As a solution architect, I’ve spent most of my career building massive enterprise systems — cloud-native platforms, scalable APIs, and robust infrastructure. So when I took it upon myself to build a digital hub for our Chhath Puja community in Southern California, it was a refreshing shift from the corporate grind. This time, there was no project team, no IT budget, and no stakeholder meetings. Just me — and the need to launch something meaningful, quickly.