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junaydirfan/README.md

Hi, I'm Junaid Irfan

Full-Stack & Cloud Engineer based in Toronto

I build full-stack products, cloud-native systems, and self-hosted infrastructure with a focus on reliability, clean user experiences, and practical automation.

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About Me

  • Currently working on a Next.js LLM-integrated visual novel game and an MLOps project
  • Learning deeper cloud architecture, microservices, infrastructure, and machine learning systems
  • Master's in Computer Science with a foundation in software engineering, advanced algorithms, databases, and distributed systems
  • Experienced across full-stack development, DevOps, IT operations, cloud infrastructure, and automation
  • Interested in home servers, self-hosted services, cinematography, motion design, and 3D

Tech Stack

Languages

TypeScript JavaScript Python Java Bash

Frontend & Backend

Next.js React NestJS Node.js REST APIs Postman

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure

AWS Google Cloud Azure Oracle Cloud Terraform Docker Kubernetes GitHub Actions Dynatrace Grafana Prometheus Snyk

Databases, CMS & Tools

MongoDB SQL PostgreSQL NoSQL SQLite Drizzle ORM Neon Sanity PostHog Git GitHub

Self-Hosting & Systems

Linux Windows Proxmox LXC Nginx ServiceNow


Featured Work

Project What it is
OneApply A modern web product focused on simplifying applications and workflow experiences
A Practical Proxmox Homelab Guide A hands-on writeup about building a first home server and self-hosted lab

Experience Snapshot

  • DevOps Intern, Adventure Triangle - Worked on cloud infrastructure, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and automated alerts using AWS, GitHub Actions, and Docker.
  • Webmaster, Bishop's University SRC - Maintained responsive web applications and collaborated with design/editorial teams, improving student engagement by 30%.
  • Software Developer, Bytewise - Built full-stack MERN applications, secure RESTful APIs, and database-backed systems handling 1,000+ daily API requests.
  • IT Operations Practice, FDM Skills Lab - Practicing Agile IT Service Management, ServiceNow workflows, Linux administration, knowledge management, and incident/problem processes.

Highlights

  • Solo winner of BU Eviden SecureVote '24 Hackathon
  • Built and optimized CI/CD workflows for reliable deployments
  • Managed and monitored systems with a focus on high availability
  • Comfortable moving between frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, and self-hosted systems

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  1. ultimate-selfhosted-homelab ultimate-selfhosted-homelab Public

    A complete guide to my self-hosted infrastructure running on Proxmox with Docker/LXC containers. This repo documents the full stack, from bare metal to running services so you can replicate or adap…

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  2. bbserver bbserver Public

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  3. smartballot smartballot Public

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