Shivang Kanaujia
Full Stack Developer
Software Engineer with 5+ months of production experience building and deploying AI-powered applications in a fast-paced startup. Skilled across full-stack development, cloud infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Nginx, SSL), and modern AI systems (RAG, ChromaDB). Active open-source contributor with 7+ merged PRs.
Work Experience
Junior Engineer
Aalgorix
- Reduced initial page load time from 11s to 3.26s (70% improvement) by parallelizing sequential session checks and API fetches, and implementing lazy loading, content streaming, and React Suspense.
- Implemented asynchronous job polling system (2s intervals, 60 attempts, status-aware progress updates) replacing a broken synchronous upload flow.
- Implemented PDF vectorization pipeline with ChromaDB and automated RAG metadata generation for curriculum-aligned tutoring.
- Containerized production applications on DigitalOcean and Cloudpe droplets using Docker, Docker Compose, and custom Dockerignore configurations, configuring Nginx reverse proxy and generating SSL certs.
- Developed and deployed white-labeled MVPs of the AI tutoring platform, customized for universities and colleges as a standalone institutional product.
Arduino Coding Intern
Plantech Innovations Ltd.
- Developed embedded firmware for sensor integration in C++.
- Debugged hardware-software compatibility issues, improving reliability.
- Collaborated with team to deliver functional prototypes on schedule.
