Swarna Tactical
Developing and maintaining a full-stack platform for e-commerce and tactical gear management — from responsive React/Next.js frontends to Node.js and PHP backends with third-party payment integrations.
As a freelance Software Engineer for Swarna Tactical, I develop and maintain a full-stack web platform powering their e-commerce operations and tactical gear management.
About This Role
I own the product end-to-end — from responsive storefront interfaces to backend services, database design, deployment pipelines, and cloud infrastructure — keeping the platform available, scalable, and secure.
What I Faced
Delivering a reliable e-commerce experience as a solo engineer meant covering the full stack: a polished frontend, robust backend and payment integrations, and infrastructure that stays up without a dedicated ops team.
How I Approached It
I built the frontend with React.js, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Shadcn UI, backed by Node.js and PHP services with third-party payment gateway integration, and hosted everything on Vercel and Cloudflare with CI/CD automation.
What I Did
E-commerce Platform
Developed and maintained the full-stack web application for e-commerce and tactical gear management.
Responsive Frontend
Built responsive, maintainable UIs with React.js, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Shadcn UI.
Payment Integration
Integrated third-party services including payment gateways into Node.js and PHP backends.
Scalable Data Model
Designed scalable database schemas across MySQL and MongoDB.
Cloud & CI/CD
Managed cloud infrastructure on Vercel and Cloudflare with Jenkins and GitHub Actions pipelines.
Under the Hood
React.js, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Shadcn UI.
Node.js and PHP with payment gateway integrations.
MySQL, MongoDB, Vercel, Cloudflare, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.
Impact & Outcomes
Delivered and maintained a full-stack e-commerce platform as the sole engineer.
Kept the platform available, scalable, and secure across Vercel and Cloudflare.
Automated build and deployment with CI/CD, reducing manual release effort.
Projects from This Experience
Swarna Tactical — Storefront
The main Swarna Tactical e-commerce storefront and tactical-gear management platform.
EARMOR — Brand Store
E-commerce store for EARMOR, a tactical hearing-protection brand under the Swarna group.
Appare — Brand Store
E-commerce store for Appare, a brand under the Swarna group.
Swarna Tripada — Brand Store
E-commerce store for Swarna Tripada, a brand under the Swarna group.
What I Learned
Owning a product solo sharpened my judgment on where to invest — a maintainable frontend and dependable infrastructure pay off far more than premature complexity.