EdTech platform · 2022 – 2025
CollegeSearch.in
Moved a legacy Core PHP platform to Laravel, then made it fast, safe and good at matching students to colleges.
- Role
- Software Engineer in Technology & Product, Sunstone
- When
- 2022 – 2025
- Stack
- PHPLaravelCodeIgniterMySQLRedisGA4Search ConsoleClarityJiraFilament
Results
9s → 0.6s
page load time
~80%
Core Web Vitals and SEO improvement
1.4L+
requests through the lead scoring & recommendation engine
~1,700
successful admissions, 3L+ students benefitted
Migration & performance
- Migrated the legacy Core PHP platform to Laravel, improving scalability, maintainability and system performance
- Improved Core Web Vitals and SEO by ~80%, reducing page load time from 9s → 0.6s and boosting overall site performance
Systems
- Consolidated 200+ daily crons into a single “All-in-One Cron” streamlining lead flow and eliminating job conflicts
- Built a Lead Scoring & Recommendation Engine handling 1.4L+ requests and benefitting 3L+ students, resulting in ~1700 successful admissions
Security & analytics
- Enhanced security and reliability by eliminating SQL injections, implementing caching, and optimizing redirects & UTM tracking with Google Analytics
- Managed analytics and performance via GA4, Search Console, Clarity and Jira