4.5+ years designing and shipping mobile applications that serve millions of users, with a focus on scalable architecture and performance — from co-founding Vybout to core mobile work at Zepto and Unacademy.
Experience
Co-Founder & Founding Product Engineer · Vybout
08/2025 — 05/2026Bengaluru, India
- Built and scaled Vybout from 0 to 7,000+ registered users as the sole engineer, owning architecture, mobile, backend, and production operations.
- Shipped 30+ production features across social discovery, bookings, chat, and engagement using React Native, Node.js, and Supabase.
Software Engineer (Mobile) · Zepto
10/2024 — 08/2025Bengaluru, India
- Owned checkout and post-order experience for a platform serving 10M+ monthly active users.
- Led migration from Redux-Saga to Zustand and RTK Query across 15+ modules, improving performance and reducing 16% dropoff.
Software Engineer (Mobile) · Unacademy
01/2024 — 10/2024Bengaluru, India
- Built on the NextLevel team, a job application platform with an AI interview feature.
- Improved home screen load time 25% via API caching, and lifted onboarding completion by 15%.
Software Engineer · Mosaic Wellness + Clumio
05/2022 — 08/2023Bengaluru, India
- Built a dynamic personalization feature and a patient chat/calling system used by 45k+ patients.
- Shipped scalable React Native components for a core mobile commerce app.
Education
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science
September 2018 — September 2022Poornima College of Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University
Studied core subjects including Database Management Systems (DBMS), Operating Systems (OS), Data Structures, and various programming languages. Participated in technical workshops and coding competitions to enhance practical skills.
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Frontend & Mobile
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Backend & BaaS
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Jun 8, 2026
Building Vybout from Zero
This blog is not written by AI but my experience of 10 months of building VyboutContinue reading on Medium »…
Oct 17, 2025
The Day I Laughed Myself Out of My Body
I was truly out of my body — I used to think out-of-body experiences were fake until I actually had one myself.Continue reading on Medium »…
Sep 19, 2024
Why I Start My Workday with Medium?
With a black ginger teaContinue reading on Medium »…
Aug 17, 2024
Low-Level Design for a Data Fetching Library in Frontend
Class-based approach to build your data query system.Kitties cooking at Kitties Cafe (AI-generated Image)Why do we need a library for it?I went to Kitties Cafe …
Aug 15, 2024
Learning these 11 things made me a better person
11 Lessons That Turned Me into a Better PersonHi, I’m Hardik, I usually write tech blogs sometimes on Frontend Engineering, do check them out if you are interes…
Apr 21, 2024
Efficient React Hooks: Minimizing Re-Renders with Dependency Tracking
You might unknowingly causing re-renders in your app if you are using useState in your custom hooks.I was originally writing another blog but ended up drafting …
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Gender Equality
Equal opportunity, pay, and respect regardless of gender — in tech and everywhere else.
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Feminism
Women should have full autonomy, choice, and equal standing in every space they occupy.
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Against Pseudo-science
Skeptical of unproven claims sold as fact. Evidence over anecdotes, always.
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Educating India
Access to quality education is the single biggest lever for India's future — worth every bit of support.
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“Hardik is excellently hands-on with software development. He has great team working skills, and goes above and beyond to get the job done. It was a pleasure working with Hardik at NextLevel. I'm sure whichever organization he joins would greatly benefit from his expertise.”
Amarnath Prasad
Almanac, JioHotstar, IIT Madras
Worked with Hardik at NextLevel · via LinkedIn
“Hardik is an invaluable team member with exceptional positivity and enthusiasm. His dedication and eagerness make him well-equipped for any professional opportunity. He approaches tasks with a willingness to learn and embraces new concepts with passion. Highly recommended for his consistent excellence and problem-solving skills.”
Deepak Bhatt
Software Engineer II @ Zepto
Worked with Hardik on the same team · via LinkedIn