Blogby Koustav

About

Koustav Ganguly

I’m a software engineer and researcher based in West Bengal, India. I write here on iamk.blog, a space for field logs, frontend craft, and notes in progress. My primary portfolio and interactive work live at iamk.xyz.

I’m a frontend developer becoming a full-stack AI engineer and computer science researcher. I design and ship bespoke React and Next.js interfaces: new builds, revamps, consulting, and untangling AI-generated frontend slop that looks slick on the surface but collapses in production.

Studio and client work is run through makershot.tech. I am also preparing for TIFR research and sharing my learnings in public.

I owe a tremendous amount to open source: reading craftspeople’s code, building and releasing small focused tools, and writing when a complex idea finally resolves into clarity.

Focus & Practice

  • Custom frontend and product UI with React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.
  • Interface revamps: refactoring aging, fragile systems into fast, maintainable, and joyful experiences.
  • Architecture & performance consulting for teams shipping modern React applications.
  • Cleaning up AI-generated UI: eliminating layout soup, reducing empty abstractions, and restoring intentional product design.
  • Design-to-code execution: translating Figma into high-fidelity code with meticulous attention to typography, micro-interactions, and motion.

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