Sarthak Thakare
Available for new freelance projects

Hi, I'm Sarthak.
Founder, Indie Developer & Software Consultant

I plan, design, build, test, and hand over working software — and I run Ascalify, a company building business technology solutions.

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Years Experience
3+

Years Experience

Projects Completed
10+

Projects Completed

On-Time Delivery
100%

On-Time Delivery

About

A little about me

Indie developer and founder of Ascalify (est. 2025), shipping software end to end — from the first conversation through planning, design, development, testing, and handover. Through Ascalify I help businesses cut manual work and run better with ready products or custom builds. I stay stack-agnostic on purpose: the product and the problem decide the tools. Comfortable in fast-paced work, strong on communication, and focused on shipping something you can actually use.

Ascalify

Founded 2025 · Business technology solutions — ready products and custom software that help shops, teams, and growing companies cut manual work, lower cost, and manage resources better.

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Education

  • Master of Science in Computer Science

    India · 2023 · CGPA 7.2 / 10

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

    India · 2021 · CGPA 7.8 / 10

How I work

End-to-end ownership

I take a product from idea to launch — planning, design, build, test, and handover — without handing you a half-finished puzzle.

Stack-agnostic

No default toolkit. I choose what fits the problem, the team, and the timeline, then document it so you are never locked to me.

Clear communication

Regular check-ins, honest timelines, and working increments you can review — not a black box for three months.

Production-minded

Performance, access control, payments, live features, and deploy pipelines are part of the job, not afterthoughts.

My Journey

  1. 2021

    Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

    Built a foundation in programming, problem-solving, and how software systems fit together.

  2. 2023

    Master of Science, Computer Science

    Went deeper into software engineering before moving into professional product work.

  3. 2024

    Started shipping production software

    Began building live products used by real teams — dashboards, workflows, payments, and day-to-day operations.

  4. 2025

    Founded Ascalify

    Started Ascalify to solve global business problems with practical technology — ready products and custom solutions that cut manual work and help teams grow.

  5. Now

    Building Ascalify & taking freelance work

    Running Ascalify while taking on freelance and consulting engagements end-to-end — planning, design, development, testing, and handover.

Experience

Where I've worked

Ascalify is public. Earlier client engagements stay confidential — happy to share references directly.

Founder — Ascalify

2025 — Present

Building Ascalify (ascalify.com): business technology solutions that help shops, teams, and growing companies cut manual work, lower cost, and manage resources better — through ready products and custom software.

  • Founded and launched Ascalify as a platform for ready-made and custom business technology solutions.
  • Shaping product and service lines across billing, operations, automation, education, commerce, and custom builds.
  • Consulting businesses on where time and money get lost — then pointing them to the right product or custom path.
  • Delivering end-to-end software: consult, choose the path, integrate, and go live.

Software Developer

Dec 2024 — Present

Building multi-tenant products end-to-end — interfaces, APIs, third-party integrations, and performance work for live users.

  • Built role-based dashboards for a multi-tenant LMS + CRM platform serving 5+ business branches and 20,000+ users.
  • Designed and shipped APIs for admissions, attendance, exams, fee management, and CRM workflows.
  • Integrated live-class and payment providers, supporting 500+ monthly transactions.
  • Added real-time notifications and messaging, improving engagement and response speed by 30%.
  • Tuned the data layer, cutting API response times by 35% and improving scalability.
  • Built workflow dashboards used to manage 100+ projects and tasks across multiple user roles.
  • Shipped 15+ APIs and automation services for task lifecycle management and workflow orchestration.
  • Implemented authentication and role-based access across 4 user access levels.
  • Designed automated task reminders and status workflows, reducing manual tracking effort by 40%.
  • Improved deployment consistency by 25% through branching workflows and automated pipelines.

Projects

Selected work

A few things I've built recently. Badges show each project's status and how it came about.

CompletedEmployment
2024 — Present

Multi-Tenant LMS + CRM Platform

EdTech / SaaS

A multi-tenant Learning Management + CRM platform serving 5+ business branches and 20,000+ users through responsive, role-based dashboards.

Designed and built responsive, role-based dashboards covering admissions, attendance, exams, fee management, and CRM workflows. Integrated Zoom for live class delivery and Razorpay for payments, and added real-time notifications with WebSockets. Optimized the PostgreSQL data layer to keep the platform fast at scale.

  • 20,000+ users across 5+ business branches
  • 500+ monthly transactions via Razorpay integration
  • +30% engagement via real-time WebSocket notifications
  • -35% API response time after PostgreSQL optimization
React.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLWebSocketsRazorpay APIZoom API
CompletedEmployment
2024 — Present

TaskFlow — Work Management Platform

Productivity / SaaS

A Next.js workflow and task management dashboard coordinating 100+ projects and tasks across multiple user roles.

Built workflow dashboards and 15+ backend APIs for task lifecycle management and automation. Implemented JWT authentication and role-based access control (RBAC) across 4 access levels, plus automated reminders and status workflows that cut manual tracking effort significantly.

  • 100+ projects/tasks managed across multiple roles
  • 15+ backend APIs for task lifecycle & automation
  • -40% manual tracking effort via automated reminders
  • +25% deployment consistency via CI/CD & Git workflows
Next.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLJWTRBAC
Open Slot

Your project could go here

Currently accepting new freelance engagements — from a small feature to a full product build.

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Services

What I can do for you

From the first conversation to a live, working product — I handle the full software lifecycle.

Planning & Consulting

Requirement gathering, technical scoping, architecture decisions, and timelines before a single line of code is written.

UI/UX Design

Clean, responsive interfaces designed for real users — wireframes through polished, production-ready screens.

Product Development

Web and app development from the interface through to the backend, integrations, and launch — tools chosen per project.

Testing & QA

Manual and automated testing to catch issues early — functional, performance, and edge-case coverage.

Deployment & Handover

Production deployment, documentation, and a clean handover so you're never locked in.

Ongoing Support

Bug fixes, feature additions, and performance tuning after launch — for as long as you need me.

How a project runs

01

Discovery & Planning

We define the problem, scope the requirements, and agree on a realistic timeline and budget.

02

Design

Wireframes and UI design so you can see and approve the product before development starts.

03

Development

Iterative development with regular check-ins, working in small, reviewable increments.

04

Testing & QA

Functional and performance testing to make sure everything works before it reaches users.

05

Deployment & Handover

Production deployment, documentation, and a walkthrough so your team can take it from there.

06

Support

Post-launch fixes, monitoring, and feature iterations as your product grows.

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