# Sounak Pal

> Sounak Pal is a full-stack developer based in India who designs, builds and ships fast, motion-led websites and web applications with React, Node.js and PostgreSQL.

- Role: Full Stack Developer, freelancing since 2023
- Location: India, working remotely (IST, UTC+5:30)
- Availability: open for freelance projects
- Contact: hello@sounakpal.dev
- Profiles: https://github.com/syntherat, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sounak-pal/, https://www.instagram.com/sounak.dev/

## Pages

- [Sounak Pal | Full Stack Developer](https://sounakpal.dev/): Sounak Pal is a full stack developer in India building fast, motion-led websites and web apps with React, Node and Postgres. See selected work and experience.
- [About Sounak Pal | Full Stack Developer](https://sounakpal.dev/about): Sounak Pal is a full-stack developer in India building responsive, motion-led web apps: the approach, every role so far, and answers to common questions.
- [Uses | Hardware, Editor and Dev Tools of Sounak Pal](https://sounakpal.dev/uses): The hardware, editor, terminal and apps Sounak Pal uses to design and build websites: MacBook Air M5, Zed, Claude Code, Ghostty, Neovim, Raycast and more.

## Selected work

- [Insights Club](https://sounakpal.dev/work/insights-club): A sleek, user-friendly web home for a college journalism club, built so writers can be read, not just archived. Built with React, Motion.dev, Tailwind CSS. Live at https://insightsclub.in.
- [Rxpress Logistics](https://sounakpal.dev/work/rxpress): A focused marketing site for a logistics operator, with live shipment tracking wired straight into the hero. Built with React, Tailwind CSS, NeonDB. Live at https://rxpress.co.in.
- [Pahal Foundation](https://sounakpal.dev/work/pahal-foundation): A warm, uplifting site for a college charity foundation, with a custom donation flow instead of a bolted-on form. Built with React, Tailwind CSS. Live at https://pahalkids.in.

## FAQ

- **Who is Sounak Pal?** Sounak Pal is a full-stack developer based in India who designs, builds and ships fast, motion-led websites and web applications. Freelancing since 2023 and working remotely, Sounak handles the whole run of a project solo: interface, API, database and deploy.
- **What does Sounak Pal build?** Sounak Pal builds marketing sites, landing pages and full web applications, front to back. Recent work includes an editorial site for a college journalism club (Insights Club), a logistics landing page with live shipment tracking (Rxpress Logistics) and a donation-led site for a campus charity (Pahal Foundation).
- **Is Sounak Pal available for freelance work?** Yes. Sounak Pal is currently open for freelance projects and works remotely from India. The quickest way to start is an email to hello@sounakpal.dev or the contact form on sounakpal.dev.
- **What tech stack does Sounak Pal use?** React on the front end, with Tailwind CSS, GSAP and Motion for layout and animation, Node.js and Express on the server, and PostgreSQL (often on Neon) or MongoDB for data. The wider toolkit includes Next.js, TypeScript, Prisma, Laravel, Docker, Vercel and Render.
- **Does Sounak Pal handle design as well as development?** Yes. Sounak Pal takes projects from scoping and design through build, deploy and handover, so there is one person accountable for how the site looks, how it performs and how it keeps running.
- **Where is Sounak Pal based?** Sounak Pal is based in India (IST, UTC+5:30) and works remotely with clients wherever they are.

## Optional

- [Full site text](https://sounakpal.dev/llms-full.txt): every page on this site as Markdown, in one file
- [Guestbook | Sounak Pal](https://sounakpal.dev/guestbook): Tear off a ticket and sign the wall. Leave a note, a nudge, or a hello. It stays up for whoever wanders in next.
- [Privacy Policy | Sounak Pal](https://sounakpal.dev/privacy): Privacy policy for sounakpal.dev explaining what information is collected when you contact Sounak Pal or sign the guestbook, and how it is used.
- [Terms of Use | Sounak Pal](https://sounakpal.dev/terms): Terms of use for sounakpal.dev. Inspiration is allowed with attribution, but copying or redistribution of code or design is not permitted.