# Prátik Thàpw — Full-Stack AI Product Engineer > Full-Stack AI Product Engineer building production AI and web products. Based in Pokhara, Nepal. ## About * I build production AI and web products with TypeScript, from architecture and data models through deployment. * At Builders Academy, I ship across three products: StoryWonderBook (300+ personalized stories created), PropertyX (a real-asset investment platform), and a multi-subdomain CMS and LMS platform. * Independently, I built FynePDF, a PDF workspace with 40+ public tools, 15+ specialized document agents, and cited document chat. * Earlier work includes Restrox, a multi-tenant restaurant system operating across 500+ restaurants, and 10+ client applications across SaaS and WebRTC. ## Experience ### Builders Academy #### Full Stack AI Engineer (08.2025 – Present) - Shipped production AI and education products across Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Cloudflare, owning features from architecture through deployment. - Built [PropertyX](https://www.propertyx.finance) — a real-asset investment platform with asset ownership flows, secure transaction integrations, and automated yield distribution. - Developed [StoryWonderBook](https://www.storywonderbook.com) — a personalized AI story generator whose LLM workflows and dynamic prompt inputs produced 300+ personalized stories. - Built [Builders Academy](https://www.buildersacademy.ai) — CMS/LMS modules across education, admin, and multi-subdomain workflows in a TypeScript monorepo. Skills: Next.js, TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Turborepo, LangChain, RAG ### Black Tech #### Frontend Developer (12.2023 – 10.2024) - Architected multi-tenant restaurant management workflows for vendor-specific menus, inventory, billing, reservations, and staff scheduling. - Led frontend delivery for a multi-vendor e-commerce platform with ordering, billing, dashboard, and admin workflows. - Built real-time analytics dashboards for sales, inventory, and customer insights, converting operational data into manager-facing reporting views. - Implemented daybook and bulk upload systems that reduced repetitive restaurant operations across daily entries and menu management. - Designed reusable React components for menu, reservation, and scheduling modules to speed feature delivery across tenant dashboards. Skills: Next.js, NestJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, TypeORM, Docker ### Builders Academy #### Full Stack Developer (07.2023 – 12.2023) - Built P&L analytics tooling, real-time application flows, and secure transaction-signing integrations for fintech products. Skills: TypeScript, React, Node.js ### Dcube Accounting System #### React Developer (02.2023 – 06.2023) - Built React accounting and inventory workflows for retail operators, including barcode/QR processing, receipt handling, and stock-management UX. Skills: React, TypeScript, Express.js, PostgreSQL ### Freelance #### Full Stack Developer - Began freelance client work in 2022; no longer actively freelancing. - Delivered 10+ full-stack SaaS, AI, WebRTC, and production web applications for clients from requirements through release. - Built [FynePDF](https://fynepdf.com), a broad PDF workspace with 40+ public tool routes, 15+ specialized document agents, and persistent cited document chat. - Developed a WebRTC video/audio communication platform with real-time session flows and browser-based media handling. - Shipped production websites for Highlands Tech, Valora Research, and Safezone, covering frontend implementation, deployment, and client iteration. Skills: Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, LangChain, WebRTC, Cloudflare ## Projects ### [FynePDF](https://fynepdf.com) A broad PDF workspace that pairs everyday document tools with specialized AI agents and grounded chat. Role: Independent full-stack and AI product engineering - Built browser and server PDF workflows spanning editing, conversion, OCR, signing, and document comparison. - Built persistent document chat with extraction, embeddings, streamed answers, conversation history, and page citations. Evidence: 40+ public PDF tool routes and 15+ specialized document agents. System path: PDF upload → Text extraction → Embeddings → Retrieved context → Streamed answer → Page citations Public proof: - [Browse the agents](https://fynepdf.com/ai/agents) - [Browse the PDF tools](https://fynepdf.com/tools) Skills: TypeScript, Next.js, Hono, Flue, PostgreSQL, pgvector, Swagger, Playwright, Docker ### [StoryWonderBook](https://www.storywonderbook.com) A personalized story product that turns family inputs into complete AI-generated narratives. Role: Full-stack AI engineering, Builders Academy - Built the LLM generation workflow for personalized children's stories. - Connected dynamic user inputs to the generation pipeline and product experience. Evidence: 300+ personalized stories created through the platform. Public proof: - [Open the live personalized-story product](https://www.storywonderbook.com) Skills: TypeScript, Nest.js, Mastra, PostgreSQL, RAG, Swagger, tRPC, Turborepo, Docker, Vitest ### [PropertyX](https://www.propertyx.finance) Real-asset investment platform. - Built product flows for real-asset ownership, investor participation, and yield distribution. - Implemented ownership verification and secure transaction integrations. - Early development code from the initial build is public on [GitHub](https://github.com/pratikthapw/property-x). Skills: Company Project, Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Stacks ### [Builders Academy](https://www.buildersacademy.ai) CMS/LMS and engineering platform. - Built CMS, LMS, admin, and multi-subdomain platform modules in a shared monorepo architecture. Skills: Company Project, Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Turborepo ### [Restrox](https://www.restrox.com/np) A multi-tenant restaurant management system operating across 500+ restaurants, covering daily sales, inventory, menus, and bookkeeping. Role: Full-stack product engineering, Black Tech - Built tenant-aware dashboards for sales, inventory, daybook operations, and menu administration. - Implemented bulk dish management for restaurant teams maintaining large menu catalogs. Evidence: One operating surface covers core restaurant administration across 500+ restaurant tenants. Public proof: - [Open the live restaurant-operations product](https://www.restrox.com/np) Skills: Company Project, Next.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, TypeORM, Docker ### [Gogurash](https://www.gogurash.com/) Community marketplace platform for local discovery. - Built a platform connecting communities with local businesses, second-hand items, part-time jobs, real estate listings, and used vehicles. - Shipped web flows for browsing local listings and connecting buyers with sellers. Skills: Freelance Project, Next.js, WebRTC, Figma ### [Highlands Tech](https://highlandsteech.com/) Digital solutions studio website. - Shipped the production website for Highlands Tech, a premier developer group specializing in frontend & backend development, UI/UX design, and custom software engineering. Skills: Freelance Project, Next.js, UI/UX, Deployment ## Certifications - DevOps with Docker — University of Helsinki, MOOC.fi (2024-03-15) [credential](https://courses.mooc.fi/certificates/validate/ye72tnbqvu3ax2m) - Node.js Mentorship Program — Month-long Intensive Mentorship (2023-09-01) [credential](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CHEe0yHPizfOm08kZlwyRWTmI_M_e7h2/view?usp=sharing) - Relational Database — freeCodeCamp (2023-02-01) [credential](https://www.freecodecamp.org/certification/fccc1f5e4fa-3f9d-4b91-ac33-e011c229b1bf/relational-database-v8) ## Contact - Email: [pratikthapw@gmail.com](mailto:pratikthapw@gmail.com) - [X (@pratikthapw)](https://x.com/pratikthapw) - [GitHub (pratikthapw)](https://github.com/pratikthapw) - [LinkedIn (pratikthapw)](https://linkedin.com/in/pratikthapw) - [Discord (pratikthapw)](https://discord.com/users/pratikthapw)