name : Kunj Maheshwari
role : Programmer Analyst Trainee @ Cognizant
location : Pune, India
stack : ["MERN", "Java", "Selenium", "Playwright", "AWS"]
focus : ["Full Stack", "QA Automation", "System Design"]
goal : "Software Engineer Role"
dsa_solved : 700+
repos : 200+
streak : "200+ days"
interests : ["Flute", "Open Source", "System Architecture"]
# "Consistent > brilliant. Every single day."I don't chase frameworks. I chase fundamentals — then pick the right tool.
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End-to-end ownership: React frontends, Node/Express APIs, MongoDB data layers. I ship features that work, not demos. |
Selenium · Playwright · TestNG · POM · Data-driven testing. Zero-flakiness frameworks that plug into any CI pipeline. |
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Designing APIs and services built for the engineer who maintains them six months from now — not just for demo day. |
AWS · Docker · GitHub Actions · CI/CD pipelines. I automate everything that doesn't require judgment. |
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700+ DSA problems across arrays, trees, graphs, and DP. Consistent daily practice — not a cram before interviews. |
Built rule-based engines that centralize decision logic, automate workflows, and reduce human error at scale. |
PROJECT 01 · Logick — Smart automation & decision engine for real-world workflows
| Problem | Repetitive manual processes, multi-condition decisions, no centralized logic system — leading to human errors, time loss, and poor scalability. |
| Solution | Rule-based automation engine that centralizes decision logic, automates dynamic workflows, and supports modular, extensible rule definitions. |
| Architecture | Layered: Presentation → Logic Engine → Data Layer. Clean architecture principles with real-time processing capability. |
| Impact | Eliminates manual decision bottlenecks. Automation testing integration (Selenium/Playwright) validates workflow correctness end-to-end. |
Stack:
Node.js React.js Selenium Playwright MongoDB MySQL Docker Rule Engine Modular Architecture
PROJECT 02 · Utopia — Resort & restaurant platform built for real operational load
| Problem | Resort restaurants rely on paper ordering — staff juggle multiple tables manually, orders get lost, kitchen throughput suffers. |
| Solution | Full-stack food delivery system with real-time admin dashboard covering the complete order lifecycle from placement to delivery. |
| Stack | React · Node.js · Express · MongoDB · REST APIs. Scalable backend with full separation of concerns. |
| Impact | Production-ready architecture. Real-time order tracking, kitchen-to-customer flow, admin analytics dashboard. |
Stack:
React Node.js Express MongoDB REST APIs Admin Dashboard
PROJECT 03 · Expense Monitor — Track spending. Understand patterns. Own your money.
| Problem | Existing trackers are either bloated SaaS or too primitive to surface actionable spending insights for real users. |
| Solution | Clean MERN app with secure JWT auth, intelligent categorization, and an analytics dashboard that shows patterns — not just numbers. |
| Stack | MongoDB · Express · React · Node.js · JWT Authentication. |
| Impact | Sub-second query response. Visual spend analytics. Mobile-responsive. Zero third-party tracking. |
Stack:
MERN Stack JWT Auth Analytics Responsive UI
PROJECT 04 · Automation Framework — Enterprise QA — zero flakiness tolerance, CI-ready
| Problem | Manual regression testing was a bottleneck — slow, inconsistent, and blocking every release cycle. |
| Solution | Modular, data-driven automation framework built on Page Object Model that plugs into any CI pipeline without configuration overhead. |
| Stack | Selenium · TestNG · POM · Apache POI · Extent Reports · Java. |
| Impact | Drastically reduced regression cycle time. Detailed HTML reports generated automatically — zero manual intervention. |
Stack:
Selenium TestNG Java Apache POI Extent Reports Page Object Model
Skills
JavaScript / React ████████████████████░░ 90%
Java ███████████████████░░░ 88%
Node.js / Express ██████████████████░░░░ 85%
Selenium / Playwright █████████████████░░░░░ 82%
DSA / Problem Solving █████████████████░░░░░ 80%
MongoDB / MySQL ████████████████░░░░░░ 78%
AWS / Docker ███████████████░░░░░░░ 70%
"I don't chase frameworks. I chase fundamentals — then pick the right tool. Build for the engineer who maintains it six months from now. Automate everything that doesn't require judgment. Consistent > brilliant."
$ cat principles.txt
✓ Read the docs. Then question them.
✓ Tests aren't optional. They're documentation.
→ Code reviews are the best free education.
→ Boring code in production beats clever code in staging.
! Ship. Iterate. Don't design in a vacuum.
— kunj+ Building → Playwright automation framework from scratch
+ Learning → System Design (HLD + LLD) · Next.js · AI integrations
+ Practicing → DSA daily — graphs, DP, trees, dynamic programming
+ Reading → Designing Data-Intensive Applications — Martin Kleppmann
I'm actively targeting FAANG-level SDE roles — full stack or backend-focused, with or without automation scope.
If you're building something ambitious and need an engineer who ships clean code, writes tests, and thinks about systems — let's talk.
Built with intentionality · kunjmaheshwari.vercel.app