# Abhay Singh Rathore - Product Engineer & Designer

> Independent full-stack developer and UI designer focusing on scalable SaaS platforms, modern web apps, and design systems.

## Contact Info
- Email: abhaysinghr516@gmail.com
- Website: https://abhaysr.in
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/abhaysinghr
- GitHub: https://github.com/abhaysinghr516
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/abhaysinghr1

## Services & Expertise
Abhay offers the following services:
- **Product Engineering:** Full-cycle MVP and platform builds (zero-to-one).
- **Frontend Development:** High-quality UIs using React, Next.js, and Tailwind CSS.
- **Backend & Systems:** Scalable Node/Go backends, databases, and APIs.
- **Technical Partner:** Architecture tradeoff and stack consulting for startups.

## Technical Stack
- **Frontend & Design:** React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Figma.
- **Backend & Database:** Node.js, Golang, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis.
- **AI & DevOps:** Agents, RAG, LLMs, Docker, Vercel, AWS.

## Selected Work
- [Snippet Hive](https://abhaysr.in/work/snippet-hive): Product / Platform - A public library for AI-generated code snippets, featuring a web platform and extensions for VS Code and Chrome. (Stack: React · Node · MongoDB · Extensions)
- [Business Wish](https://abhaysr.in/work/business-wish): Product / Platform - A free, open-source toolkit of 50+ copy-paste Tailwind CSS components, 10+ motion components, and 15+ browser-based developer tools, no installs or accounts needed. (Stack: Next.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS)
- [MARKA](https://abhaysr.in/work/marka): Product / Platform (Stack: In Development)
- [Kora Cafe](https://abhaysr.in/work/kora-cafe): Brand / Prototype (Stack: Brand Identity · Packaging · Visual Design)
- [Stillpoint](https://abhaysr.in/work/stillpoint): Brand / Identity (Stack: Brand Identity · Environmental Graphics)
- [ReWeave](https://abhaysr.in/work/reweave): Brand / Packaging (Stack: Brand Identity · Packaging)

## Articles & Technical Writings
- [Best Tech Stacks for Modern SaaS MVPs in 2026: An Opinionated Guide](https://abhaysr.in/blog/best-saas-tech-stacks): Choosing the right technology stack can make or break your SaaS MVP. Here is a definitive, developer-centric guide comparing Next.js, Go, Node, and Postgres. (03 Jun 2026)
- [Simplicity is Harder Than Complexity: Why Most UI Fails](https://abhaysr.in/blog/simplicity-is-harder): Complexity is software's default state. Here's why stripping a UI down to its essence is the hardest design work you'll ever do. (26 Feb 2026)
- [Lessons from a Failed Startup: What Snippet Hive Taught Me](https://abhaysr.in/blog/lessons-from-failed-startup): By a first-time founder who built something nobody used, and lived to tell the tale. (21 Feb 2026)
- [From Zero to Shipped: How We Built Snippet Hive in 1.5 Months During Buildspace](https://abhaysr.in/blog/building-snippet-hive): Two developers. One idea. A deadline we couldn't ignore. (20 Feb 2026)

## Working Process
1. Listen first & Discovery.
2. Architecture & Design.
3. Build a tight MVP (no feature creep).
4. Harden (Auth, edge cases).
5. Ship & Iterate.