Education
Research & systems thinking
M.Sc. Human Computer Interaction
April 2026University of Siegen
B.Eng. Electronics and Communication
May 2022Sri Eshwar College of Engineering
Hi, I'm Pranesh,
I build software people enjoy using.
Full-stack & DevOps engineer working across privacy-first systems, applied AI, 3D interfaces and the infrastructure that keeps them running — from the first commit to the deploy pipeline.
- open-source projects
- 8open-source projects
- Human-Computer Interaction
- M.Sc.Human-Computer Interaction
- years building software
- 6+years building software
About me
I'm a full-stack engineer who ships complete products: the interface, the API, the database, and the pipeline that deploys it. My work spans privacy-first desktop and mobile apps, applied AI, browser-based 3D tools, and the DevOps practices that keep them reliable.
My main work is Enclave, a zero-knowledge knowledge base with encrypted peer-to-peer sync, and Nexus, a self-hosted RAG workspace with hybrid search and cited streaming answers. Alongside those I maintain Sentinel, Ratio and JournalEdge — and Tempo, a browser-based 3D volleyball play designer, is my ongoing side build. I work with TypeScript, React, Svelte, Rust, Python and Kotlin, and I care as much about the deploy story as the feature list.
I hold an M.Sc. in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Siegen, where my thesis evaluated AI-assisted workflows. That research background shapes how I build: measure, test with real users, and improve the details people actually feel.
LanguagesEnglish — fluentGerman — B1/B2Tamil — native
Publications
Research-led thinking
AI-Assisted Web Development: Evaluating the Accuracy and Efficiency of Figma-to-Code AI Tools
2026Master's Thesis, University of Siegen
Design of Hybrid UAV With Multi Rotor Propulsion System
2023ICACCS 2023, IEEE
Experience & Socials
Full Stack / DevOps@University of Siegen (ZIMT)
Creator & Maintainer@Enclave (Zero-Knowledge Notes)
Creator & Maintainer@Nexus (AI RAG Workspace)
Creator & Maintainer@Sentinel (Change Monitor)
Creator & Maintainer@Ratio (Android Money Manager)
Creator & Maintainer@JournalEdge (Trading Journal)
Side Project@Tempo (3D Play Designer)
Dev Rel@Hilfegeschichten
Open Source Contributor@GitHub
Full Stack / DevOps@University of Siegen (ZIMT)
Creator & Maintainer@Enclave (Zero-Knowledge Notes)
Creator & Maintainer@Nexus (AI RAG Workspace)
Creator & Maintainer@Sentinel (Change Monitor)
Creator & Maintainer@Ratio (Android Money Manager)
Creator & Maintainer@JournalEdge (Trading Journal)
Side Project@Tempo (3D Play Designer)
Dev Rel@Hilfegeschichten
Open Source Contributor@GitHub
Full-Stack & DevOps Engineer
- ▹Developed and maintained full-stack web platforms end-to-end (TypeScript, Vue.js with Composition API, Node.js/Express, MongoDB/PostgreSQL/Redis), redesigning backend services and NoSQL/SQL schemas, cutting query latency ~40%.
- ▹Built Python/FastAPI real-time network security monitoring with 8+ microservices, WebSocket pipelines, Redis caching, and SQL storage, achieving <200ms alert latency
- ▹Designed GitLab CI/CD pipelines and Ansible workflows cutting deployment time ~60%; applied IaC principles to configuration management
- ▹Implemented JWT auth, RBAC/ABAC access control, and LDAP integration across service boundaries; wrote automated test scripts integrated into CI/CD
- ▹Architected and operated microservice infrastructure on Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift, sustaining 99.5%+ uptime in production with full monitoring and incident-response ownership
- ▹Delivered 95%+ sprint completion rate driving features independently in an agile, cross-functional team
University of Siegen (ZIMT), Siegen, Germany
April 2024 - May 2026
What I'm up to now
Building Enclave
My flagship privacy project: an open-source, local-first, zero-knowledge knowledge base — desktop + Android, authenticated encrypted P2P sync, and offline RAG.
Building Nexus
A self-hosted AI RAG workspace with queue-based indexing, hybrid pgvector search, and cited answers streamed over WebSockets.
Maintaining open-source tools
Sentinel (change monitor), Ratio (Android money manager) and JournalEdge (trading journal) — all with CI/CD, docs and security policies. Tempo, a 3D volleyball play designer, is my ongoing side build.
Just finished my M.Sc.
Human-Computer Interaction at University of Siegen (April 2026), with a published thesis on AI-assisted web development.
Open to opportunities
Full-stack, DevOps, and applied-AI roles — happy to chat about how I can help your team.
Selected projects
Open-source tools, self-hosted platforms and research-backed products — shipped end to end, with full case studies for the flagships.
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Enclave
Zero-knowledge notes with encrypted device-to-device sync. No cloud, no accounts.
- Zero-knowledge: a 12-word BIP39 seed phrase never leaves the device; Argon2id derives the key
- Encrypted device-to-device sync over local Wi-Fi with a mutual-auth handshake — no servers
RustTauri v2Svelte 5SQLCipher+4
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Nexus
A self-hosted RAG workspace: upload documents, ask questions, get cited answers.
- Uploads never block chat — BullMQ workers index documents in the background
- Hybrid pgvector + PostgreSQL full-text retrieval, streamed token-by-token over WebSockets
ReactTypeScripttRPCExpress+4
2026 – nowTempo
Author volleyball plays in 3D and teach them from the browser.
ReactThree.jsTypeScript+5
2026 – nowSentinel
Know when a release, endpoint or dependency changes.
Python 3.11+Zero dependenciesSQLite+3
2026 – nowRatio
An open-source Android money manager — no ads, no cloud.
KotlinJetpack ComposeMaterial 3+5
2026 – nowJournalEdge
A trading journal built for fast entry and honest analytics.
ReactTypeScripttRPC+5
Skills & tools
A practical toolkit shaped by product delivery, systems reliability, and research-driven experimentation.
PythonTypeScriptJavaScriptC/C++C#SQLHTMLCSSYAML
ReactVue.jsSvelteKitNext.jsThree.jsTailwind CSSFigma
Node.jsExpress.jsFastAPIDjangotRPCDrizzle ORMREST APIsPostgreSQLMongoDBRedis
KotlinJetpack ComposeAndroid
DockerKubernetesHelmAnsibleLinuxGitLab CI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsOpenShiftGit
Local LLM inferenceRAG architectureAgentic AI & MCPPrompt engineeringLLM evaluationLLM tooling
Rust (Tauri/Axum/Tokio)TauriWebSocketsWebRTCP2P networkingCRDTEncryption
ROSUnityMicrocontroller integrationSensor integration3D modellingFusion 360
VitePWASwaggerLaTeXAgile/ScrumOAuthJWTRBAC/ABACLDAP
Latest writing
Deep dives into the engineering behind the projects — the threat models, the retrieval decisions, the research, and the parts that were harder than expected.
Sep 14, 20266 min
Why I built Enclave: notes that can't phone home
Every notes app wants an account and a server. I wanted neither. Here is the threat model, the cryptography, and the hard parts behind a local-first, zero-knowledge knowledge base.
Read postSep 12, 20265 min
Tempo — teaching volleyball in 3D, straight from the browser
Turning a coach's whiteboard scribble into an animated 3D play and a shareable video, without installing anything. Notes on Three.js authoring, in-browser video export, and designing for the gym.
Read postSep 10, 20265 min
Building a self-hosted RAG workspace with hybrid search
How Nexus turns a folder of documents into cited answers — queue-based indexing, pgvector + full-text retrieval, streaming WebSockets, and the retrieval decisions that mattered more than the model.
Read postConnect with me
I'd love to hear from you — whether it's about a role, a project, or just to say hi. I usually reply within a day or two.
Blogs & Ideas
Thoughts, philosophies, and quiet revolts. Captured as words.
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