About

Joyal George K J

Software Engineer

Passionate about solving problems, improving user experience, and contributing fixes to open source software.

> 3+ Years Experience

> 1500+ npm Users

> OSS Contributor

> Production Apps

Skills

frontend

styling

shadcn/ui

GSAP

quality

Performance

Accessibility

SEO

Responsive UI

tooling

Featured Projects

1500+ Downloads

Markdown Input Display

ReactReduxTypeScript

A minimal and customizable Markdown editor & previewer built in React/Next.js with TypeScript! no external dependencies.

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Beta product

PatchMyResume

Next.jsReduxTailwindTypeScriptGemini API

[Beta]: ATS-proof resume tailoring. Uses Gemini AI to optimize user resumes against job descriptions. Built with Next.js, Appwrite & TypeScript.

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Google Gemini AI Hackathon

Melodri

ReactNode.jsTailwindExpress.jsN8NDockerGemini APILinux

Melodri is a media processing pipeline that uses Gemini 3 as a reasoning engine to identify soundtracks within video files.

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Founder Project

Senku.io

Next.jsGitCI/CDMarkdown

An open-source knowledge store and dependency engine. We map the technological "Tech Tree" of humanity from the first stone tool to modern semicon

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Experience

Frontend Developer

Freelance

Selected Engagements•Remote

2023 — Present

Built and maintained production React.js and Next.js applications for clients and startups.

Key Contributions

Integrated JWT authentication systems
Optimized rendering and frontend performance
Built scalable Redux state architecture

ReactNext.jsReduxTailwindTypeScript

Open Source Contributions

Appwrite

Bug Fix & Documentation

Svelte, JavaScript, Frontend, Documentation

Resolved session-related bugs, fixed documentation issues, and collaborated with maintainers to investigate and improve platform behavior.

Docker Docs

UX Improvement

CSS, Documentation, Frontend

Identified and fixed a theme contrast issue that blocked content visibility in documentation pages.

Build Kit

Documentation

Markdown, Documentation, Docker

Contributed improvements to Docker BuildKit documentation by refining and expanding technical content.

Self.so

Feature Improvement

TypeScript, AI, Frontend, Debugging

Worked directly with the project owner to improve AI output quality, resolve time conversion issues, and enhance integration reliability.

Achievements

Hacktoberfest

Hacktoberfest Super Contributor

Open Source

Ranked among the top 10,000 contributors globally with 9 badges earned.

Product Goal

1000+ Weekly npm Users

Product

Published reusable frontend tooling actively used by developers.

Tecza Inter-University Fest - The Cochin College

Winner - Web Designing Competition

Competition

Won 1st prize in the design to code competition got 3K prize money and certificate.

Latest Writing

Architecture

Building a Portfolio That Can Grow With Me

Why I rebuilt my portfolio after outgrowing the old structure and shifted toward a more flexible platform focused on open source, technical writing, experimentation, and long term growth.

5 min read

2026-05-23

Need a frontend engineer who ships?

Available for frontend engineering roles, freelance work, product collaboration, and startup opportunities.

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