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Ugendran Lakshmipathi
Full Stack Cloud Engineer.
I run UgeWorks from Chennai. I design the AWS backend, build the React website or React Native app, handle the App Store and Google Play submissions and stay on after launch. There is no account manager between you and the person writing the code. This page is here so you can check who that person is.
Experience
Where the experience comes from
Software Engineer · Soft4hireDecember 2023 to present, full-time. Designs AWS architecture across DynamoDB, S3, Lambda and Amplify for production workloads, builds and ships React Native apps for iOS and Android, and runs engineering sprints end to end.
Systems Analyst · Hibiz SolutionsJune to October 2023, full-time. Built an invoice management module in Salesforce Lightning Web Components and delivered Salesforce CRM and Rootstock ERP training.
Q/A Contractor · Chegg IndiaOctober 2022 to March 2023, freelance. Answered computer science and IT questions for students, which is where the habit of explaining technical things plainly comes from.
Education and certifications
On paper
B.Tech, Information TechnologySri Venkateswara College of Engineering, 2023
AWS Cloud PractitionerAmazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure FundamentalsMicrosoft
ReactMeta
Software EngineerHackerRank
Problem SolvingHackerRank
JavaScript Algorithms and Data StructuresfreeCodeCamp
Blockchain FundamentalsInfosys Springboard
R ProgrammingDataCamp
Shipped
Work you can open right now
Samarpan by NishantYoga teacher site with online classes, retreats, Razorpay bookings, student accounts and an admin panel.
Rat GorlsReact Native social networking app, live on the Apple App Store, AWS backend.
Unar HouseE-commerce site for a Chennai hand-painted fashion label.
Dejure PartnersWebsite for a legal practice and lifestyle coaching business.
Ajinkya Meher YogaYoga shala site with class schedules.
Bloom n GrowWellness studio brand site.
Offer Meet AppLocal offers app for Kerala on iPhone and Android, built in React Native, with a web app and merchant admin on AWS.
Writing
Guides by Ugendran
What a ₹5,000 website actually includes — and what it does notA cheap price is only honest if the scope behind it is written down. Here is the scope.
Working with a developer in India: time zones, communication and the weekly rhythm that worksThe time difference is a feature when the routine is right and a disaster when it is not. Here is the routine.
A website for a clinic or doctor in Chennai: what patients look for and what to leave outPatients decide in seconds on a phone. The site has to answer four questions before they scroll.
Publishing your app with a developer in India: whose accounts, whose name, and what Apple requiresThe app is yours. The listing, the reviews and the revenue should be too. Here is how to make sure of it from the first day.
An NRI guide to getting the family business in India onlineYou are in Singapore or the Gulf. The shop, clinic or workshop is in Chennai or Madurai. Here is how to get it online without becoming its IT department.
How to write a website or app brief that gets you an accurate quoteVague briefs get vague quotes, and vague quotes get revised later at your expense. This one page fixes that.
What it costs to hire a web developer in India compared with the US or UKThe gap is real and it is not about quality. It is about what a developer needs to earn to live where they live.
How to get your Chennai business on Google Maps: a Google Business Profile guideThe free listing that decides who appears on the map when someone nearby searches for what you sell. Here is how to set it up properly.
Do I need a website if my business already has Instagram and WhatsApp?Plenty of Chennai businesses run happily on Instagram and WhatsApp. Here is the honest line where that stops working.
WordPress or a custom-coded website? How to decide for a Chennai businessWordPress is the right answer more often than custom-code developers admit, and the wrong answer more often than theme sellers admit.
Website or mobile app? A decision guide for small businesses in ChennaiMost small businesses asking for an app need a website. A few asking for a website need an app. Here is how to tell which you are.
What a website actually costs to run per year in IndiaThe build is a one-off. These are the bills that arrive every year, and which of them you can make disappear.
React Native, Flutter or native? Choosing a stack for an Indian startup appThe stack decision is really a hiring decision and a budget decision wearing a technical costume.
Publishing an app on the App Store and Google Play from India: accounts, fees, review and timelinesThe code is done. Here is everything between that and a listing people can download, with the parts that take weeks flagged.
Choosing a payment gateway for a small Indian online store: what the 2% actually buysUPI, cards, netbanking, wallets, EMI. One integration, one fee, and a few things to check before you sign up.
How much does it cost to build a mobile app in India?Two quotes for "an app" can differ ten-fold and both be honest. Here is what the number is made of.
How to choose a web development company in Chennai: 12 questions to ask before you payEvery bad website story starts with a question that was not asked. These are the twelve.
How long does it take to build a website? Realistic timelines by project typeThe build is rarely the slow part. The content and the decisions are.
Freelancer, agency or Upwork? Who should build your websiteEach option is the right one for someone. The mistake is picking one for the wrong project.
Core Web Vitals explained for business owners: the three numbers Google grades your site onThree measurements, three thresholds, one free tool. You can check your own site in a minute and know whether it is costing you enquiries.
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