Founder · Builder · Developer

Building digital
products.
Solving real
problems.

I'm Suraj Jain — a founder and hands-on builder with 15+ years of experience turning ideas into software, products and businesses.

BASED IN BENGALURU BUILDING SINCE 2011
Portrait of Suraj Jain
Currently building SPRL
15+YEARS
01

From writing production code to building companies, I still enjoy being close to the product.

PRODUCTSSOFTWARESAASAUTOMATIONGROWTH PRODUCTSSOFTWARESAASAUTOMATIONGROWTH

Beyond writing code

I like being where
ideas become real.

Over the years, my work moved from writing software to understanding the problem, shaping the product and owning what happens after it ships.

15+

Years of building taught me that good software starts long before the first line of code.

I work across engineering, product and execution — turning an idea into something useful, usable and capable of growing.

That means asking better questions, making practical decisions and staying close enough to the details to know when something is actually working.

01

Understand
the problem.

Start with the reason something should exist, not simply what can be built.

02

Build the
right thing.

Keep the product focused, practical and technically strong enough for the next stage.

03

Own the
outcome.

Stay involved after launch. Measure, learn, improve and keep moving.

I don't just want to write software.
I want to build things that matter.

Products & companies

I build products that
solve real problems.

From running a digital product company to creating SaaS tools, I like building things that have a clear purpose, real users and room to grow.

02FOUNDED 2015

Sun Programs

Software · Digital · Services

A technology company focused on web development, digital products, e-commerce, mobile applications, SEO and long-term software support.

Things I build around the core

Tools, systems and capabilities that turn ideas into working products.

01

URL
Shortening

Branded, trackable links designed for modern sharing.

02

QR
Codes

Connect physical experiences with measurable digital journeys.

03

Analytics

Turn clicks, traffic and behavior into useful decisions.

04

Marketing
Tools

Practical tools built to support growth and distribution.

05

Business
Platforms

Purpose-built systems for real operational problems.

06

APIs &
Automation

Connect products, workflows and services without friction.

BUILDING PRINCIPLE
Don't build because you can.
Build because it should exist.

A timeline of building

The path changed.
The curiosity didn't.

From my first years as a PHP developer to founding companies and building products, each chapter moved me closer to owning the whole journey.

2011
01

PHP Developer

Started my professional journey building web applications and learning the fundamentals of shipping software for real users.

THE FOUNDATION
2012
02

PHP Developer → Sr. PHP Web Application Developer

Growing from implementation into deeper application development, problem solving and responsibility for production systems.

DEEPER CRAFT
2015
03

Founded Sun Programs

Moved from building software for others to building a company around technology, digital products and long-term client outcomes.

THE LEAP
2019
04

Founded SPRL

Started building a product-led platform focused on links, QR codes, analytics, targeting, Bio Pages and APIs.

PRODUCT MODE
NOW
05

Founder · CEO · Product Builder

Still close to the code, but increasingly focused on product direction, systems, execution and building things worth having.

KEEP BUILDING
15+YEARS BUILDING
2COMPANIES FOUNDED
IDEAS LEFT TO BUILD

Technical enough to build it

I still care deeply about
how things are built.

Being a founder has not taken me away from technology. It has made the technical decisions more meaningful — because architecture, code and infrastructure ultimately shape the product.

15+

Years of engineering experience give me the ability to move between the big picture and the details.

I can think about product, architecture and execution in the same conversation — and stay close enough to the code to understand what it will take to make an idea real.

01

The stack

Tools I have used to turn ideas into production software.

01LaravelWeb Application Framework
02PHPBackend Engineering
03AngularFrontend Applications
04IonicMobile Applications
05MySQLData & Storage
06LinuxServers & Infrastructure
07CloudDeployment & Scale
08APIsIntegrations & Automation
BUILD

Architecture

Design systems that are reliable today and flexible enough for tomorrow.

THINK

Product

Technology should serve the user, the business and the problem being solved.

SHIP

Execution

Good ideas only matter when they make it into the hands of real people.

THE PRINCIPLE
Code gave me the foundation.
Building gave it a purpose.

The person behind the product

There is more to
building than building.

Products matter because people use them. Staying curious, grounded and intentional is part of the work — long before and long after something ships.

01CURIOUS

Keep
learning.

Technology changes constantly. I enjoy understanding what is new, what is useful and what is worth bringing into the work.

02GROUNDED

Stay close
to reality.

Ideas become better when they meet real users, real constraints and the everyday details that make a product work.

03INTENTIONAL

Build
with intent.

Not everything needs to be built. The best work starts by knowing why it should exist and who it should help.

OUTSIDE THE CODE

The details that make the journey personal.

BASED INBengaluruIndia
EDUCATIONEngineering2007 — 2011 · First
LANGUAGESEnglish · HindiCommunication & collaboration
RECOGNITIONCertificate of LoyaltyThorsignia · 2016
THE PRINCIPLE
The goal is not to look busy building.
The goal is to make something useful exist.