSR · JSON-LD · Core Web Vitals · Open Graph
Education
- BSc (Hons) Computer ScienceSep 2024 — Present
- +2 Computer ScienceAug 2022 — Aug 2024 · GPA 3.62
- SEEApr 2010 — Apr 2022 · GPA 3.44
Technical skills
- Languages & core
- JavaScript · TypeScript · React.js · Node.js
- Frameworks
- Next.js · Electron.js · React Native · Express.js
- Data & state
- PostgreSQL · MongoDB · TanStack Query · Zustand · Redux · Zod
- Security
- Cryptography & E2E encryption · AES-256-GCM · JWT & 2FA · OAuth · WebAuthn
- Platform
- CI/CD · Docker · GitHub Actions · AWS S3 · Git & GitHub
Achievements
- Winner — Saral Sikshya Intercollege Hackathon
- 3rd place — UTC Intercollege Idea Pitching Competition
- “Most Creative Video” — Kathmandu Model College competition
- 1M+ views — essayinnepali.blogspot.com
Soft skills
Leadership and teamwork · Communication and coordination · Adaptability · Time management · Event management and organization