I build digital platforms people rely on
Web developer at What Works Global in Canberra, crafting CMS-driven platforms for government, policy and enterprise teams, from frontend and accessibility to integrations and infrastructure.
- web developer
- What Works Global
- Canberra, AU
- Canberra time
- next.js
- payload
current
- building digital platforms at What Works Global
- maintaining @whatworks open-source packages
- shipping Next.js + Payload systems
Selected work
Delivered as part of the team at What Works Global. Rights belong to the respective companies and clients.
- ASPI / China Defence Universities TrackerASPI's China Defence Universities Tracker is a searchable research platform documenting links between Chinese universities, defence institutions and military or security-related research.
- Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department / Vanuatu’s critical weather & disaster response systemsThe Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department platform provides official weather forecasts, severe-weather warnings and geohazard information for communities across Vanuatu.
- HAAST / Haast Figma PluginHaast is a marketing-compliance platform that supports legal and marketing review workflows through integrations with design and workplace tools, including Figma.
- Record TimeRecord TIME is an Australian job-management and compliance platform for digital forms, scheduling, contractor records, work dockets and proof-of-work processes.
- AllyOne / AllyOneAllyOne is a legal project and spend-management platform that helps in-house legal teams manage matters, budgets, resources, forecasting and legal expenditure.
- Australian Medical Council / Australian Medical CouncilThe Australian Medical Council is the national standards and accreditation body for medical education and training in Australia.
about
Hey, I'm Saransh.
I'm a web developer at What Works Global in Canberra, working across the delivery lifecycle: requirements analysis, frontend development, API and enterprise-system integration, accessibility, deployment and ongoing support.

Open source
Payload and Next.js packages released as part of the What Works Global team.
Chronological activity feed tracking CMS changes across collections and globals.
Draft-aware Algolia sync with admin reindex capabilities.
Analytics components for Next.js with cookie consent — GTM, GA4, Meta, Clarity and LinkedIn behind one CMS-configurable provider.
Tracks creator and modifier information on collections and globals.
Visibility toggle for hiding extra block fields.
Lets editors choose heading tags (h1–h6) for text fields.
Stack
The tools behind the work, each one backed by real projects.
- // languages
- 'JavaScript''TypeScript''Python''SQL'
- // apis
- 'GraphQL''REST APIs'
- // frontend
- 'React''Next.js''Django''D3.js''Tailwind CSS'
- // cms
- 'Payload CMS''WordPress''Drupal'
- // data
- 'PostgreSQL''MongoDB'
- // infra
- 'AWS (EC2/S3)''Git & GitHub'
- // integrations
- 'HubSpot''Salesforce''CIVICA''WorkOS''OAuth''Postman''Jira'
- // practice
- 'WCAG accessibility''Automated testing'
Get in touch
Questions about the work on this site, accessibility or platform delivery are welcome. Email me directly or use the form.
- I usually reply within 24 hours.
- Canberra time — Canberra, AU




.png&w=3840&q=75)
