Software engineer and product builder focused on desktop applications, developer tools, and systems programming. Founder of Northbyte Studios, where I independently design, build, test, and ship privacy-first software: currently an encrypted vault, two Linux distributions, and a compiled programming language.
Experience
Northbyte Studios — Founder & Independent Software Studio
2026 — Present · Navi Mumbai, India (remote-friendly)
- Own the full product cycle myself on every product below: direction, architecture, engineering, UI/UX, testing, and release.
- Every product ships on the same principles: no telemetry, trade-offs explained on-screen instead of buried in docs, free wherever the studio can afford it to be.
Freelance — Web, UX & Brand
2025 — Present
- Independent client work in web development, UI/UX, and 3D/VFX visualization, including a full production website build for a performing-arts academy (kalasadhana-navimumbai.in).
Selected projects
What I've built and shipped.
Nexus — Encrypted Personal Vault
Mar 2026 – Present · Windows Desktop - Engineered a Windows encrypted vault using AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption and Argon2id key derivation, with Windows Hello as a secondary unlock.
- Zero telemetry, zero cloud: content stays encrypted at rest and exists decrypted only in memory while the vault is unlocked.
- Rebuilt the entire v11 interface (lock screen, media browser, credentials, notes, settings, updater) without touching the cryptographic core underneath it.
Mission OS — Privacy-First Linux Distribution
2026 – Present · Linux, GPLv3 - Building a privacy-first Linux distribution on Debian Stable and KDE Plasma, hardened automatically at install with no manual post-install script needed.
- Shipped an Open Beta using a customized Calamares installer with Rust-based system services applied automatically after install.
MINK — Programming Language
2026 – Released v1.0.1 · Rust, Apache 2.0 - Designed and built a compiler from scratch: lexer, parser, type system, optimizer, and native code generator, producing standalone executables with no external toolchain.
- 1928 compiler tests passing.
Pursue OS — Investigation-Focused Linux OS
2026 – Present · Linux, Apache 2.0 - Building a Linux OS for OSINT, DFIR, and evidence-driven investigation work, centered on two flagship surfaces: an Investigation Terminal and an Investigation Browser with integrated Tor.
Project Ascent — 2D Precision Platformer
Aug 2026 – Present · Godot 4 - Directed a 25-level, 5-act platformer from first playable to a full campaign with cross-platform exports (Windows, macOS, Linux, Web) in about a week.
- Built an 18-suite automated test process, including a reachability sweep that measures the player's actual jump envelope instead of trusting the configured jump height.
- Shipped to itch.io with Xbox and PlayStation controller support.
Additional projects
Kanvaz — Electron visual reference workspace for VFX artists · MIT · v5.3.0, final release
Obscura — Luau AST toolkit for Roblox developers · MIT · v1.0.0, 340/340 tests passing
Technical skills
Stack & Tools
Languages
C# · Rust · TypeScript · C / C++ · JavaScript · Lua / Luau
Frameworks
.NET 8 · WPF · Node.js · Astro · Qt / QML · Debian Linux
Security
AES-256-GCM · Argon2id · LUKS2 · TPM · Secure Boot · Windows Hello
Tools
Git / GitHub Actions · VS Code · FFmpeg · Cloudflare Pages
Education
B.Sc. Animation
D. Y. Patil University, Nerul, Navi Mumbai · 2025 – 2028, second year in progress
