Senior Software Engineer · Co-founder at Macro Rides
Dubai, UAE · ··:·· local

PoojaKushwah

Give me a problem no one wants to touch. I'll ship it.

currently,reachable. always. especially for the complex problems.
7+
years shipping
5
companies
1
startup co-founded
500K+
users served
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The receipts
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Livjaza logoSenior Full Stack Engineer2026 → now
<500ms
7-8s → <500ms

Livjaza

hospitality tech · property + channel management · Dubai

A property and channel-management platform, rebuilt for speed and AI.

·Cut page load from 7-8s to under 500ms via SSR, code splitting, profiling
·AI property search: LLM APIs into a Next.js SSR frontend
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Next.jsNode.jsGoDjangoAWS
Macro Rides logoCo-founder & CTO2025 → now
0→1
0 → 1

Macro Rides

e-rickshaw ride-hailing · DPIIT recognised · Delhi

India-focused e-rickshaw ride-hailing, built and shipped from absolute zero.

·Full MVP: React Native rider + driver apps on Node.js / PostgreSQL
·Real-time WebSocket dispatch, Redis caching, deployed on AWS
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React NativeNode.jsPostgreSQLWebSocketAWS
group.one logoSoftware Engineer2022 → 2025
500K+
500K+ users

group.one

AI-powered SaaS · website builder + e-commerce · Europe

AI-powered website builder and e-commerce serving European markets at scale.

·React + TypeScript apps for 500K+ users across Europe (SSR / SSG)
·LLM APIs + Model Context Protocol (MCP) for context-aware AI, in prod
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ReactTypeScriptMCPStripeJest
BRIDGEi2i logoSoftware Engineer2021 → 2022
DATA
analytics

BRIDGEi2i

AI-driven analytics consulting · now part of Accenture · India

Data-heavy dashboards and interactive visualisations for enterprise clients.

·Data-heavy React dashboards and interactive visualisations
·Analytics pipelines with permission-driven data access
ReactD3.jsAnalytics
Amdocs logoAssociate Software Engineer2019 → 2021
2019
where it started

Amdocs

global telecom software · enterprise · India

Cloud-native telecom platforms for global enterprise clients. Where the foundations were laid.

·Built React frontends and Node.js backend services for telecom platforms
·Shipped features across billing, CRM and service orchestration
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The driver

I build what
engineers avoid.

Then I ship it. E-commerce to 500K+ European shoppers. A frontend from 7-8 seconds to under half a second. An e-rickshaw platform running real rides in Delhi before a rupee of funding.

The trajectory
2026 → nowLivjazaSenior Full Stack · Dubai
2025 → nowMacro RidesCo-founder & CTO · Delhi
2022 → 2025group.oneAI SaaS · Europe
2021 → 2022BRIDGEi2iAI analytics
2019 → 2021AmdocsTelecom · React + Node
TOP 5
ELITE React.js Challenge · 200+ companies
GSF
Founders Academy · 2026 cohort
DPIIT
Recognised startup · Amity incubator
DAILY
Claude Code + Cursor, in the loop
React✦Next.js✦TypeScript✦Node.js✦Go✦MCP✦OpenAI✦Gemini✦PostgreSQL✦Redis✦AWS✦Docker✦Mapbox GL✦React Native✦Stripe✦
What I bring

Lead. Architect. Ship.

7 tools, in production
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptReduxZustandTanStack QueryReact Native
How I lead
01
0 → 1 product
MVP to real users, no funding needed first
02
Engineering leadership
direction, standards, delivery
03
System architecture
design end-to-end, own the calls
04
AI in production
LLMs + MCP shipped, not demoed
05
Speed
7-8s → <500ms; rapid prototyping
06
Full ownership
architecture through to deployment
Off the clock

Who I am when
I'm not shipping.

Turns out I have a whole personality outside the terminal. Hover any of these.

Outdoors
Happiest at altitude

Give me a trail, some altitude and zero signal. The higher and colder it gets, the happier I am. Most of my best thinking happens somewhere on a climb, far from a keyboard.

trekkinghikingthe hills
Outdoors
Explore
Always somewhere new

Eleven countries in and counting, usually with no plan at all. I travel to get pleasantly lost, wander into valleys like this one, and come back with stories nobody asked for.

11 countrieszero plans
Explore
Dog mom
Certified dog mom

Full-time animal lover, certified dog mom. It's also exactly why I'm vegetarian: it is very hard to eat something you would much rather cuddle. Every dog I meet is my new best friend.

animal loverveggie
Dog mom
Adventure
If it has a waiver, yes

If it needs a signed waiver, sign me up. Skydiving, bungee, roller coasters, the whole menu. The three seconds of pure freefall are worth every second of the queue.

skydivebungeecoasters
Adventure
Workout
Strong, not sorry

Lifting heavy things and putting them back down, on repeat. It clears my head better than coffee ever could, and carrying all the groceries in one trip is the real prize.

gymliftingreps
Workout
Water
Happiest underwater

Anything involving water and a slight chance of chaos gets a yes. Scuba, jet skis, swimming until my arms give up. The ocean is the one place my phone truly cannot follow me.

swimdivewater sports
Water
Games
Competitive to a fault

Competitive to a fault, and not sorry about it. Badminton, football, basketball, whatever gets everyone off the couch. I play everything, and I play to win, even against children.

badmintonfootballhoops
Games
Long drives
Windows down

An open green road, a good playlist, and hours of going nowhere in particular. Windows down through forest routes like this one is genuinely my happiest place on four wheels.

long drivesgreen routes
Long drives
Binge
One more episode

The other kind of marathon. Snacks in position, lights off, and 'just one more episode' negotiated well past 2am. I will finish a whole season before I admit I was tired.

showssnacks2am
Binge
Parties
Last one off the floor

Good people, loud music, and a dance floor. I'm reliably the one shouting 'one more song' until the lights come on. Work hard, dance harder, no exceptions.

partiesdancingloud music
Parties
Foodie
Always hungry

Half the reason I travel at all. Proper Italian pizza, fresh pasta, street food from carts with questionable hygiene and incredible flavour. I will try absolutely everything once.

pizzapastastreet food
Foodie
Recharge
Professional napper

And when all of that stops? This is me. Wrapped in a blanket, glasses on, judging the world quietly. I sleep like it is a competitive sport and I am going for gold.

sleepblanketreset
Recharge
Always up for a good chat, coffee included

Say hi.

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Building something interesting? Tell me about it. A hard problem, a wild idea, or honestly just a good coffee and a chat. I'm in.
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