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Building in Public as a Full Stack Engineer

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This is my first blog post, and instead of pretending it’s accidental, I’ll be direct about the intent.

I’m Anshu Sharma, a full stack software engineer, and this blog is where I document what I build, how I think about systems, and why production-grade engineering matters more than polished demos.

This site lives at https://anshu.uk, and it serves both as my portfolio and a long-running technical log.

Why Build in Public

A large portion of full stack work is invisible. When things work, nobody notices. When they fail, everything is suddenly urgent.

Building in public helps counter that imbalance.

  • It creates accountability
  • It forces clear thinking and documentation
  • It turns isolated problem-solving into shared learning

More importantly, it demonstrates how you think and how you build, not just what the final UI looks like.

What I’m Working On

I spend most of my time building and maintaining systems that span the full stack, including:

  • User-facing web applications
  • Backend APIs and services
  • Payments and fintech integrations
  • Authentication and authorization flows
  • Event-driven and distributed systems

My current focus is PortfolioPilot, a developer-first portfolio creation platform that enables engineers to launch SEO-optimized, production-ready portfolios in minutes.

The platform integrates frontend presentation, backend services, payments, analytics, and AI-assisted content generation into a single cohesive system.

My Engineering Approach

I optimize for systems that are:

  • Predictable under load
  • Observable in production
  • Easy to reason about months later
  • Designed to fail gracefully

I care less about tutorial theatrics and more about operational reality.
If a system can’t handle real users, partial outages, or bad inputs, it isn’t finished.

Closing

If you’re here to understand how I work, this blog is part of the answer.
If you’re evaluating my projects, they’re already live and running.

Everything is centralized at:
👉 https://anshu.uk

More posts soon. Consistency beats announcements.

© 2026 Anshu Sharma