I'm Kunal Vaghela, a technical leader and senior full-stack developer with deep expertise building enterprise-grade systems across finance, carbon credit, telecommunications, and eCommerce sectors. I design end-to-end architectures spanning front-end engineering (React, Angular, Next.js) and backend APIs (Python, Node.js, Go, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Vercel, Cloudflare Workers). I thrive delivering high-availability systems, accelerating operational workflows, implementing modern dev tooling, and coaching teams toward better engineering practices. I consistently drive business value through automation, performance optimization, and scalable system design.

Kunal Vaghela

I'm Kunal Vaghela, a technical leader and senior full-stack developer with deep expertise building enterprise-grade systems across finance, carbon credit, telecommunications, and eCommerce sectors. I design end-to-end architectures spanning front-end engineering (React, Angular, Next.js) and backend APIs (Python, Node.js, Go, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Vercel, Cloudflare Workers). I thrive delivering high-availability systems, accelerating operational workflows, implementing modern dev tooling, and coaching teams toward better engineering practices. I consistently drive business value through automation, performance optimization, and scalable system design.

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I’m Kunal Vaghela, a technical leader and senior full-stack developer with deep expertise building enterprise-grade systems across finance, carbon credit, telecommunications, and eCommerce sectors. I design end-to-end architectures spanning front-end engineering (React, Angular, Next.js) and backend APIs (Python, Node.js, Go, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Vercel, Cloudflare Workers).

I thrive delivering high-availability systems, accelerating operational workflows, implementing modern dev tooling, and coaching teams toward better engineering practices. I consistently drive business value through automation, performance optimization, and scalable system design.

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Work Experience

Senior AI Engineer at Scale AI
April 1, 2023 - November 27, 2025
Designed and implemented end-to-end AI/ML pipelines processing 10M+ data points per day, leveraging TensorFlow and PyTorch to optimize model performance, resulting in 35% accuracy improvement and 40% reduction in inference latency. Built production LLM systems using Hugging Face + GPT/BERT, deployed on AWS SageMaker, delivering 500K+ monthly requests with a 92% user-approval score. Engineered multilingual NLP models across 15+ languages, powering sentiment and entity extraction workflows with 89% F1. Developed defect-detection computer vision models using CNNs and OpenCV, reducing manual QA errors by 28% and saving millions annually. Established a complete MLOps lifecycle with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and drift monitoring, shortening deployment cycles from weeks to hours. Led full-stack development of ReservationsCenter.com using Next.js/React and Node.js, integrating Priceline APIs and high-performance UI components. Implemented secure booking payloads and multi-tenant API orchestra
Senior Full-stack Developer at Agoro Carbon Alliance
August 31, 2023 - August 31, 2023
Built carbon credit contracting workflows using React + Node.js, improving farmer onboarding speed and reducing operational friction across global teams. Created a dynamic JSON-driven form engine (Grommet + React) enabling product teams to modify forms without deployments. Engineered a Salesforce pipeline using webhooks + AWS Lambda + SOQL, provisioning Auth0 user accounts and syncing contract data. Developed JWT-protected Lambda Gateways using Express.js to handle event processing and downstream contract orchestration. Built a contract lifecycle system ensuring consistent state between Salesforce objects and internal records, improving forecasting accuracy. Implemented multi-tenant security and scalable API orchestration to support global operations.
Senior Front-end Developer at TD Securities
December 31, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Developed a configurable platform enabling teams to define aggregation and computation rules without code changes, accelerating reporting workflows. Enhanced a large-scale financial reporting platform using GraphQL, optimizing complex queries and multi-department data access. Built a configuration migration tool automating metadata transfer across environments, reducing onboarding time. Created high-performance AG Grid visualizations for P&L, book metrics, and trading analytics, improving insight for trading desks.
React Chapter Lead / Senior Software Engineer at OMERS
July 31, 2020 - July 31, 2020
Led a chapter of 16 React developers, standardizing component patterns, code quality, and cross-team collaboration. Built a Contentful-powered rendering engine enabling non-technical teams to publish structured pages. Architected the OMERS Pension Portal with advanced Redux state management and optimized client/server communication. Delivered the Contentful-driven site-builder POC and guided the engineering team from prototype to rollout. Mentored junior developers, contributing to multiple promotions during tenure.
Senior Software Engineer at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
November 30, 2019 - November 30, 2019
Decomposed a tightly coupled monolithic platform into independent Angular/Go services, improving modularity and release velocity. Built a Node.js BFF using Passport.js to centralize authentication, routing, and orchestration between Angular and Go APIs. Implemented OAuth SSO, enabling seamless multi-application access for RBC enterprise users.
Software and Architecture Consultant at RewardOps
March 31, 2019 - March 31, 2019
Automated recurring operations using Python + Google Apps Script, saving 10–12 engineering hours weekly. Consolidated backend workflows using Node.js + MongoDB, increasing throughput by 30%. Strengthened validation pipelines, improving dashboard accuracy by 8%. Reduced analytics feature latency by 200 ms via Webpack/Angular performance tuning. Migrated reporting workflows to GCP, reducing cycles by 40%. Built predictive models using Python ML pipelines, improving forecast accuracy by 17%.
Lead IT Architect at TELUS Digital
December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Designed a custom content rendering engine using React + Contentful, enabling marketing teams to publish pages without developer help. Implemented a Contentful-based WYSIWYG editor with real-time data persistence. Built a grid-based layout engine reducing the need for custom renderers and simplifying new module creation.
Solution Architect / Junior Software Engineer at Rangle.io
May 31, 2017 - May 31, 2017
Delivered architecture consulting across teams focusing on Redux patterns, component design, and scalable front-end structures. Performed architectural code reviews improving separation of concerns and one-way data flow. Led Agile transformation training and weekly technical consultation sessions. Implemented internationalization using NGX-translate and Angular i18n. Delivered a 3-day Angular+Redux training with live coding and hands-on exercises.
Senior AI Engineer at Scale AI
March 1, 2023 - November 27, 2025
Designed and implemented end-to-end AI/ML pipelines processing 10M+ data points per day, leveraging TensorFlow and PyTorch to optimize models, boost accuracy by 35%, and reduce inference latency by 40%. Built production LLM systems using Hugging Face + GPT/BERT, deployed via SageMaker, serving 500K+ monthly requests with 92% user-approval. Engineered multilingual NLP models (15+ languages), powering sentiment/entity extraction workflows. Delivered CNN-based defect-detection models reducing manual QA errors by 28%, saving over $2M annually. Established a full MLOps lifecycle with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and drift monitoring, reducing deployment cycles from weeks to hours. Led full-stack development of ReservationsCenter.com with Next.js/React and Node.js; integrated Priceline APIs and secure booking payload generation. Implemented multi-tenant Node.js aggregation layer; integrated Cloudflare Workers + KV caching to cut external API costs and latency. Mentored 5+ engineers in ML archi
Senior Full-stack Developer at Agoro Carbon Alliance
August 1, 2023 - August 1, 2023
Built carbon credit contracting workflows with React + Node.js, improving farmer onboarding and reducing operational friction across global teams. Created a dynamic JSON-driven form engine using Grommet + React to enable product teams to modify forms without deployments. Engineered a Salesforce pipeline with webhooks + AWS Lambda + SOQL, provisioning Auth0 accounts and syncing contract data. Developed JWT-protected Lambda Gateways for event processing and downstream contract orchestration. Built a contract lifecycle system ensuring consistent state between Salesforce objects and internal records, improving forecasting accuracy.
Senior Front-end Developer at TD Securities
December 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022
Developed a configurable platform enabling teams to define aggregation and computation rules without code changes, accelerating reporting workflows. Enhanced a large-scale financial reporting platform using GraphQL, optimizing complex queries and multi-department data access. Built a metadata/migration tool automating environment transfers, reducing analyst onboarding time. Created high-performance AG Grid visualizations for P&L, book metrics, and trading analytics, improving trading desks' insights.
React Chapter Lead / Senior Software Engineer at OMERS
July 1, 2020 - July 1, 2020
Led a chapter of 16 React developers, standardizing components, code quality, and cross-team collaboration. Built a Contentful-powered rendering engine enabling non-technical teams to publish structured pages without engineering involvement. Architected the OMERS Pension Portal with advanced Redux state management and optimized Next.js client/server communication. Delivered a Contentful-driven site-builder prototype and guided engineering from prototype to full rollout. Mentored junior developers (three promotions during tenure).
Senior Software Engineer at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
November 1, 2019 - November 1, 2019
Decomposed a tightly coupled monolithic platform into independent Angular/Go services, improving modularity and release velocity. Built a Node.js BFF using Passport.js to centralize authentication, routing, and orchestration between Angular and Go APIs. Implemented OAuth SSO enabling seamless multi-application access for RBC enterprise users.
Software and Architecture Consultant at RewardOps
March 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
Automated recurring operations with Python + Google Apps Script, saving 10–12 engineering hours weekly. Consolidated backend workflows using Node.js + MongoDB, increasing throughput by 30%. Strengthened validation pipelines, improving dashboard accuracy by 8%, and reduced analytics feature latency by 200 ms via performance tuning. Migrated reporting workflows to GCP, reducing cycles by 40%. Built predictive models using Python ML pipelines improving forecast accuracy by 17%.
Lead IT Architect at TELUS Digital
December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018
Designed a custom content rendering engine using React + Contentful, enabling marketing teams to publish pages without developer help. Implemented a Contentful-based WYSIWYG editor with real-time data persistence. Built grid-based layout engine reducing the need for custom renderers and simplifying new module creation.
Solution Architect / Junior Software Engineer at Rangle.io
May 1, 2017 - May 1, 2017
Delivered architecture consulting across teams focusing on Redux patterns, component design, and scalable frontend structures; performed architectural code reviews; led Agile transformation training; implemented internationalization; delivered a 3-day Angular+Redux training.
Senior Full-stack Developer at Agoro Carbon Alliance
April 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023
Built carbon credit contracting workflows using React + Node.js, improving farmer onboarding speed and reducing operational friction. Created a dynamic JSON-driven form engine using Grommet + React, enabling product teams to modify forms without deployments. Engineered a Salesforce pipeline using webhooks + AWS Lambda + SOQL, provisioning Auth0 user accounts and syncing contract data. Developed JWT-protected Lambda Gateways using Express.js, handling event processing and downstream contract orchestration. Built a contract lifecycle system ensuring consistent state between Salesforce objects and internal records, improving forecasting accuracy.
Senior Front-end Developer at TD Securities
September 1, 2020 - December 1, 2022
Developed a configuration platform in Angular enabling teams to define aggregation/computation rules without code changes, accelerating reporting workflows. Enhanced a large-scale financial reporting platform using GraphQL, optimizing complex query performance and multi-department data access. Built a configuration migration tool automating metadata transfer across environments, reducing analyst onboarding time. Created high-performance AG Grid visualizations for P&L, book metrics, and trading analytics, improving insight for trading desks.
React Chapter Lead / Senior Software Engineer at OMERS
August 1, 2019 - July 1, 2020
Led a chapter of 16 React developers, standardizing component patterns and code quality. Built a Contentful-powered rendering engine enabling non-technical teams to publish pages without engineering involvement. Architected the OMERS Pension Portal with advanced Redux state management and optimized Next.js client/server communication. Delivered a Contentful-driven site builder POC and guided engineering from prototype to rollout. Mentored junior developers with several promotions.
Software and Architecture Consultant at RewardOps
June 1, 2018 - March 1, 2019
Automated recurring operations using Python + Google Apps Script, saving 10–12 engineering hours weekly. Consolidated backend workflows using Node.js + MongoDB, increasing throughput by 30%. Strengthened validation pipelines, improving dashboard accuracy by 8%. Reduced analytics feature latency by 200 ms via Webpack/Angular tuning. Migrated reporting workflows to GCP, reducing cycles by 40%. Built predictive models using Python ML pipelines to improve forecast accuracy.
Lead IT Architect at TELUS Digital
January 1, 2017 - December 1, 2018
Designed a custom content rendering engine using React + Contentful, enabling marketing teams to publish pages without developer help. Implemented a Contentful-based WYSIWYG editor with real-time data persistence. Built a grid-based layout engine reducing the need for custom renderers and simplifying new module creation.
Solution Architect / Junior Software Engineer at Rangle.io
August 1, 2015 - May 1, 2017
Delivered architecture consulting across teams focusing on Redux patterns, component design, and scalable front-end structures. Performed architectural code reviews to improve separation of concerns and one-way data flow. Led Agile transformation training and weekly technical consultations. Implemented internationalization and delivered a 3-day Angular+Redux training with live coding and hands-on exercises.

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College
May 1, 2012 - June 30, 2015
Diploma in Information Technology, computer Science at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
April 1, 2009 - April 30, 2012
Bachelor of Information Technology at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College
May 1, 2012 - June 1, 2015
Diploma in Information Technology, computer Science at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
April 1, 2009 - April 1, 2012
Bachelor of Information Technology at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College
May 1, 2012 - June 1, 2015
Diploma in Information Technology, computer Science at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
April 1, 2009 - April 1, 2012

Qualifications

Project Management Simplified
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
Agile Foundations
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
Artificial Intelligence for Students
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
Angular (Intermediate)
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
Go (Intermediate)
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
JavaScript (Intermediate)
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
SQL (Advanced)
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
Project Management Simplified
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
Agile Foundations
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
Artificial Intelligence for Students
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
Angular (Intermediate) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
Go (Intermediate) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
SQL (Advanced) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - November 27, 2025
Project Management Simplified
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Agile Foundations
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Artificial Intelligence for Students
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Angular (Intermediate) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Go (Intermediate) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
JavaScript (Intermediate) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
SQL (Advanced) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Education, Government