A UX/UI developer weirdly obsessed with building stuff people can actually use — for free. I run LadeStack, a growing collection of no-login, ad-free developer tools. Currently a mechanical engineer by day, learning to ship production-grade software by night — with my eyes on a SWE seat at Microsoft within the next few years.
"Engineer by trade. Builder by choice. Always shipping."
🛠️ Mech Engineer @ Shivshahi → Manufacturing & production reality check
🎓 Tier-3 grad, Pandharpur → No pedigree, just output
💻 Self-taught SWE path → 700+ public repos, mostly built with AI assistance
🏗️ Founded LadeStack → Free tools for builders, makers, and devs
🎯 Current target → MAANG (Microsoft first), 4–6 year plan
I don't hide where I started. I don't pad the resume. I just keep shipping and let the work speak.
A growing collection of free, no-login, ad-free AI-powered tools at ladestack.in.
| Project | What it does | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| LadeStack Coder | Browser-based AI code playground (Gemini + NVIDIA NIM) | React, Vite, NVIDIA NIM |
| LS PDF | Client-side PDF toolkit — merge, split, compress, convert | React, pdf-lib, Vite |
| LadeDesign | AI multi-screen UI/UX design generator | Next.js, Gemini |
| LS Docs | AI-powered Google Docs alternative with slash commands | Tiptap, NVIDIA NIM |
| LadeStack Notes | NotebookLM-style RAG chat with Studio outputs | Next.js, Supabase, pgvector |
| LS CLI | Terminal coding agent with slash commands (npm i -g ladestack) |
Node.js, TypeScript, Ink |
Plus:
SpecSplit,awesome-free-stack,portfoliobuilder, and 6+ more in progress.
| AetherCanvas | Lade-Studio | GB-Coder |
| AI image studio, Ideogram-style | LadeStack Studio hub | Public AI code editor |
| Research Assistant | Documentary Portfolio | lade-stack-ai-dev-hub |
| Multi-agent research engine | Cinematic single-file portfolio | AI dev hub |
Frontend-heavy with AI in the engine room. Tools picked for speed, not fashion.
Frontend & UI
Backend, Data & AI
Tooling & Platforms
| Goal | Status |
|---|---|
| DSA (LeetCode, NeetCode 150) | 🔄 In progress — targeting 400 problems by mid-2026 |
| System Design (Alex Xu, Educative) | 🔄 In progress |
| .NET / C# (Microsoft stack) | 🔄 Starting — for Microsoft interview readiness |
| Cloud certs (Azure fundamentals → AWS Solutions Architect) | 📅 Planned for Q3 2026 |
| Channel | Best for |
|---|---|
| SWE opportunities, professional conversations | |
| 🐦 X / Twitter | Quick takes, build-in-public snippets |
| Behind-the-scenes, life in Pune | |
| 🌐 LadeStack | My products, blog, and portfolio |
| ✉️ admin@ladestack.in | Anything else — I reply (eventually) |
Built in public · One commit at a time · © 2026 Girish Lade