
Hello, I'm
Rihad Jahan Opu
⚡ Full-Stack Web Developer
Building modern, high-performance web applications with Next.js, React & TypeScript. Focused on scalable full-stack platforms, 100/100 Lighthouse performance, and backed by a systems engineering edge in Pure Rust (creator of gladeshell, 0.0114ms).
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About Me

I'm Rihad Jahan Opu, a passionate Full-Stack Web Developer dedicated to building scalable, modern web applications with Next.js 15, React 19, TypeScript, and cloud-native backend systems.
I specialize in crafting pixel-perfect, accessible user interfaces with dynamic motion design (Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, GSAP) while architecting reliable backend services—including REST/GraphQL APIs, database modeling (PostgreSQL, MongoDB), secure authentication, and payment workflows with a relentless focus on 100/100 Lighthouse performance.
My engineering foundation is further sharpened by low-level systems programming in Pure Rust (creator of gladeshell, a sub-millisecond terminal with 0.0114 ms latency). This deep understanding of memory and runtime efficiency ensures every web application I ship is exceptionally fast, secure, and production-ready.
Experience
3+ Years
Full-Stack Web Dev
Education & Focus
Modern Web Architecture
CS Principles & UI/UX
Engineering Edge
Pure Rust Systems
Creator of gladeshell (0.0114ms)
⚡ Engineered For Performance
Skills & Experience
From type-safe frontend interfaces to distributed cloud backends and sub-millisecond pure Rust systems.
Frontend Mastery
TypeScript / JS (ESNext)
ExperiencedTailwind CSS v4
ExperiencedFramer Motion & GSAP
IntermediateRadix UI Primitives
IntermediateModern Web APIs
ExperiencedBackend Architecture
Node.js & Express
ExperiencedPostgreSQL & MongoDB
IntermediateREST & GraphQL APIs
ExperiencedPrisma & Drizzle ORM
IntermediateJWT, OAuth & Auth.js
ExperiencedStripe & Webhook Engine
IntermediateSystems & Pure Rust
Pure Rust (2024 Edition)
ExperiencedGitoxide (gix 0.88)
IntermediateRatatui Terminal TUI
ExperiencedRayon Multi-Threading
IntermediateAES-256 Vault Crypto
IntermediateLinux Shell & Docker
ExperiencedEngineering Velocity & Git Activity
Continuous shipping across open-source systems, web apps, and developer tools.
Engineered Systems & Products
Featured Projects
Selected works spanning ultra-low-latency pure Rust shell architecture, agentic AI workspaces, and full-stack platforms.
Pure Rust Open Source (MIT)gladeshell
MIT LicenseAn open-source (MIT Licensed), ultra-high-performance pure Rust shell environment and developer suite delivering a record 0.0114 ms (11.4 µs) prompt latency (~210x faster than Starship). Designed with zero external runtime dependencies and strict '#![deny(unsafe_code)]' memory safety, it integrates 55 hot-swappable prompt themes, pure Rust Git telemetry ('gix 0.88'), native Ratatui TUI utilities (Todo, Notes, Process Monitor), parallel Rayon multi-core compression, a 24-in-1 FFmpeg multimedia suite, and a hardened AES-256 PBKDF2 security vault.

Digital Life Lessons
An engaging educational web application providing structured interactive lessons, user dashboards, a rich-text editor for notes, robust JWT authentication, and secure Stripe payment processing.

MarketPlace Buy & Sell
A full-featured e-commerce platform offering an intuitive shopping experience, real-time cart state management via Redux Toolkit, accessible UI components with Radix UI, and instant inventory tracking.
Agentic Gemini AINexus AI
Nexus AI Client is an intelligent project management workspace that pairs modern workflow tracking with an embedded Agentic AI chat assistant powered by Google Gemini for contextual assistance and code generation.
Core Prompt Latency (PS1 Render Time)
Interactive Architecture Comparison
Traditional Shell vs gladeshell Architecture
Compare legacy script overhead with Pure Rust compiled binary performance.
gladeshell Pure Rust Engine
Zero subshell forks • Compiled native binary • 100% Memory Safe
0.0114 ms
0 forks
~3.9 MB
4.8 µs
Zsh + Oh My Zsh
External forks per prompt • Shell runtime lag
18.50 ms
Perceptible lag on Enter3 - 8 forks
Spawns git every prompt28 - 55 MB
High memory per tab45 - 250 ms
Slow on monoreposgladeshell Pure Rust
Zero subshell forks • Compiled native binary
0.0114 ms
⚡ ~210x Faster0 forks
🚀 Zero process spawn~3.9 MB
🦀 Fat-LTO stripped4.8 µs
🌿 Pure Rust gix 0.88📝 Technical Writing & Post-Mortems
Engineering Blog
Deep-dives into systems engineering, sub-millisecond Rust architectures, compiler optimizations, and production infrastructure.
How I Engineered gladeshell: Building a 0.0114ms Sub-Millisecond Terminal in Pure Rust
An in-depth technical post-mortem on how we built gladeshell in Pure Rust (2024 edition) with zero process forks, achieving 0.0114ms prompt latency (~210x faster than Starship) with Ratatui TUIs and memory safety.
🤝 Let's Build Something High-Impact
Get in Touch 📬
Open for full-time engineering roles, high-performance systems consulting, and select contract projects.
in/rihadjahanopu
+880 1616-151573