A studio of one, by design.
I'm Amber Anand — a senior software engineer, designer, and the founder of AMASPA. I build the kind of digital work that makes a founder feel understood, not processed.
Designer. Engineer. Founder.
25.5941° N, 85.1376° E · working worldwide
Engineer first. Designer when it matters.
I started out building interfaces and the systems behind them — the kind of work where a beautiful front end is only half the problem. Over seven years, that has meant React widget platforms, drag-and-drop editors, multi-tenant APIs, and infrastructure that has to stay up when nobody's looking.
Somewhere along the way, I realized the work I cared about most was the whole thing: the positioning, the interface, the product, the launch, and the words that connect them. AMASPA is the studio I built to do exactly that, without splitting the work across five people who never speak to each other.
The five products on this site are mine. I designed them, built them, and still run them. They're the clearest proof of how I think — and the closest thing to a guarantee that I'll understand yours.
7+
years building production software
5
products live in production
1
senior person on your project
0
handoffs between design and code
The standards behind the work.
Not a manifesto. Just the things I find myself saying on almost every project.
Own the whole picture
The story, the design, the code, and the launch are one system. I don't hand off the parts that matter and hope they survive.
Taste is a technical decision
A beautiful page that loads slowly isn't beautiful. A fast page that says nothing isn't useful. The details are the work.
Say the honest thing
If a smaller scope would serve you better, I'll say so. If something is out of my depth, I'll tell you before you pay for it.
Ship, then sharpen
Real feedback beats imaginary polish. I'd rather get a strong version in front of people than perfect a guess in private.
Where the work happened.
The short version: production software, real users, and systems that had to keep working after launch.
Engineer 3 (Senior Software Engineer)
Ticketmaster India · Gurugram
- Built a library of independently deployable React widgets with CMS settings and WCAG 2.1 accessibility baked in.
- Built the drag-and-drop page canvas for the CMS, including saved widgets, device preview, and a config-driven filter engine.
- Architected a multi-tenant digital asset manager: React/TypeScript SDK, Node/Express/Prisma API, and chunked S3 uploads.
Freelance Frontend Developer
Independent · Patna
- Delivered production React and MERN-stack applications for multiple clients, including a VR chat interface and a Firebase-integrated game platform.
Founding Engineer
Mirsys Technologies · Bengaluru
- Built an indoor navigation system using WiFi RTT and trilateration.
- Built an Indian Railways solution that cut manual operational costs by 75%.
- Worked across MERN, Android, AWS EC2/S3, and MQTT with Redis caching.
B.E., Information Science Engineering
RNS Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
First Class with Distinction
Good tools. Better judgment.
I'm opinionated about the stack because I've maintained the consequences. These are the tools I reach for most.
Frontend
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Vite
- Webpack
- Framer Motion
Backend
- Node.js
- Express
- Prisma
- REST APIs
- Zod
- JWT
- Webhooks
Data & cloud
- PostgreSQL
- MariaDB / MySQL
- Redis
- AWS S3
- AWS EC2
- Docker
- Vercel
Craft
- Product design
- Accessibility (WCAG 2.2)
- Core Web Vitals
- Technical SEO
- UGC creative
- Copy direction
Let's make something you're proud of.
No account managers. No handoff. Just one senior person who cares as much about the last five percent as the first idea.