Founder &
Developer

Based in San Francisco. Building performant, creative web applications.

Open to freelance & short-term contract

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About

Founder and developer with 9+ years building scalable platforms and consumer web applications. I specialize in frontend architecture, interactive experiences, and full-stack delivery — from pixel-perfect UI to production-grade APIs.

Currently open to freelance or short-term contract work — especially creative, data-heavy, or consumer-facing web apps. I enjoy working on things that are technically interesting and make a real impact.

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Three.js
  • CSS / Tailwind

Backend

  • Node.js / NestJS
  • Ruby on Rails
  • FastAPI
  • PostgreSQL
  • REST APIs

Tools

  • Git
  • AWS / Vercel
  • Figma
  • GSAP

Selected Work

Music Tech

Musicly

A platform to learn, create, and play sheet music directly in the browser. Real-time score rendering, interactive notation editing, and playback — no plugins required.

Next.js abcjs Vercel
Live ↗ GitHub ↗

Web App

ExplodingNote

A therapeutic web app where users write down thoughts and watch them burn away in a 3D fire pit. Realistic particle physics simulation built in Three.js.

Next.js Three.js Vercel
Live ↗ GitHub ↗

Audio / Creative

audioViz

A dynamic audio visualization player inspired by classic Windows Media Player. Real-time frequency analysis with reactive spiral visualizations. Zero dependencies.

Web Audio API Canvas Vanilla JS
Live ↗ GitHub ↗

Experience

Feb 2026 – Present

Founder

Stealth

  • Leading R&D on AI application across multiple product scenarios
  • Building and launching applications with real-world users, including musicly.org
Sep 2025 – Feb 2026

Staff Software Engineer

Arcade.ai

  • Led frontend development of the core web application and agentic chat workflow
  • Rapidly prototyped the initial version of the company's mobile application
Jul 2024 – Aug 2025

Senior Software Engineer

Forge Global

  • Led dissolution of the existing marketplace app into a next-gen web platform
Jul 2022 – Jul 2024

Software Engineer II

Forge Global

  • Developed retrieval and display of last closed trade price for the marketplace
  • Oversaw HubSpot CRM integration with internal data stores
  • Implemented interest collection flow for the Accuidity Private Market Index
Apr 2021 – Jul 2022

Software Engineer

Forge Global

  • Led broker-dealer integration efforts
  • Implemented VWAP trade data display and processing
Mar 2019 – Apr 2020

Full Stack Software Engineer

Trove

  • Developed major storefront releases for REI and Nordstrom
  • Built Wishes notification system and Trade-In platform for REI

Contact

Open to freelance projects, collaborations, and full-time opportunities. Let's build something great.

Email kkparihar@gmail.com ↗ GitHub github.com/kartikvips ↗ LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/kartikparihar ↗