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Jaskaran Rana

@jaskaran

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Entrepreneurial software engineer with a passion for crafting successful ventures.

India

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What I'm looking for

Looking to build consumer products at a company with good growth trajectory, while also learning and growing with a team of savvy professionals.

I'm entrepreneurial-minded software engineer and startup enthusiast dedicated to crafting successful ventures. With a decade of hands-on experience, I specialise in developing innovative consumer products, leveraging a comprehensive skill set that encompasses engineering, product development, design, and marketing.

I started building projects using Python and Django back in college. The first project I built, EDM Hunters, a music discovery website, ended up amassing over 34.5 million visits during its lifetime. It was also featured on some influential platforms like YourStory, IndieHackers and Codecademy. I'm currently building GigHub, a nightlife guide and an event ticketing platform, which has gathered over 1 million visits since launch. In both these projects, I built everything from the frontend to the backend and everything in between.

In my capacity as a tech lead at CommonTime, I independently built a global arts access platform, enabling real-time video lessons, livestreams and performance event bookings, and effectively leading a cross-functional team. At boxout.fm, I played a pivotal role in the platform's evolution by helping rebuild their website, migrating their backend to Django, leading a team to launch their mobile apps, and optimising SEO and marketing strategies. Additionally, I was one of the first few tech hires at CollegeDekho and BuyingIQ, where I contributed to their backend and architecture setup during my initial years of work.

Experience

Current

Founder

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GigHub

Feb 2021 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Independently engineered and maintained an event ticketing and discovery platform. Utilised SEO tactics to drive growth, achieving over 1 million website visits since launch. Developed and maintained the backend infrastructure using Django and Python, leveraging AWS for hosting. Integrated Razorpay for payments and implemented SendGrid for transactional email delivery.

Full Stack Web Development Product Strategy SEO Growth Hacking Data Analytics Digital Marketing Django Python AWS Sendgrid JavaScript HTML CSS

Technology Lead

CommonTime

Jun 2020 - Oct 2023 (3 years 4 months)

Autonomously developed a global arts access platform, facilitating real-time video lessons, livestreams, and performance event bookings. Engineered the core infrastructure using Django and Python, deploying it on AWS. Seamlessly incorporates Vonage for live WebRTC video sessions, integrates Stripe for payment processing, and employs SendGrid for all email communication.

Django Python AWS Stripe Sendgrid

Founder

EDM Hunters

Jan 2014 - May 2023 (9 years 4 months)

Independently conceived and managed a music discovery platform specialising in electronic music. Implemented SEO strategies resulting in a lifetime traffic of 34.5 million visits. Additionally, it was recognised and showcased on prominent online platforms such as YourStory, Codecademy and IndieHackers.

SEO Django Python AWS JavaScript Product Management Growth Hacking Strategy Business Growth

Senior Software Engineer

CollegeDekho

Apr 2015 - Feb 2017 (1 year 10 months)

CollegeDekho is an ed-tech start-up offering both B2B and B2C solutions. I contributed as a key member of the inaugural technology team, tasked with setting up the website framework and crafting the backend architecture utilising Django and Python.

Backend Django Python REST APIs JavaScript HTML CSS

Software Engineer

BuyingIQ

Jun 2014 - Mar 2015 (9 months)

BuyingIQ was an online shopping advisor and a price comparison website. As the inaugural tech hire, I played a pivotal role in the company's inception, contributing to the establishment of the website architecture and the development of both backend and frontend components from scratch.