Full-stack Developer / Melbourne, AU

Hi, I'm Ishaan Kataria, a Full-Stack Developer from Melbourne

I build financial tools and real-time systems. Studying Commerce & IT at Monash, and I'm looking for a startup where I can ship from day one.

Selected Projects

Live

StockAnalyser

AI-Powered Financial Text Analysis

I wanted a quick way to break down earnings reports and news articles without reading through pages of text. So I built a tool that takes any financial text, runs it through GPT-4o-mini, and pulls out sentiment, key insights, risk factors, and a summary you can actually act on. Three analysis modes, dark theme, and you can export everything as JSON.

Python FastAPI OpenAI API JavaScript
StockAnalyser dark-themed analysis interface
Ember elderly care dashboard showing medication tracking and video calling
UNIHACK 2026

Ember

Elderly Care Platform with Real-Time Translation

Built this with a team of 6 at UNIHACK. It's an elderly care platform where seniors can video call family with a single tap, and the call gets translated in real time across 13+ languages. We self-hosted the whole translation pipeline and got it under 550ms latency. Also has medication reminders, mood tracking, and a dashboard that nudges family when something seems off.

Next.js React Go WebRTC PostgreSQL Docker
Sophiie AI Hackathon / Solo

SiteVoice

Voice-First AI Assistant for Tradies

Plumbers lose hours every week on admin when they should be on the tools. I built SiteVoice so they can create quotes just by talking. Say something like "Dave needs a hot water replacement, Rheem 250L, add a tempering valve" and it builds a full itemized quote with real pricing and GST. Did this solo in a 33-hour hackathon sprint.

Python Streamlit OpenAI GPT-4o Whisper STT
SiteVoice voice assistant interface for plumber quoting
In Development

VolLab

Options Pricing & Calibration Workbench

Building an options pricing and volatility calibration workbench from scratch. Black-Scholes, Heston model, SVI surface fitting, all implemented from the ground up without black-box libraries.

Python Black-Scholes Heston Model SVI

About Me

I'm doing a double degree at Monash in Commerce and IT because I couldn't pick one. Turns out that's a feature, not a bug. I think about problems from both the business and technical side, which means I build things people actually want to use.

I got into coding through wanting to automate stuff that annoyed me. That turned into building an AI stock analyser, pulling all-nighters at hackathons, and shipping a real-time elderly care platform at UNIHACK.

I'm interested in startups and want to eventually build my own. Right now I'm stacking skills, shipping side projects, competing in hackathons, and looking for the right team to join.

Location

Melbourne, VIC

University

Monash University

Degree

B.Com / B.IT (Double)

Expected

Dec 2028

WAM

77 (Distinction)

Tech Stack

Languages

Python JavaScript TypeScript Go C++ HTML/CSS SQL

Frameworks

React Next.js Node.js FastAPI Astro Streamlit Tailwind CSS

Tools & APIs

Git / GitHub Docker PostgreSQL SQLite WebSockets WebRTC OpenAI API

My Experience

See full resume

Housekeeping Attendant

Sep 2025 – Present

BASSCare Aged Care · Melbourne, VIC

Front of House

Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

Kolonaki Greek Restaurant · South Yarra, VIC

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

Coursera · In Progress

Let's Connect

Always happy to chat about opportunities, collaborations, or just cool ideas. If you've got something in mind or want to say hey, drop me a line.