Surabhi Shivamath - Developer of Difficult Things

You bring the wild idea. I’ll make it work.

Bring me a problem

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Built, Shipped, Working

Websites and apps made for the real world.

Web Application

F5Escapes

A custom travel platform built to manage tours, enquiries, bookings, payments and everything that happens after someone clicks “Book now.”

WordPress · ACF · Razorpay · Freshsales · PHP

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Mobile App

Lekka

An offline-first Kannada app that helps farmers track workers, daily labour, wages, payments and settlements—without depending on perfect internet.

React Native · Expo · AsyncStorage · Google Drive

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Confidential Biosensor Monitoring Web App

Built the complete path from sensor to screen—capturing biosensor readings on a computer and turning the live data stream into a usable web interface.

Sensor integration · Real-time data acquisition · Live data visualisation · Web application development · Testing

Labor Management Platform

In development · Full-stack web application

A platform for managing labourers, clients and work assignments—from registration and document verification to approvals, scheduling and assignment tracking.

React · Node.js · Express · MongoDB · Cloudinary

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About me

I’m Surabhi, a developer, former food entrepreneur, swimmer, and lifelong maker of things.

I started my career in software at Oracle, later built a small food business of my own, and eventually found my way into independent web and app development.

Today, I work as a consultant with Icarus and as the technology partner at Design Katte, where I help turn thoughtful design ideas into working websites and digital products. I also build digital products independently for businesses, founders, and ideas that need thoughtful problem-solving.

I enjoy work that brings together logic, design, and a little bit of stubborn persistence.

Outside code, I’m usually swimming, singing, gardening, sewing something for my daughter, or learning an entirely new skill for no sensible reason.

I now live in rainy Sringeri, where life is quieter, greener, and very different from the cities I grew up and worked in.

I’ve always liked creating things from scratch—whether it is software, a business, a garden, or a badly behaved piece of fabric that eventually becomes a skirt.

Mostly, I’m curious, independent-minded, and happiest when I’m building something that feels useful and entirely my own.

Still here? You probably have a project.

Bring me a problem