Open to senior backend or full-stack roles

Hi, I'm Bhuwan

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I architect systems that scale, ship products that matter, and lead teams that deliver.

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Building things that
scale and endure

Senior Full-Stack Developer with 10+ years of experience architecting and delivering high-traffic SaaS platforms, search-intensive data products, and subscription-based services. Deep expertise in PHP/Laravel, Elasticsearch, Node.js, and FastAPI.

Track record of leading end-to-end platform builds — from data ingestion pipelines and REST API design to payment integration and cloud deployment on AWS. Experienced in both product companies and freelance US-client delivery.

ArchitectureTeam LeadershipProduct ThinkingPerformance
10+
Years experience
4+
Products shipped
20k+
Daily users served
5+
Teams led
Currently

Based in New York, USA — open to senior backend or full-stack roles.

Capabilities

Skills & expertise

Backend

PHP / LaravelExpert
Node.js / ExpressExpert
Python / FastAPIAdvanced
REST APIsExpert
JWT AuthenticationExpert

Frontend & Mobile

React.jsExpert
Next.jsAdvanced
TypeScriptExpert
React NativeAdvanced

Databases & Search

MySQLExpert
PostgreSQLExpert
ElasticsearchExpert

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda)Expert
DockerAdvanced
GitLab CI/CDAdvanced
GitHub ActionsAdvanced

Real-Time & Integrations

WebSockets / PusherExpert
Stripe / Stripe ConnectExpert
Agora SDKAdvanced
Facebook / Instagram Content AutomationAdvanced

AI & LLM Engineering

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)Advanced
Hierarchical RAG (HRAG)Proficient
Claude API / LLM IntegrationAdvanced
Vector Databases (Qdrant)Proficient
Prompt EngineeringAdvanced

Work

Selected projects

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2020

Opaxe

Global mining intelligence SaaS platform

A full-stack global mining intelligence platform serving institutional clients across multiple geographies, aggregating data from thousands of mining projects worldwide. Features Elasticsearch-powered search, AI-driven PDF extraction, and Stripe subscription billing.

  • →Engineered Elasticsearch search with faceted filtering, geo-spatial queries, and relevance ranking across 60,000+ announcements from 4,000+ global mining companies
  • →Developed an AI-powered PDF data extraction pipeline using FastAPI and the Claude API to parse unstructured mining reports at scale
LaravelElasticsearchFastAPIPythonStripeAWS

Role: Lead Software Developer

2024

LegalFiber

Full-stack legal consultation marketplace

A full-stack digital legal consultation marketplace connecting clients with licensed attorneys across multiple practice areas. Built solo as the sole developer responsible for the Laravel backend, React Native mobile app, and React admin panel.

  • →Integrated Stripe Connect for multi-party payment processing with automated commission splits, escrow-style fund holding, and instant payouts
  • →Designed and implemented real-time messaging via WebSockets (Laravel Echo + Pusher) and audio/video calling through the Agora SDK
LaravelReact NativeStripe ConnectAWSWebSocketsAgora SDK

Role: Full-Stack Developer (Freelance)

2022

Australian Tenders

Government procurement aggregation platform

A high-volume procurement aggregation platform ingesting, normalising, and indexing 50,000+ government and private-sector tender listings from Australian state and federal sources, with Algolia-powered search and Stripe subscription tiers.

  • →Built an automated ingestion pipeline using Node.js scheduled jobs that scrape, parse, deduplicate, and persist listings from heterogeneous data sources daily
  • →Implemented Algolia-powered search with full-text search, category filtering, jurisdiction facets, value range filtering, and closing date sorting
Node.jsEJSAlgoliaStripePostgreSQL

Role: Lead Software Developer

2024

myRepublica

Nepal's leading English-language news portal

Led backend development for one of Nepal's most widely read English-language news portals, serving 500,000+ monthly readers. Delivered a scalable CMS, subscription and paywall module, and performance-optimised database layer.

  • →Designed a scalable CMS supporting full editorial workflows — article drafting, multi-level review, scheduling, categorisation, tagging, and multimedia asset management
  • →Built a subscription and paywall module with plan management, payment gateway integration, access-control middleware, and automated renewal handling
LaravelMySQLREST APIsLaravel SanctumLaravel Cache

Role: Technical Consultant (Freelance)

2024

Nagarik News

Nepal's leading Nepali-language news portal

Backend development for Nagarik News, the Nepali-language sister publication to myRepublica under the Nagarik Network group, serving a large daily Nepali-speaking readership. Shared the same underlying CMS and subscription infrastructure as myRepublica, extended for Nepali-language content workflows.

  • →Extended the shared CMS to support Nepali-language editorial workflows — drafting, multi-level review, scheduling, categorisation, tagging, and multimedia asset management
  • →Reused and adapted the subscription and paywall module across both myRepublica and Nagarik News, with plan management, payment gateway integration, and access-control middleware
LaravelMySQLREST APIsLaravel SanctumLaravel Cache

Role: Technical Consultant (Freelance)

Contact

Let's work
together

Whether you have a project in mind, a senior role to fill, or just want to trade ideas — I'm all ears.

Email

bhuwanoza59@gmail.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/bhuwanoza

GitHub

github.com/bhuwanoza