Yashash Pugalia
Software Developer
Work Experience
Realm Labs AI
2022 - 2023
New York, United States - Remote
Built the product from the ground up, covering everything from authentication to a comic book creation tool with a drag-and-drop interface and AI-powered scene/character generation. Integrated merchandise sales and payments into the platform. Created an AI chat interface to interact with comic characters.
Stack: Svelte/Kit · TypeScript/JavaScript · MongoDB/Prisma · Firebase/GCP · Tailwind/DaisyUI · Stripe · Auth.js · Langchain/GPT-3.5
Haast
2023 - Present
Canberra, Australia - Remote
Led the visual overhaul of the web app. Developed a PDF comparison tool and a workflow status board featuring drag-and-drop functionality (similar to Linear).
Stack: Svelte · JavaScript · Flask · PostgreSQL/SQLAlchemy · TailwindCSS · DaisyUI · PSPDFKit
Projects
Windows 11 in Svelte (GitHub)
2022 - 2022
Recreated the Windows 11 desktop experience for the web.
Featured in:
- JSNation Open Source Awards nominated for 'Fun Side Project of the Year' (2023)
- JavaScript Weekly
- Hacker News Trending #1 on May 11, 2023: Read Post
Well played https://win11-svelte.vercel.app
~ Guillermo Rauch, CEO @Vercel
Also: modern web browsers are engineering marvels
i love the 'build a pretend OS in svelte' trend that @puruvjdev started — kudos @yashash_pugalia
~ Rich Harris, Creator @Svelte
Great work on this @yashash_pugalia!,
~ Eric Simons, CEO @StackBlitz
One idea I had- you could even power the file system and standalone terminal app using the http://webcontainers.io api 👀
Stack: Svelte · JavaScript/TypeScript · CSS/Tailwind
Prosper Mint (GitHub)
2023 - 2024
Prosper Mint is a personal finance app for budgeting, expense tracking, and goal setting. It offers a responsive interface, allowing users to securely manage their finances with seamless authentication.
Stack: Svelte/Kit · JavaScript/TypeScript ·Tailwind/Daisy · PostgreSQL/DrizzleORM · Lucia Auth
Testimonials
I want to say you're one of the most talented young engineers I've met, you make some engineers and even founders I've worked with look like amateurs. I highly encourage you to take risks, learn from these mistakes I've made, and do big things with your life. I'm always here to support you. Let's win together.
~ Will Yoo, Founder @Realm Labs AI
Love your work! Especially your dedication to building with craft and creative exploration.
~ Julie Zhuo, Co-Founder @Sundial | Former VP Design @Facebook
Education
Bennett University
2022 - 2026
Bachelor of Technology - B.Tech, Computer Science