Nitesh Babu
I turn complex # P R O B L E M S into elegant # P R O D U C T S .
Senior Software Engineer · Built websites used by millions · Crafting fast, accessible web experiences.
Trusted by teams at TCS, Shell, DRDO , ICICI Bank, ONS, ClerksWell & more.
C A S E S T U D Y
A L L C A S E S T U D I E S →
BetterIcons for Umbraco
How I built a custom property editor that brings 200,000+ icons to Umbraco CMS, from problem identification to open-source release.
Problem
Umbraco CMS ships a limited icon picker, only ~400 icons, no external icon search, stuck with them.
Approach
Built a Preact based picker mounted via Angular (v13−) and Lit (v14+), integrating 200K+ icons from Lucide, Tabler, FontAwesome, and more.
Outcome
Open-sourced on GitHub & NuGet. Adopted by the Umbraco community. One-line install, zero config.
T O O L S I U S E
Tools I Use
Backend
Frontend
CMS
Strapi Databases
Cloud
UI Frameworks
Testing
CI / DevOps
Machine Learning
AI Tools
B L O G
C H E C K O U T M O R E →
- 7 May 2026
Cloudinary Media Hosting with Umbraco: My Practical Setup Guide
How to connect Cloudinary as an external media provider in Umbraco, offload your uploads to the cloud, and serve optimised images without touching a single line of template markup.
R E A D M O R E → 6 min read - 10 March 2026
Umbraco Cloud or Azure/AWS/GCP for Umbraco Sites? A Developer’s Honest Take
A practical guide comparing Umbraco Cloud to leading cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), with cost breakdowns, implementation steps, and why it’s the optimal choice for Umbraco CMS hosting.
R E A D M O R E → 9 min read
P R O J E C T S
M O R E P R O J E C T S →Listen to Your Tunes
Built a full featured Spotify like app using Next.js with a complete signup & login flow. Users can play music, create and manage playlists, follow albums and artists, and like/unlike tracks, covering most core Spotify functionality.
Umbraco.Community.BetterIcons is a modern, powerful property editor for Umbraco CMS that provides access to 200,000+ icons from popular icon libraries. Built with React for a smooth, responsive user experience.
Popflix is a Netflix/IMDB-style clone that lets you browse what’s trending today or this week, search for movies and shows, watch trailers, explore cast details, manage your watchlist, and much more, all in one sleek interface.
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Hi, I’m
Nitesh Babu
I'm a Senior Software Engineer who turns ideas into fast, functional, and beautiful digital experiences. I've built and shipped everything from high-traffic CMS-driven platforms using Strapi, Contentful, Payload, and Umbraco to full-scale apps used by millions, always focused on performance, accessibility, and clean architecture.
With over 5 years of experience, I blend creativity with engineering precision to solve real-world problems through code. When I'm not building, I'm writing about what I've learned or tinkering with something new.