Tushar Kalra

Software Engineer with 2+ years of experience developing scalable backend systems and full-stack web applications using Node.js, Express.js, TypeScript, React.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and AWS. Experienced in designing production-grade REST APIs, workflow automation, authentication systems, and cloud-based solutions for enterprise applications. Proven ability to build high-performance backend services, optimize application performance, and deliver reliable production software.

Passionate about backend engineering, distributed systems, cloud technologies, and AI-powered applications.

Software Engineer - Vervebot.io

(2024-07)

Developed and maintained a production Inventory & Chain Management System (ICMS) for a US-based grocery retailer using Node.js, Express.js, React.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS.

• Designed and implemented 20+ scalable REST APIs for inventory management, invoice processing, authentication, pricing, and reporting, with comprehensive API documentation using Swagger (OpenAPI).
• Reduced manual data entry by 60% and improved invoice processing time by over 50% through workflow automation, backend optimization, and asynchronous background job processing using BullMQ and Redis.
• Integrated AWS S3 and AWS Textract (OCR) to automate invoice processing and secure document management.
• Containerized backend services using Docker, configured Nginx and PM2 for production deployments, and optimized database queries, caching, and API performance to improve scalability and reliability.
• Built CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate build, testing, and deployment workflows while collaborating with cross-functional Agile teams to deliver production-ready software.

Bachelor of Computer Applications - BCA - Kurukshetra University (2022 - 2025)

Senior Secondary - CBSE (2020 - 2022)

Secondary - CBSE (2018 - 2020)