Hi! I'm Girik Manchanda
Full Stack Developer
I'm a Full Stack Developer with a passion for building elegant solutions to complex problems. With experience in both frontend and backend development, I strive to create applications that are not only functional but also provide an exceptional user experience.
About Me
I started writing code in 2016. Somewhere along the way it turned into a passion — from winning hackathons with creative projects, to leading IT initiatives at my high school, and eventually landing a developer role at Arizona State, where I've been shipping web platforms that go from empty repo to something people actually use.
I'm finishing my CS degree with a software engineering focus. Day to day that means a lot of Django and Python on the backend, and React or Vue when I'm closer to the browser. The part I like most is the moment a vague idea — half a Slack message, half a whiteboard scribble — turns into something you can click around in.
Outside of work, I'm usually either traveling somewhere new or on a squash court trying to undo the damage of sitting at a desk. Same instinct, really: go somewhere I haven't been and figure it out. Preferably with a good coffee in hand.
Professional Journey
Software Developer
Digital Innovation Group at ASU
Architected and developed a web-based annotation platform, building robust APIs and enabling users to tag texts, create relational statements, and contribute to the epistemic web.
Software Engineering Intern
Ampcus Inc
Front-end development for high-profile clients like Amazon and DC Water using Next.js and React.
Technical Officer
Jamecho Edu2Fly
Developed MERN Stack career counseling software and Django-based university recommendation system.
Started Computer Science
Arizona State University
Began journey in Computer Science with focus on software development.
Hackathon Winner
Assigno & Equipo
Won multiple hackathons building student dashboard and employee management systems.
Software Engineering Intern
Primus Software Corporation, Noida, India
Developed APIs using Django and REST frameworks to integrate machine learning models, gaining hands-on experience in Machine Learning fundamentals. Built a web crawler to extract contact information from websites using BS4, Selenium and Django.
I.T. Head
Student Council of K.R. Mangalam World School
Hosted and handled all school events, managed the school IT club and represented school in numerous competitions.
Started Coding Journey
Self-taught
Started my coding journey and immersed in web development.