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Piyush Das

Diploma Student in Engineering • Building AI-powered & Offline-first Applications

piyushdas1624@gmail.com • github.com/Piyushdas1624linkedin.com/in/piyush-das-7246423a1 • India

Engineering diploma student specializing in leveraging AI APIs (Google Gemini, Model Context Protocol) to build practical, intelligent web software. Experienced in client-side optimization techniques — including DOM virtualization for gigabyte-scale log processing, client-side LaTeX parsing, and local-first browser storage architectures. DEV.to April Fools Developer Challenge Winner.

Technical Skills

Languages

TypeScript JavaScript Python Kotlin HTML / CSS C

Frontend

React Next.js DOM Virtualization Web Workers

Backend

Node.js Express FastAPI

AI

Gemini Pro & Flash Model Context Protocol Multi-LLM Orchestration Prompt Engineering

Storage

SQLite IndexedDB Local-first design

Tools

Git Antigravity IDE Android Studio GitHub CLI

Projects & Achievements

Volex — DEV.to April Fools Developer Challenge

Challenge Winner • Live DemoCase Study

Awarded top prize in the official DEV.to Developer Challenge for Volex, a zero-dependency workout volume tracking web app. Features dynamic volume calculation (Weight × Reps × Sets), local IndexedDB data persistence, and is built entirely with Vanilla JS with no external libraries.

Stash AI — Knowledge Management Platform

Solo Developer • React, TypeScript, Gemini API, IndexedDB, MCP

Personal knowledge management platform with AI organization under active development. Focusing on offline-first architecture, local AI-powered search and tagging, and a clean local-first sync model. Architecture design and core AI integration phases complete.

GhostScreen — Android Privacy Utility

Solo Developer • Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Android Accessibility API

Android privacy utility that provides overlay-level screen capture protection using the Android Accessibility API, without requiring root access. Overlay engine and permissions flow implemented.

AniRec — AI Anime Recommender & Library

Full-Stack Engineer • GitHubCase Study

Built a full-stack AI-powered anime recommendation and personal library tracking application. Orchestrates Gemini Flash for real-time entity parsing and Gemini Pro for narrative context-aware recommendations across 4 external APIs. Built with React, TypeScript, Node.js, and SQLite.

WhatsApp Chat Viewer — DOM Virtualization Engine

Frontend Engineer • Live DemoCase Study

Engineered a high-performance browser log parser for gigabyte-scale WhatsApp exports. Combines DOM Virtualization (viewport windowing) with Web Worker background threading to achieve smooth scrolling on chat files that would otherwise crash browser tabs.

CivicLens AI — Hackathon Civic Platform

Full-Stack Engineer • Live AppCase Study

AI-powered civic complaint reporting platform built for a hackathon. Implements semantic response caching to eliminate redundant Gemini API calls, significantly reducing latency and API costs. Built with React frontend and FastAPI backend.

AI-to-Docx Converter

Software Engineer • GitHubCase Study

Next.js/TypeScript utility that intercepts AI chat outputs (ChatGPT, Gemini) and compiles LaTeX math equations into native Microsoft Word OpenXML Math (OMML) for fully editable Word documents — no plugins required.

Education

Diploma in Engineering

West Bengal, India

Engineering diploma program. Focused on software development, computer science fundamentals, and practical project building alongside academic studies.