Bhupal Baral

Full-stack engineer with 6+ years of experience designing and building scalable, responsive web applications end to end, from architecture and data modeling through deployment. Expert in React 18, TypeScript, and GraphQL (Apollo) on the front end, with strong backend delivery using Node.js, NestJS, and Prisma ORM. Experienced with Python (FastAPI/Flask), AWS (Lambda, S3, SNS, API Gateway), Docker, and CI/CD pipelines across Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

Actively expanding into AI-driven development — integrating LLM APIs, building GenAI-assisted features, and using AI coding tools to accelerate delivery. Comfortable owning features from Figma handoff to production, partnering closely with designers, QA, and product stakeholders in Agile teams, and known for writing maintainable, well-tested, accessible code.

Full Stack Developer - CGI

(2023-05 - 2026-03)

Client: Evernorth / Cigna

• Led development of the Opportunity Detection Workbench, a large-scale React 18/TypeScript SPA for healthcare-payer workflows, managing complex state with Zustand and delivering data-heavy dashboards with AG Grid Enterprise, Chart.js, and AG Charts.
• Built a reusable UI component ecosystem with MUI v5, Emotion, and Styled Components; integrated Okta (OIDC) for enterprise SSO and maintained compliance with the Cigna Canvas design system.
• Engineered the GraphQL data layer with Apollo Client 3 and a custom gql2sql pipeline for dynamic SQL generation; designed and maintained the NestJS + Apollo Server backend API.
• Managed data modeling and migrations with Prisma ORM (PostgreSQL), including seeding scripts and a schema evolution strategy shared across services.
• Implemented end-to-end testing with Cypress 13 and enforced code quality via ESLint, Prettier, and TypeScript strict mode across the monorepo.
• Developed scalable backend services in Node.js and Python (FastAPI/Flask) for REST and GraphQL APIs, including microservices with cross-service orchestration.
• Designed a feature flag system enabling controlled rollouts, A/B testing, and safe deployment of in-progress features without impacting production users.
• Built a centralized light/dark theming system with runtime switching and persistent user preferences, ensuring accessible, consistent styling across the application.
• Delivered an Admin Message feature for role-based, system-wide notifications, and instrumented usage analytics surfaced in admin dashboards to support product decisions.
• Partnered with UI/UX designers on ground-up feature development, translating Figma specs into responsive, accessible React components with pixel-level fidelity.
• Explored and prototyped LLM-assisted workflows (OpenAI/Claude APIs) to speed up internal tooling and documentation generation for the engineering team.
• Onboarded and mentored new team members on the codebase, Git workflow, and component library conventions, reducing ramp-up time for incoming developers.
• Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, conducted code reviews, and managed source control via Git, Jenkins CI, and GitHub Actions.

Frontend Developer - Technova Global

(2021-06 - 2023-05)

• Owned feature modules end-to-end and delivered responsive, pixel-perfect UIs with React (hooks) and TypeScript, enforcing strict typing across shared utilities and API contracts.
• Built and maintained a reusable component library (buttons, modals, forms, tables, loaders) with React, TypeScript, and CSS Modules/SASS to standardize patterns and speed up delivery across multiple product teams.
• Managed state with Redux Toolkit/Context and memoized selectors to minimize re-renders in data-heavy views.
• Integrated RESTful services with Axios and custom hooks, standardizing loading/error boundaries and async flows across the application.
• Configured and maintained build tooling with Webpack, NPM, and Gulp, and testing with Karma/Jasmine, progressively improving test coverage over the course of the engagement.
• Automated recurring tasks with Python scripts, applied SQL for data validation checks, and used AWS S3 for static hosting and CloudWatch for logging and monitoring.
• Implemented WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards and cross-browser compatibility testing as part of the team's definition of done.
• Improved application performance through code-splitting, lazy loading, and bundle-size optimization, and documented technical decisions and environment setups in Confluence.
• Collaborated with backend and QA engineers across sprint cycles, gradually taking on more ownership of feature planning and estimation as tenure grew.

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science - Youngstown State University (YSU) (2017-08 - 2021-05) Youngstown, OH