Tushar Bhardwaj minianon

Hi, I’m Tushar Bhardwaj — aka Mini Anon 👋

📍 India | Software Engineer | Ex-Microsoft SWE Intern
📧 Email: tusharbhardwaj2617@gmail.com | 🌐 Portfolio: minianon.in

I build things I wish existed — from AI products and developer tools to resources that help people break into tech.

Currently: building AI-powered products, experimenting with new ideas, and sharing what I learn along the way.

Things I’ve Built

Weaave — Visual AI workflow builder for designing and running AI-powered automations
ShortlistMe — AI-powered platform that turns resumes into personalized portfolio websites
HireLens — AI-powered resume screening with candidate scoring and ranking
MiniLink — Simple link-in-bio platform for creating and sharing personal pages
MiniMock — Instant chat, social media, and AI mockup generator
PulseAI Prep — AI-powered interview preparation with mock interviews and personalized feedback
MiniRizz — AI wingman for crafting better replies and conversations
AnonBeats — Personal, ad-free music player for uploading, organizing, and streaming tracks
Canvas Editor — Minimal 2D canvas editor with instant cloud persistence
Maze Solver — Interactive maze generator and solver with multiple algorithms

Experience

Microsoft — Software Engineer Intern · GitHub
Built distributed Kubernetes systems, including a sharded controller using consistent hashing for scalable workload distribution.
Vitti Capital — Python Developer · GitHub
Building trading infrastructure, automation, real-time systems, and internal platforms for financial operations.

Beyond Code

Writing — sharing interview experiences, engineering lessons, and things I learn on Medium
Mentoring — mentored 500+ students through Topmate
Community — built Mini Anon Job Alerts, now 2K+ students strong
Building — constantly experimenting with AI-native products and new ideas

☕ Buy me a chai — If something I built or shared helped you, a chai keeps me building. ❤️

Learn From My Experience

More writing on → Medium

Interview Playbooks

System Design - designing systems at scale and preparing for system design interviews
Operating Systems (1Shot-OS) - OS fundamentals distilled for quick revision
Database Systems (1Shot-DBMS) - DBMS concepts for interview preparation
Computer Networks (1Shot-CN) - networking essentials in a one-shot format
SQL (1Shot-SQL) - SQL concepts and patterns for interviews
Object-Oriented Programming (1Shot-OOPS) - OOPS revision with C++ examples
Most Common HR Interview Questions - behavioral questions and structured answers
Resources for Senior Software Engineers - expectations, preparation, and growth
LeetCode Questions (Company-wise) - curated problems by company
GitHub Basics - practical Git & GitHub essentials

Recognition

Selected for Microsoft’s Software Engineer Internship through an off-campus process — my experience
Featured twice at Times Square
26K+ followers on LinkedIn
Top 0.1% mentor on Topmate, mentored 500+ students and counting
Built the Mini Anon Job Alerts community, now 2K+ students strong
Winner — SaaS Market Competition
Runner-up — Vibeathon
Contributed as a Problem Reviewer & Solution Author on LeetCode
Worked with international clients

GitHub Activity

Media

Turn Your Resume Into a Live Portfolio (With Analytics) | ShortlistMe - ShortlistMe walkthrough of generating, customizing, and sharing a portfolio directly from a resume.
Built a Better Linktree | MiniLink - MiniLink walkthrough, why it’s simpler to use, and the features it offers.

Philosophy

"Small steps, every day" - I build tools to solve my own problems, then share them with the world. Currently exploring how AI changes everything about software development.

Random Facts

Show up every day - consistency over intensity
I enjoy turning random ideas into weekend projects
I write about things I learn, mostly so I don't forget them
Enjoy gaming (when not coding)

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