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Track record across Fiji's public & private sectors

DGTO Digital Government Transformation Office
FEO Fijian Elections Office
FDB Fiji Development Bank
MoH Ministry of Health
Post Fiji Post Fiji
USP University of the South Pacific
UniFiji University of Fiji
UNDP UNDP Pacific (via FREF)
// what we build

From idea to shipped software

Six core capabilities covering the full stack of a modern tech business — delivered by an in-country team that understands the realities of working in Fiji.

Custom Web Development

WordPress, custom apps, and bespoke web platforms.

From a marketing site to a full custom platform. We build with WordPress when it makes sense, and with frameworks like ASP.NET Core when…

Mobile App Development

Cross-platform Flutter apps for iOS and Android.

Single codebase, two app stores. Flutter lets us ship native-quality experiences for both iOS and Android without doubling the budget. From offline-first field apps…

AI Chatbots & RAG Solutions

Conversational AI grounded in your own content.

Retrieval-augmented chatbots that actually know your domain — built on Azure OpenAI, vector search, and a clean admin dashboard. Used in production for government…

Payment Gateway Integrations

M-PAiSA, ANZ Mastercard, Stripe, PayPal.

We've built the only open-source WooCommerce M-PAiSA gateway plugin in Fiji, and integrated ANZ MPGS, Stripe, and PayPal across multiple platforms. SHA256 webhook verification,…

WordPress Maintenance & Hosting

Keep your site fast, secure, and online.

Monthly care plans: security hardening, plugin updates, daily backups, uptime monitoring, and a real human to call when something breaks. Built for clients who…

Technical Consulting & Training

For teams that need a senior engineer in the room.

Architecture reviews, technology selection, code audits, and on-site training. Years of experience lecturing at USP and University of Fiji means we explain technical decisions…

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// the stack

Battle-tested across 14 languages, frameworks, and platforms

Polyglot by necessity — Fiji projects rarely sit inside one ecosystem. We pick the right tool for the constraint, not the tool we know best.

C#
ASP.NET Core
5+ yrs Primary
.NET
MVC, Web API
5+ yrs Primary
Flutter
iOS & Android
3 yrs Mobile
PostgreSQL
Database
4 yrs Database
MSSQL
T-SQL, EF Core
5 yrs Database
WordPress
Themes & plugins
4 yrs CMS
React
Frontend
2 yrs Frontend
JavaScript
ES2024+
5 yrs Frontend
Python
AI/ML, scripting
3 yrs Research
PHP / Laravel
Web apps
3 yrs Backend
Blazor
Web UI
2 yrs Frontend
C++
Systems
5 yrs Systems
Java
JVM apps
3 yrs Backend
Azure
Cloud + OpenAI
2 yrs Cloud
Harshad Shiva Chand
// About the founder

Harshad Shiva Chand

B.Software Engineering · M.Computer Science · ICT Professional

B.Software Engineering (USP) M.Computer Science (USP) ICT Professional USP & UniFiji Lecturer PhD Researcher (XAI)
// selected work

Software shipped to production

All projects
// case study
Government Chatbot Platform
Government Ministry (Fiji) • 2025

Government Chatbot Platform

A production-grade RAG chatbot system serving government ministry websites through a single embeddable JavaScript snippet. Each tenant gets a unique clientId, custom…

ASP.NET Core PostgreSQL SignalR Azure OpenAI
// case study
Fiji Rural Electrification Fund Website
FREF (UNDP Pacific) • 2024

Fiji Rural Electrification Fund Website

Public website for the Fiji Rural Electrification Fund, including a custom Leaflet.js map of electrification status across Fiji's 300+ villages — with…

WordPress Elementor Leaflet.js PhpSpreadsheet
// case study
WooCommerce M-PAiSA Gateway
Open source / Fiji e-commerce • 2024

WooCommerce M-PAiSA Gateway

A full WooCommerce payment gateway plugin for M-PAiSA, Vodafone Fiji's mobile wallet. Implements the complete 4-step API flow with SHA256 webhook verification,…

PHP WooCommerce Vodafone Fiji M-PAiSA API
// where we work

Six sectors, one principle: software that ships and stays running.

Government

Digital transformation projects across ministries — chatbots, integrations, e-services. Currently at DGTO.

5+ ministries served

Banking & Finance

E-statement portals, loan applications, recruitment systems, and the first Flutter mobile app for Fiji Development Bank.

12+ apps shipped

Electoral Systems

Fixed long-standing bugs in election software and built the auto Ballot Paper & Candidate List Generator for FEO.

Used in real elections

Education & Research

Part-time lecturer at USP and University of Fiji. Active PhD research on Vision Transformer explainability.

Springer LNCS publication

NGO & Development

Website and mapping platform for the Fiji Rural Electrification Fund (UNDP Pacific) covering 312 villages.

312 villages mapped

E-Commerce & SME

The first open-source WooCommerce M-PAiSA gateway plugin, payment integrations with ANZ MPGS, Stripe, PayPal.

Open-source, in use
// how we work

Four stages. No surprises.

A simple, transparent workflow that keeps clients informed and projects on track — from first call to long-term support.

STEP 01

STEP 02

STEP 03

STEP 04

// track record

Five years of public-sector engineering, in order.

Every role on this list is a real position with shipped software. Promotions came from the work, not from titles handed out.

05
May 2024 → Present

Software Engineer

Digital Government Transformation Office

Building cross-ministry digital infrastructure. Delivered eAuth + SmartPay integration into standalone apps. Upgraded BDM system for Post Fiji to enable Death & Marriage Certificate reprinting. Collaborated with Ministry of Health on PATIS-DXP integration. Lead developer on the government-wide AI chatbot platform now in testing.

04
Nov 2023 → May 2024

Programmer

Fijian Elections Office

Fixed a long-standing bug in IAMS (Inventory & Asset Management System) that multiple developers had failed to resolve. Built the automatic Ballot Paper & Candidate List Generator — now usable by schools, universities, and any organisation running one-person-one-vote elections.

03
Feb 2023 → Nov 2023

Assistant Programmer

Fiji Development Bank

Promoted from temporary role. Developed customer-facing web and mobile apps for viewing loan details. Built loan application portals for the Women Entrepreneurs Loan, Sugarcane Farmers Special Loan, and Ginger Loan Facility. Combined multiple small systems into one unified application using ASP.NET areas.

02
Sep 2021 → Feb 2023

Temporary Assistant Programmer

Fiji Development Bank

Started one week after the internship. Custom dashboards, the e-Statement portal, the bank's first Flutter mobile app, the Marketing Helpdesk, employee creation portal, recruitment portal. Coached interns and new hires.

01
Apr 2019 → Dec 2021

PASS Leader (Peer Mentor)

University of the South Pacific

Awarded Outstanding PASS Leader of the Year 2020. Built reading incentive programs that lifted student grade averages 65–70%. Introduced peer-assisted learning techniques across multiple cohorts.

// recognition

Track record of academic and professional achievement

A pattern that started young and continues today — research papers, leadership roles, and software shipped.

2020

Outstanding PASS Leader of the Year

University of the South Pacific

Awarded for exceptional peer-assisted study session leadership across multiple cohorts.

2017

Dux of Year 13

Naikavaki College

Top academic performer of the graduating cohort.

2017

Student of the Year

Naikavaki College

Awarded for academic and extracurricular excellence.

2016

Top 3 — Fiji Mathematics Competition

National Competition

One of three students nationwide to score overall highest in the Fiji Mathematics Competition.

2017

Head Boy

Naikavaki College

Senior student leadership position.

2012

Dux of Year 8

Vunivau Sanatan Dharam Primary

Top academic performer of the primary graduating class.

// what clients say

Trusted by Fiji's builders

Code-Innovation delivered our chatbot platform on time and under budget. The team understood the constraints of working in the public sector and never made us feel like we were asking for too much.

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Sample Client A
Director · Government Ministry

Harshad rebuilt our website from scratch and gave us a documented, maintainable platform we can actually update ourselves. Five-star communication throughout.

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Sample Client B
Operations Manager · NGO, Suva

We engaged Code-Innovation to integrate M-PAiSA into our online store. They had a working prototype in three days. Sales doubled in the first quarter.

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Sample Client C
Founder · SME, Lautoka
// frequently asked

Questions we answer every week

If your question isn’t here, send it through the contact form — we reply within one business day with a straight answer.

How do you price projects?
Fixed-price for well-defined deliverables (websites, integrations, plugins), and time-and-materials for ongoing development. After our free 30-minute discovery call, you get a written quote with milestones and a fixed total. No hourly billing surprises.
What is the typical timeline for a project?
A standard 10-page WordPress site ships in 2–3 weeks. A custom web platform (e.g., a chatbot, internal tool, or e-commerce backend) typically runs 6–14 weeks depending on integrations. Flutter mobile apps with a backend API typically take 10–16 weeks. We deliver in 2-week sprints with a working demo every Friday.
Do you only work with clients in Fiji?
Our roots are in Fiji and most of our work is with Fijian and Pacific clients, but we work remotely with international clients too. Time zones are not an issue — we’ve delivered for clients in Australia, New Zealand, and the US.
Do you handle hosting and maintenance after launch?
Yes. Monthly care plans cover plugin updates, daily backups, security monitoring, uptime alerts, and a real person to call when things break. Hosting can be arranged on Azure, AWS, DigitalOcean, OrangeHost, or a provider of your choice. We document everything before handover so you’re never locked in.
Can you integrate with M-PAiSA, ANZ, or other Fiji payment gateways?
Yes — we built the only open-source WooCommerce M-PAiSA gateway plugin, and have shipped ANZ Mastercard (MPGS), Stripe, and PayPal integrations across multiple platforms. We handle the full integration including SHA-256 webhook verification, reconciliation logging, and Postman collections for testing.
What if I need help that doesn’t fit a standard service?
Get in touch. Many of our best engagements started as “I don’t even know what category this falls under.” Architecture reviews, code audits, technology selection, on-site training, technical due diligence — we’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit, and refer you on if we’re not.
Who actually does the work?
Harshad Shiva Chand leads every engagement personally — code, architecture, and direct client communication. Specialist collaborators (Anurrag Raj and Deshant Singh of Dev Pulse) come in for design and frontend work when projects scale beyond solo capacity. There’s no junior dev assigned to your project without you knowing.
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