Kiran Parajuli
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
+977 984-3530425
kiranparajuli589@gmail.com
Kathmandu, Nepal | Open to remote | UTC+5:45
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Summary
Full-Stack Engineer with 7+ years building production web platforms end-to-end—Python, Django, and Django REST Framework backends with PostgreSQL/MySQL, paired with Vue and React frontends in TypeScript. Designed REST APIs, media pipelines, and Dockerized deployments; shipped a full DRF backend for a community platform and Django/DRF content APIs for a high-traffic public site. Strong on performance, testing (Playwright/BDD), and CI/CD.
Skills
Backend & APIs:
Primary: Python, Django, Django REST Framework, REST API design, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis
Also: FastAPI, Flask, Node.js, Express.js, WebSockets/Django Channels, GraphQL
Frontend:Vue.js, Nuxt.js, React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, shadcn-vue/shadcn-ui, Tailwind CSS, Figma design-to-code, Core Web Vitals, i18n
DevOps & Platform:Docker, Docker Compose, Gunicorn, Nginx, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins), Linux/VPS administration
Quality Engineering:Playwright, Cypress, Gherkin, Cucumber.js, Jest, Locust load testing, contract/regression testing, CI quality gates
Professional Experience
Asians Group LLC
Senior Frontend Engineer · Full-time · Feb 2025–Jul 2026
- Co-designed REST APIs with backend teams for the CDN console and migrated the public site off WordPress to Django/DRF content APIs with Nuxt SSR—structured data, canonical URLs, and prefetching (Core Web Vitals FCP 2.8s → 1.2s, +40% organic impressions).
- Integrated a centralized WebSocket batch queue tuned to backend/infra—35%+ faster batch operations vs prior sequential handling over PostgreSQL-backed data flows.
- Delivered an AI assistance portal with streamed HTTP chat, persistent history, and performance-tuned API orchestration over employee calendars and Drive-sourced records.
- Shipped features end-to-end—Vue 3/Nuxt frontends plus Django/PostgreSQL content APIs—via JIRA-tracked, Jenkins CI/CD releases with Docker.
- Optimized high-traffic data tables (60% faster render on 5k+ rows) and mentored backend/full-stack engineers on review rubrics and CI quality gates.
ourBuddy.ai
Senior Frontend Engineer · Contract · Sep 2023–Feb 2025
- Delivered a full-SSR help center on React/Next.js with a Flask/Python backend—Lighthouse 97 for performance and usability.
- Built Astral Nexus on a FastAPI (Python) backend with structured data models for client and activity management, plus a React/Next.js client-management frontend.
- Owned the flagship WebRTC/MediaRecorder recording suite—tuned blob generation and chunk handling for reliable Java backend ingestion across browsers.
- Coordinated a five-engineer squad and established Playwright, API, and contract-test suites in CI, reducing production regressions by 35%.
- Modernized a legacy React codebase into modular Next.js with shared UI primitives—40% faster builds and SSR caching.
Dimitra
Frontend Developer · Full-time · Jun 2023–Aug 2024
- Integrated GraphQL/Express APIs with backend engineers—resolver tuning and caching for a meaningful p95 latency reduction over PostgreSQL-backed data.
- Built Vue 3 agronomy dashboards (geo maps, KPI charts) with rigorous client-side validation; Cypress/Jest coverage in CI quality gates.
JankariTech Pvt. Ltd.
Software Developer · Full-time · Oct 2019–Jan 2023
- Delivered production REST APIs, Vue.js features, CLI tools, and automation suites in Python and PHP for enterprise clients across finance, education, and SaaS.
- Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, GitLab, Drone, Travis) across 15+ repositories and contributed to ownCloud open source (web UI, API, E2E, unit tests).
Sachchai Kendra Nepal
Freelance Full-Stack Developer · Part-time · Jun 2019–Present
- Part-time freelance: built a full Django REST Framework backend with media management (uploads, storage, serving, optimization) and shipped Vue 3/Nuxt and Next.js/React frontends—live at sachchaikendranepal.org.np.
Selected Projects
- Sachchai Kendra Nepal:Full Django REST Framework backend with media management (uploads, storage, serving, optimization) powering a Vue 3/Nuxt + Next.js social platform — sachchaikendranepal.org.np
- Asians Group Website:Django/DRF content APIs + Nuxt SSR migration off WordPress—structured data, prefetching (Core Web Vitals FCP 2.8s → 1.2s)
- WordClub / FoodSwipe / RentShare:Django REST Framework + MySQL backends behind Vue social, e-commerce, and rent-sharing apps (open source)
- Astral Nexus:FastAPI (Python) backend with structured data models + a React/Next.js client-management frontend
Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering — Paschimanchal Engineering Campus (2015–2019)
Languages
- English — Professional working proficiency; async remote collaboration
- Nepali — Native
- Hindi — Conversational