Richard Cedric Mendes

Hello, I'm

Richard Cedric Mendes

Full Stack Developer

10+ Years of Experience Building Scalable Web Applications

About Me

Full Stack Developer with 10 years of experience designing, building, and scaling web applications across startups and enterprise environments. Skilled in front-end and back-end technologies, cloud deployment, and leading small engineering teams.

Passionate about clean architecture, performance optimization, and mentoring junior developers. I thrive in collaborative environments and love turning complex problems into elegant, performant solutions.

10+ Years Experience
50K+ Users Served
3 Companies
6 Team Led
Location Pune | Goa | Bangalore, India
Languages English, Hindi, Konkani

Skills & Technologies

Languages

JavaScript TypeScript Python Java

Front-End

React Next.js Vue.js HTML5 CSS3 Tailwind CSS

Back-End

Node.js Express Django Spring Boot

Databases

PostgreSQL MongoDB MySQL Redis

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Docker Kubernetes CI/CD

Tools

Git Jira Postman Figma

Work Experience

Senior Full Stack Developer

Nimbus Tech Solutions Bangalore, India Jan 2021 – Present
  • Led a team of 6 developers building a SaaS analytics platform used by 50,000+ users
  • Architected microservices infrastructure using Node.js and Docker, reducing deployment time by 40%
  • Migrated legacy monolith to React + Next.js, improving page load speed by 35%
  • Mentored 4 junior developers and conducted code reviews to maintain code quality standards

Full Stack Developer

Coastal Coders Pvt. Ltd. Goa, India Jun 2017 – Dec 2020
  • Developed and maintained e-commerce platforms handling 10,000+ daily transactions
  • Built RESTful APIs using Django and integrated third-party payment gateways (Razorpay, Stripe)
  • Implemented automated testing pipelines, reducing production bugs by 25%
  • Collaborated with UI/UX designers to revamp customer-facing dashboards

Software Developer

Deccan Softworks Pune, India Aug 2014 – May 2017
  • Built internal tools using Java Spring Boot and MySQL for inventory management systems
  • Developed responsive web interfaces using jQuery and Bootstrap
  • Participated in Agile sprints, contributing to sprint planning and daily stand-ups
  • Assisted in migrating on-premise servers to AWS EC2 instances

Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science

Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune University

2010 – 2014

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) — Science

St. Xavier's Junior College, Goa

2008 – 2010

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (2022)
  • MongoDB Certified Developer (2020)
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) (2019)

Get In Touch

Have a project in mind or just want to say hello? I'd love to hear from you.

Pune | Goa | Bangalore, India