Kushal Kongara

Led the migration of legacy ASP-based systems to a modern stack using React.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, and Next.js, improving maintainability and reducing page-load times by 45%. Architected and deployed RESTful APIs integrated with Azure SQL Database, enabling secure, real-time data exchange for AI analytics and model inference pipelines. Orchestrated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Docker, and Vercel, achieving zero-downtime deployments and faster release cycles. Created an AI-powered chatbot agent leveraging LLMs and Hugging Face transformers to enhance user interaction and automate customer support workflows. Built a cross-platform mobile app using Flutter, extending the web experience to Android and iOS while maintaining a unified backend. Built a component-driven UI system with Tailwind CSS and Storybook, improving design consistency and reducing frontend development effort by 30%. Collaborated with AI engineers and stakeholders to deliver scalable, production-re

Designed, developed, and deployed production-grade microservices using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB, improving platform scalability by 30% and enabling the company's fastest feature rollout. Architected high-performance APIs for real-time workflow coordination, integrating AWS services such as EC2, API Gateway, Lambda, S3, and DynamoDB to enhance reliability and fault tolerance. Automated subscription and payment workflows using Stripe webhooks and AWS Lambda, reducing manual effort by 40% and improving payment success rates by 5%. Integrated secure inter-service communication with JWT authentication and AWS KMS encryption, ensuring compliance with industry-grade security standards. Oversaw the full SDLC, from architecture and development to automated testing and deployment via GitLab CI/CD, achieving consistent zero-downtime releases.

Built a full-stack collaboration platform using MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js), boosting cross-team integration by 30% and enabling the fastest feature rollout in the company's history. Automated real-time Stripe subscriptions, reducing manual operations by 40% and improving response times. Enhanced backend performance with C++ extensions and integrated SAP and third-party APIs to streamline data exchange across business units.