👋 Hi, my name is

Ujjwal Kirti.

I build things for the web.🌐

I build scalable applications, optimize infrastructure, and automate deployments for reliability and efficiency.
Currently, I’m diving deeper into DevOps and Machine Learning to create smarter, self-managing systems.

Let's connect!

01. About Me

I love building and optimizing systems that power the internet. Lately, I've been diving deep into DevOps, exploring automation, cloud infrastructure, and system reliability. My goal is to create seamless deployment pipelines and scalable architectures that keep applications running efficiently.

My Educational Background:

  • Latest Education: Graduate
  • Degree: Bachelors of Technology
  • Major: Civil Engineering
  • Institute: National Institute of Technology, Surat (SVNIT) link
  • Duration: 2019-2023

02. Experience

  1. 06/2024 — Present

    Backend Developer · Freelance

    • Designed and developed scalable REST APIs using Express.js, PostgreSQL, and Sequelize, implementing JWT-based authentication, role-based authorization, and a content management system. Delivered 30+ new services and business-critical endpoints, integrated RabbitMQ + Pub/Sub for asynchronous task processing, and scaled the platform to serve 100,000+ users.
    • Deployed development on bare-metal (Docker/Nginx) and production on Azure (GitHub Actions → ACR → Azure Container Apps + Front Door), cutting infra costs by 30%, achieving 99.9% uptime, and enabling zero-downtime releases.
    • Set up and managed CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Workflows, automating deployments to both production and development servers; slashed deployment time by 60%, eliminated manual errors, and streamlined release cycles, increasing development productivity by 35%.
    • Created a blogging system that allows users to submit blogs by contributing to a separate GitHub repository, inspired by Hugging Face’s community blog workflow; empowered community-driven content creation, simplified editorial review with pull requests, and enhanced user engagement and content variety.
    • JavaScript
    • Angular
    • Express.js
    • Nextjs (App Router)
    • Azure
    • App Container
    • PostgreSQL
    • Github Actions
    • Docker
  2. 07/2023 - 05/2024

    Full Stack Developer · Root On Immigrations

    • Designed and developed a cloud-native, scalable immigration services platform using Next.js (App Router), TypeScript, TailwindCSS, Material UI, and FastAPI, delivering a seamless experience to thousands of users with >95% Lighthouse scores across devices.
    • Architected a hybrid multi-cloud deployment strategy, hosting production workloads on AWS EC2 and optimizing development environments with Vercel (frontend) and Google Cloud Run (Dockerized backend), resulting in a 40% improvement in load times and a 25% reduction in cloud costs.
    • Integrated global payment systems (Stripe, Razorpay) with domain-specific flows, boosting successful transactions by 30% and cutting payment failures by 20% through enhanced backend resilience and payment orchestration.
    • Engineered platform accelerators like a Course Recommendation System, SOP/SOWP builders, and a paid RAG-based chatbot, increasing customer engagement by 50% and raising satisfaction scores by 15%.
    • Built a modular backend architecture to scalably support 26+ immigration service domains, and implemented Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices to streamline service orchestration, boosting deployment speed and maintainability.
    • Developed and deployed a custom Chrome Extension to automate counselor-client communication workflows, saving 20+ hours per week and increasing operational efficiency by 35%.
    • Enhanced SEO, accessibility, and performance through React Server Components, dynamic sitemap generation, and server-side optimizations, achieving 35% higher organic visibility and 25% faster server response times.
    • TypeScript
    • Next.js
    • FastAPI
    • Stripe
    • Razorpay
    • AWS
    • GCP
    • Vercel
    • TailwindCSS
    • Material UI
    • Strapi
    • Hubspot

03. Some Things I've Built

Featured Project

Patient Management System

  • The system manages patient records, appointments, and billing using independent Spring Boot services.
  • It supports REST APIs, asynchronous processing with Kafka/RabbitMQ, secure authentication, and PostgreSQL-backed data storage.
  • The project includes Docker-based deployment on AWS EC2, with real-time updates, centralized logging, and efficient inter-service communication.
JavaSpring BootMicroservicesPostgreSQLKafkaRabbitMQDockerAWS

Featured Project

Cloud-Native CI/CD and Monitoring Infrastructure

  • Designed and provisioned a complete production-ready DevOps pipeline using Terraform for infrastructure-as-code, Jenkins for continuous integration, and Argo CD for GitOps-based continuous delivery.
  • Deployed applications to an AWS EKS cluster with zero-downtime rollouts, high availability NGINX Ingress, Route 53 DNS mapping, and real-time observability using Prometheus and Grafana.
TerraformJenkinsArgo CDKubernetes (EKS)PrometheusGrafanaGitOpsNGINX IngressAWS Route 53CI/CD

Featured Project

Grocery Delivery Application

  • The web app provided a seamless grocery shopping experience with real-time order tracking, multi-vendor support, secure payments, and an intuitive checkout process.
  • It ensured smooth performance, responsive design, and efficient handling of user and order data.
Next.js (app router)TypeScriptShadcn/uiZustandMongoDBRazorpaynext-authRender

Featured Project

MMNCT Website

  • The website was used to display real time live scores, video streaming of the match, take polls on outcome of matches, make announcements, host contests, attract sponsorship as well as display fixtures and points table which updated dynamically.
Next.jsTailwind CSSFirebaseVercel

Other Noteworthy Projects

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End to End Ecommerce Website

A full stack Ecommerce website with real-time order tracking, multi-vendor support, authentication, secure payments, and an intuitive checkout process.

Next.jsTailwind CSSShadcn/uiTypeScriptAWS S3NetlifyRazorpayEcommerce

Scalable Realtime Chat App

Developed a full-stack chat application using Next.js for the frontend and Node.js for the backend,following the MVC design pattern.

Next.jsExpressjsKafkaPostgresqlSocket.ioTurborepo

Reddit Clone

Reddit 2.0, made using Next.js, TypeScript and backed by graphql.

Next.jsTailwind CSSSupabaseStepZenGraphqlVercel

LAC Website

Full Stack Website, developed and currently being maintained by me.

Next.jsTailwind CSSFirebaseVercelReact Hook Forms

04. What's Next?

Get In Touch

I’m currently looking for any new opportunities and my inbox is always open. Whether you want to consider for a position at your organisation or just want to say hi, I’ll try my best to get back to you!

Say Hello!

Above page is based on the portfolio page designed by Brittany Chiang for her own use.

But I thought of replicating the same, and I have developed it from scratch based on her design.