Anuj Chhikara

Anuj Chhikara

Software Engineer

I enjoy taking ideas from "wouldn't it be cool if..." to something that actually works.

I'm into backend systems, AI, developer tools, and all sorts of niche technical rabbit holes. I like experimenting, learning by building, and making things just because they seem interesting.

This is my playground on the internet.

Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
NextJs
ReactJs
Tailwind
NodeJs
ExpressJs
MongoDb
PostgreSQL
Git
Docker
Figma
GCP
AWS
Go
Redis
Socket.io
Cloudflare
Bun
Kubernetes
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
NextJs
ReactJs
Tailwind
NodeJs
ExpressJs
MongoDb
PostgreSQL
Git
Docker
Figma
GCP
AWS
Go
Redis
Socket.io
Cloudflare
Bun
Kubernetes
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Projects

4 shipped
01
Live2024

Impact Player

AI-powered dev analytics

Engineering impact visualized. Analyze GitHub contributions with deep metrics, AI-powered insights, and detailed visualizations of PRs, reviews, and collaboration patterns.

Next.jsTypeScriptGitHub APIAI Analytics+1
CodeVisit
02
Live2023

Vidloom

Custom backend API

Full-stack video sharing platform with upload, transcoding, and playback. Built REST API from scratch with JWT auth, cloud storage, and paginated feeds.

ReactReduxExpressMongoDB+1
CodeVisit
03
Live2023

DevVault

Snippet versioning

Platform for storing and sharing reusable code snippets with syntax highlighting, tagging, and search. Backend handles multi-user access and versioning.

Next.jsReduxMongoDBAceternity UI
CodeVisit
04
Live2023

Extensionhub

Extension marketplace

Marketplace connecting users who need niche browser extensions with developers who can build them. Handles listings, requests, and developer matching.

Next.jsAppwriteTypeScript
CodeVisit

Mobile apps

iOS & Android — coming soon

Soon

Daily drivers

Writing

Things I figure out and write down.

1 post

Why Can't We Just Add an Index?

A slow API, a quick PR, and a lesson in how PostgreSQL indexes actually work.

12 min readJun 24, 2025
PostgreSQLBackendPerformance