HI !

I'm Hari Dahal

Software Engineer

Hari Dahal
Hari Dahal Software Engineer
ABOUT ME

Hi! I'm Hari Dahal

Very enthusiastic individual — always looking to learn and apply Software Development skills. I believe in solving daily problems with an agile mindset utilizing core Software Engineering principles.

With the thoughtful use of Software Engineering, the possibilities are endless. I enjoy building full-stack web & mobile applications, cloud infrastructure, and practical developer tools.

Languages
TypeScript Ruby Python Swift (iOS) C# JavaScript SQL
Web & Mobile
Ruby on Rails React React Native Django REST Astro iOS SDK
Cloud & Data
PostgreSQL 18 Cloudflare Workers / D1 / R2 Docker & Dokku Azure
EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Golisano College of Computing

Sketch of Hari Dahal
  • Degree B.S. in Software Engineering
  • Minor Computing Security
  • Class May 2020
  • Activities SSE · CS Lab Instructor & Mentor
PROJECTS

MY PROJECTS

github.com/hkdahal ↗
01 Publication · Cloudflare Edge

Developer Who — Engineering & Life Blog

  • Personal engineering and life publication built with Astro 7, MDX, and TypeScript deployed globally on Cloudflare.
  • Features dual-theme Shiki syntax highlighting, interactive Mermaid diagrams, instant client-side search, and build-time OpenGraph PNG generation.
02 Edge Microservice · Workers + D1

Xiito.com — Edge URL Shortener & QR Engine

  • Sub-millisecond short-link redirector powered by Cloudflare Workers, D1 SQLite, and Cache API POP caching.
  • Includes a zero-dependency SVG QR Code generator and async click analytics via ctx.waitUntil().
03 1st Place Winner · iOS

Intern Hack Day — First Place

  • Allows iOS users to quickly preview trending and most-sold greeting cards in the notification center without opening the host app.
  • Developed with Swift, fetching live previews from the company's API.
04 Mobile & API · 1,000+ Downloads

Music Player & Mero App Hub

  • Customizable music playlists backed by a Django REST Framework & Ruby on Rails API serving songs via URL manipulations.
  • Built native iOS (MVC + AVFoundation) and React Native mobile apps with 1,000+ organic downloads.
05 Full-Stack Web Apps

BecomeDev, Kathmandu Kitchen & Pied Piper

  • Built BecomeDev.com for CS learning and a Django restaurant platform with a custom admin console, SEO, and Google Maps.
  • Created The Pied Piper interactive artist & track discovery web app powered by Apple's API, AJAX, and DataTables pagination.
WHAT I DID

MY EXPERIENCE

Software Co-op Engineer

CoverMyMeds · Cleveland, OH
Spring & Summer 2018
  • Worked in a pair-programming environment developing healthcare workflow features with Ruby on Rails and React.
  • Built interactive questionnaire builders and drag-and-drop field mapping over PDF documents stored in Azure.

Software Engineering Co-op / Intern

GE Aviation · Grand Rapids, MI
Fall 2017
  • Infrastructure and Systems Engineering: developed an object-oriented C# desktop application for test operators to run automated hardware tests.
  • Upgraded legacy systems to integrate new APIs, authored software specs, and executed formal SDLC verifications.

Software Engineering Co-op / Intern

Eaton — Ephesus Lighting · Syracuse, NY
Summer 2017
  • Designed an NFC (Near Field Communication) data interface and offline-capable Python desktop application syncing cloud REST API data with a local database.

Supplemental Lab Instructor

Computer Science Department, RIT
Fall '16 & Spring '17
  • Course: Principles of Computing (CS 101) — assisted the professor by grading labs and homework and supporting students during lab sessions.
  • Helped students with no prior CS background learn Computer Science fundamentals.

CS Tutor & Mentor

CS Mentoring Center & HEOP, RIT
Fall '16 & Spring '17
  • Tutored students one-on-one in Computer Science I, Computer Science II, and Computational Problem Solving for Engineers.
  • Assisted students taking computer science courses with class topics, homeworks, and lab assignments.

Software Engineer Intern

American Greetings · Cleveland, OH
Summer 2016
  • Designed, developed, and documented a tool enabling non-programmers to validate HTML snippets using Python, BeautifulSoup, Bootstrap, and Stack data structures.
  • Traced and fixed web application bugs, enhanced an existing SEO tool to generate customized URL metric reports, and applied Software Development Life Cycle practices with agile and scrum.
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