I build the hard parts solo teams can't hire for.
I'm Devpoojit Verma, an independent software engineer. I work the way a founding engineer does — owning problems end to end, from the architecture call to the production rollout — but on contract, for teams that need that level without a full-time hire.
[OWNER: replace with your real story] My path ran through full-stack product work in Rails, Inertia, and React, and into two areas I kept getting pulled back to: making systems usable by AI agents, and building commerce that's fast and fully under the client's control. Those are the two things I now do most.
What I care about hasn't changed: software that's honest about its constraints, ships in small steps, and holds up once real users — or real agents — start hitting it.
Four things you can count on.
Scope honestly
I'd rather talk you out of work that won't pay off than take it. The fastest projects start with a hard look at what you actually need.
Ship in small steps
Working software early and often beats a big reveal at the end. You see progress, and we course-correct before it's expensive.
Leave it better than I found it
Documented, tested, and handed over so your team isn't dependent on me. Good work should outlast the engagement.
Communicate like a teammate
Async-first, written down, and proactive. You should never have to ask where something stands.
Built for async, across timezones.
- Based in
- Indore, India
- Timezone
- IST (UTC+5:30)
- Overlap
- 4+ hours overlap with US ET, EU, and NZ business hours
- Languages
- English, Hindi
- Ruby on Rails
- Inertia.js
- React
- TypeScript
- React Native
- Next.js
- Model Context Protocol
- PostgreSQL
- Tailwind CSS
Think we'd work well together?
Book a call or send a brief. I reply within one business day.