Kartikeya Kumaria

Welcome to my Portfolio!

About Me

My name is Kartikeya Kumaria and I’m a driven full stack developer who has completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz. What motivates me is turning ideas into something real, taking concepts from paper and developing them into fully functional applications with tools, experiences, and interfaces that make people’s lives easier. I enjoy working across the stack, designing clean and responsive front ends while building the logic that powers them. I value both the problem-solving side of engineering and the human side of collaboration, including brainstorming with others, learning from different perspectives, and iterating toward better solutions together. I am the kind of person who sticks with a challenge until it is solved, believes in learning by doing, and sees every project as an opportunity to grow. Above all, I want to create technology that feels thoughtful, software that not only works well but also connects with the people who use it. I am currently an AI Enabler Apprentice at Rediminds, a role I began on January 12, 2026.

Skills

HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS
JavaScript / TypeScript
Git Workflow (GitHub, GitLab, and Azure DevOps)
React.js / Next.js
RESTful API Development
Django, Node.js, Sequelize ORM, Express, and Nest.js
NoSQL + SQL Databases (MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Agile, Scrum, Cross-Team Collaboration

Experience

AI Enabler Apprentice @ Redminds

Jan 2026 – Present

Developed and shipped full-stack features for a production case management platform using React, TypeScript, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, and Sequelize, improving workflow efficiency for internal users.
Designed, implemented, and updated RESTful APIs and database schema migrations, enabling reliable data flow between frontend and backend systems and maintaining data integrity.
Built and enhanced reusable React components with dynamic form logic, validation, and responsive UI patterns, improving usability and supporting complex multi-step workflows.
Debugged and resolved cross-stack issues across frontend and backend systems, contributing to feature reliability and collaborating in an agile team with code reviews, sprint planning, and GCP deployments.

Software Developer @ UCSC BLUEPRINT

Feb 2024 – Feb 2026

Built and deployed volunteer registration mobile app for Santa Cruz Mountain Arts Center (SCMAC) using Expo, React Native, and CSS, reducing manual sign-up time by 60% and increasing volunteer conversions by 40% within first 3 months.
Translated over 12 Figma components into fully responsive UI for both iOS and Android platforms, ensuring consistent performance across various screen sizes including tablets, improving cross-device compatibility by 95%.
Integrated Firebase Firestore to fetch and render user-specific data (name, date of birth, email) on profile views, enhancing data accessibility and improving profile load times by 30%.
Implemented custom error-handling for login and profile update workflows using Firebase Authentication, resulting in 50% decrease in failed login attempts and improved user feedback during credential validation.
Designed and launched YFIOB, a survey-based web app for K–12 career discovery using React.js, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and Firebase, achieving 100% functional test coverage with React Testing Library, and onboarding 5+ contributors via documented Notion workflows and pair programming sessions.
Successfully deployed YFIOB application to production at https://yfiob2--yfiob2.us-central1.hosted.app/

Full Stack Developer Intern @ PACR

Jul 2025 – Dec 2025

Integrated backend Search API into 10+ frontend components using Next.js and React, enabling real-time loading and SEO-optimized filtering that improved user engagement by 25% and reduced average query latency by 35%.
Developed and documented 8+ React-based pages, including login, registration, profile, and research search experiences, improving frontend feature coverage and streamlining user onboarding flows.
Implemented authentication persistence for concurrent user sessions, fetched user profile photos, and built loading states for async search results, improving session reliability and overall user experience.
Automated environment setup, linting, and CI workflows with Node.js, MongoDB, Docker, and AWS, reducing onboarding time for new developers by 50%.

Webmaster @ CruzHacks

Oct 2024 – Apr 2025

Implemented Figma designs for CruzHacks websites, contributing to a 20% increase in task completion.
Built 15+ reusable React components, reducing future development time by 30%.
Maintained the website codebase and updated 2025 content.
Led weekly meetings and boosted team collaboration by 25%.

Backend Developer Intern @ SKYIT (GBCS)

Apr 2024 – Aug 2024

Updated and cleaned client onboarding data by modifying null entries in MySQL and correcting CSV inputs, restoring full onboarding functionality within 2 days.
Onboarded 3 backend developer interns by setting up local environments and resolving MySQL configuration issues.
Developed Django REST API endpoint to validate authentication flow and verified database schema mappings.
Managed API enhancements and reduced internal bug reports by 20%.
Participated in sprint planning to align backend and frontend timelines.

Software Engineer Intern @ CodeDay

Oct 2023 – Dec 2023

Extended the Open Energy Dashboard (OED) with features supporting federal climate analytics compliance.
Merged Pull Request #1087 to implement BTU conversion functionality; documented the implementation and testing process in a 12-page LinkedIn blog post (also available as a PDF).
Built a JavaScript-based conversion engine for CSV energy data.
Wrote unit and integration tests using Mocha.js.
Used Docker and Git for collaborative development and deployment.
Debugged and deployed Node.js features across multiple environments.

Projects

LogBlog - AI-Powered Full-Stack Blog Platform

June 4 – July 10, 2025 | GitHub Repository

Developed comprehensive full-stack blog platform with AI tutorial generation using Django REST Framework.
Built responsive frontend with React, Vite, Tailwind, and Context API.
Engineered ML pipeline using SentenceTransformer, PyTorch, and NLP tools.
Deployed microservices: Railway (backend), Supabase (DB), Vercel (frontend).
Implemented tutorial tracking, ratings, categorization, and ML suggestions.
Demo Video