Email: contact@kanak.eu.org
Medium: medium.com/@kanakkholwal
GitHub: github.com/kanakkholwal
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kanak-kholwal
LeetCode: leetcode.com/u/kanakkholwal
Portfolio: kanakkholwal.eu.org

• Software Engineer with full-stack development, scalable systems, and devops/cloud computing experience.
• Shipped high-impact OSS projects (1.1M+ visitors, 300+ weekly npm downloads) and delivered production features at SaaS startups.
• Skilled in Reactjs, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, React Native, Docker, Python, Go, AWS/GCP/Azure.
• Achieved +220% engagement, +150% SEO traffic, 60% faster builds.
• Active in algorithms & data structures.
• Actively learning System Design, Devops

Software Developer Intern | Jan 2023 – Feb 2024

• Architected a No-Code AI Workflow Engine featuring a drag-and-drop interface, enabling users to build dynamic, schema-driven LLM chains (Text/Image/Markdown) without writing code..
• Orchestrated a complex multi-cloud infrastructure migration (AWS Amplify → Azure → GCP Cloud Run), utilizing Docker and GitHub Actions to establish a scalable, containerized CI/CD pipeline..
• Hardened platform security by implementing RBAC and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) via AWS Cognito, later migrating to NextAuth to unify session management across microservices.
• Re-engineered legacy monolithic codebases into modular RESTful microservices and Server Side Event driven architecture, reducing API latency and cutting deployment build times by 30%.
• Designed centralized schema handling systems that decoupled frontend logic from backend data structures, significantly improving developer velocity.

Frontend Developer Intern | Mar 2024 – Jun 2024

• Spearheaded the architectural migration of legacy Create-React-App (CRA) repositories to** Vite + TypeScript**, slashing build times by 60% and optimizing HMR (Hot Module Replacement) for the team.
• Engineered a centralized Internationalization (i18n) and SEO architecture, enabling localized landing pages that drove a 150% increase in organic traffic.
• Co-developed the internal UI Component Library, enforcing strict design system tokens to ensure visual consistency across B2B and consumer-facing crypto dashboards.
• Optimized core web vitals and page load speeds for high-traffic pages, directly improving user retention and SERP rankings.
• Collaborated with product teams to ship production-ready features for a high-growth Fintech platform.

Contributor & Maintainer | 2022 – Present

• College Ecosystem - Next.js/TS platform; 1M+ visits; realtime polls, rankings, communities.
• Muse - AI fashion discovery (vector search); reduced user selection time 40%.
• Mailing system - A modern, type-safe & portable email service built with Typescript, React Email, and Nodemailer.
• Markdown Editor - plugin-based Markdown Editor with React + TS + shadcn UI / Tailwind css ; rendering speed +35%; 300+ weekly downloads.
• Rich Text Editor - A lightweight, customizable React Rich Text Editor built on TipTap
• Remark Plugins - A collection of remark plugins for markdown processing.
• Bruno - Opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing API's (lightweight alternative to Postman/Insomnia)

GitHub | Live
Ecosystem for developers (Next.js, Shadcn UI, MongoDB)

• Launched mentorship program connecting developers; improved satisfaction to 90%.
• Designed marketplace, tools engine, and developer utilities for productivity.
• Architected scalable frontend, integrating CI/CD pipelines for rapid feature delivery.
• Orchestrated microservices for email delivery system for transactional emails and newsletter.

GitHub | Live
Multi-feature college portal (Next.js, Typescript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker)

• Scaled to 1,200,000+ visits & 740+ active users with features like rankings, attendance, real-time polling.
• Implemented subreddit-like communities and live announcements.
• Optimized database queries and caching for scalability & fault tolerance.
• Orchestrated microservices for scraping and email delivery system.

GitHub
AI-powered fashion discovery (TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Shadcn UI, React Native, Python, Nextjs, recommendation system)

• Researched and scraped 25K+ products across different fashion e-commerce platforms.
• Developed different techniques to perform better recommendation.
• Implemented swipe-based recommendation engine; reduced selection time 40%.
• Designed vector similarity search for efficient personalization.
• Integrated scalable APIs and database queries with indexing for performance.
• Orchestrated Continous Integration of publishing Docker Images on Github Container Registry.
• Orchestrated Continous Deployement of Docker images from GHCR to Google Cloud Run.
• Handled Application Load balancer to handle point custom domains to Google Cloud Run Instances which doesn't support Domain mapping yet.

Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Python, C++

Frontend: React, Next.js, Vite, TailwindCSS, Shadcn UI, Bootstrap

Backend: Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, Microservices

Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Firebase, Supabase

Cloud/DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, GitHub Actions, Vercel, CI/CD

Other: Algorithms & Data Structures (150+ LeetCode), System Design, Performance Optimization, UI/UX

Soft Skills: Collaboration, Leadership, Problem-Solving, Communication, Adaptability, Ownership, Mentorship

• How to implement authentication across all subdomains using Next-Auth in Next.js
• Promise.all and Promise.allSettled -Unlocking JavaScript’s Hidden Secrets
• Guide to Recording Canvas Animations Using JavaScript
• 10 JavaScript Tricks You Need To Know About

• 🌱 I’m currently learning System Design, DevOps, Product based Machine learning

• 👨‍💻 All of my projects are available at Projects

• 📝 I regularly write articles on Blog

• 💬 Ask me about react, nextjs, Go Lang, Devops

• 📫 How to reach me contact@kanak.eu.org

• 📄 Know about my experiences Resume

• ⚡ Fun fact I think I am *funny