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Prajwal Basnet
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Available for new work · Based in Kathmandu, Nepal

Prajwal BasnetFull-stack & Cloud Engineer.

I design and build software systems that stay reliable in production, clean as they scale, and safe to change — from architecture through to deployment.

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About

Engineering for the long run.

Software engineer based in Kathmandu. I build full-stack products and platform services across TypeScript/Node and Python — designing systems that are maintainable in the long run and resilient in production. I currently work at SkillsDB on platform software, and previously led backend, data, and DevOps work at Series Code.

4+

years engineering in production

AWS

cloud infrastructure & DevOps

0

downtime deploys, by design

Experience

Where I've built things.

Four years of production engineering across backend services, data pipelines, and cloud operations.

  1. Software Engineer · SkillsDB

    Remote

    2024 — Present

    Building platform software across the stack — backend services, GraphQL APIs, and product surfaces — with an emphasis on clean architecture and reliable cloud operations.

    • Shipping full-stack features across Next.js, NestJS, and GraphQL with a focus on correctness and long-term maintainability.
    • Contributing to system-level decisions around data modeling, API design, service boundaries, and deployment pipelines.

  2. Python Developer · Series Code

    Remote

    Apr 2022 — Jul 2024

    Owned backend, data, and DevOps work across multiple Python/Flask applications serving production workloads.

    • Designed and maintained Python/Flask ETL services generating scheduled statistics and reports.
    • Drove extensive DevOps work on AWS to reach zero-downtime deployments with automated rollouts.
    • Built scraping and web-automation systems using BeautifulSoup and Selenium for large-scale data ingestion.
    • Integrated centralized logging and error management across multiple services for observability.

  3. Freelance Developer · Upwork

    Remote

    Feb 2021 — Apr 2021

    Delivered two end-to-end web products for independent clients, from data modeling through deployment.

    • Built a complete e-commerce platform with social authentication, transactional email, and product recommendations.
    • Developed a statistics panel integrating third-party data sources and Khalti payments for premium subscriptions.

Toolbox

Things I reach for.

A short list of what I use on most days — and what I'm happy to pick up next.

  • TypeScript & Node.js

    API and service work in modern TypeScript — REST, GraphQL, async workers, and end-to-end type safety.

  • Next.js & React

    Production Next.js apps with the App Router, server components, accessibility, and real attention to polish.

  • NestJS

    Modular services with DI, typed boundaries, and layered architecture that scales beyond the MVP.

  • Python & Django

    API design, ORM modeling, async tasks, auth, and ETL/background workers built to last.

  • AWS & Cloud

    EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM — provisioning, networking, and cost-aware topology.

  • DevOps & CI/CD

    Zero-downtime releases, blue/green rollouts, automated pipelines, infra as code, and observability.

  • Databases

    PostgreSQL schema design, query tuning, and safe migrations on live systems.

  • Docker & Containers

    Multi-stage builds, container orchestration, and local/prod parity via Compose.

Selected Work

A few things I've built.

Shipped products and ongoing experiments — grouped by what I learned along the way.

Academy Gaming Stats Panel

Academy Gaming Stats Panel

Live statistics platform for CS:GO game servers. Real-time server queries, historical match data, and Khalti-integrated premium subscriptions for the community.

  • Django
  • Real-time
  • Khalti
CS:GO Skin Marketplace

CS:GO Skin Marketplace

Marketplace for trading and selling CS:GO skins, integrated with Steam APIs.

  • Marketplace
  • Steam API

Contact

Let's build something.

Tell me about your project, ask a question, or just say hi — I reply within a day.

LocationKathmandu, Nepal
TimezoneUTC+05:45
StatusOpen to freelance & full-time
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