Lokprakash Babu

Portfolio

I design and build thoughtful software experiences.

I care about clean execution, product clarity, and fast interfaces that feel effortless to use. I am currently based in Bengaluru, India, building products that are practical, reliable, and human.

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  • 5+Years Building Products
  • Web ProductsCore Focus
  • Calm + PreciseWorking Style

Professional Experience

Roles that shaped how I build

01

Software Engineer

Current

HackerRank

Driving product quality and engineering velocity on mission-critical hiring and assessment workflows.

Ship high-impact features for large-scale candidate evaluation flows.Focus on reliability, latency, and maintainable frontend architecture.Collaborate tightly with product and design to accelerate releases.
02

Software Engineer & Product Manager

Previous

Xflow

Built fintech-focused product experiences for modern international payment operations.

Implemented scalable UI and backend integrations for payment journeys.Reduced friction in mission-critical business workflows.Worked across product, engineering, and operations for faster iteration.
03

Software Engineer

Previous

Flipkart & Freshworks

Contributed to high-scale consumer and enterprise systems, building practical engineering depth.

Handled production-grade systems with strong quality and uptime expectations.Improved internal tooling and product workflows.Grew execution discipline across large engineering organizations.

Selected Work

Things I built and cared about deeply

01

React, Node.js, Firebase, Cloud Storage

Parrot

A Slack app that transforms your raw, rushed, or robotic messages into something more human — with improved politeness, clarity, or simplicity.

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02

React, Fullstack APIs, Product Analytics

RecruitRight

Career platform concept focused on smarter discovery, profile quality, and recruiter-candidate fit.

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03

TypeScript, Next.js, Structured Content

SkillSnap

Developer learning workflow project to capture, structure, and revisit practical engineering knowledge quickly.

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04

Node.js, Puppeteer, Template Engines

PDF Puppeteer

Fast PDF generation toolkit with dynamic templating and production-safe rendering patterns.

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Writing

Build notes and lessons from real projects

Hashnode

@rookiecoderlok

Long-form engineering write-ups and project deep-dives.

DEV Community

@rookiecoder

Practical notes, experiments, and developer-focused posts.

Dev Community

A Slack app that transforms your raw, rushed, or robotic messages into something more human — with improved politeness, clarity, or simplicity.

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Hashnode

Build your own PDF generator

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DEV Community

Read all posts on DEV Community

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Approach

How I like to work

Craft

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Performance Tuning
  • Node.js
  • REST APIs
  • Database Design
  • Distributed Systems
  • System Design
  • DX Tooling
  • Cross-team Delivery
  • Mentoring

Problem Spaces

  • Custom web apps
  • E-commerce experiences
  • Social media products
  • SaaS platforms
  • ERP workflows
  • WhatsApp chatbot systems

What shaped me

  • Driving product quality and engineering velocity on mission-critical hiring and assessment workflows.
  • Built fintech-focused product experiences for modern international payment operations.
  • Contributed to high-scale consumer and enterprise systems, building practical engineering depth.

Contact

Let's build something meaningful.

If your team values thoughtful engineering and clear product direction, I'd love to connect.

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