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Kshitij Ingale

Full-Stack & GenAI Engineer

I ship full-stack products and grounded GenAI systems — RAG pipelines, cited chat, and study tools — with Next.js, TypeScript, and the MERN stack. 2+ years of shipping production code.

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2+Years Experience
8+Projects Shipped
40%CWV Improvement

01 · About

Who I Am

I'm a Full-Stack & GenAI Engineer based in Maharashtra with a B.E. in Computer Science from Nagpur University. For the past 2+ years I've been shipping production-grade web apps — lately, systems that retrieve, cite, and reason over a user's own sources.

My featured project is LearnForge, a NotebookLM-style study notebook: ingest PDFs, links, and YouTube captions, index them in Qdrant, then stream grounded answers with citations plus quizzes, flashcards, and mind maps. I also built FitAI, an AI fitness coach with streaming LLM responses. I care about retrieval quality, clean architecture, and shipping.

Beyond code, I'm an anime enthusiast and sci-fi buff — usually reading about distributed systems or watching something from the Ufotable catalog.

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Full-Stack Products

End-to-end web apps with React, Next.js, and Node — auth, payments, dashboards, and APIs built to last.

GenAI & RAG Systems

Grounded LLM pipelines: extraction, embeddings, vector search, and streaming chat that cites real sources.

Performance & SEO

Core Web Vitals improved by ~40%, structured data, and fast pages across every device and browser.

Toolbox

GenAI

RAGLangChainOpenAIQdrantEmbeddingsCited ChatGroq API

Frontend

React.jsNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSReduxMaterial UI

Backend

Node.jsExpress.jsREST APIsSocket.IOJWT AuthPrisma ORMDrizzle ORM

Databases

MongoDBPostgreSQLQdrantNeonMongoose

Tools & Platforms

Git / GitHubVercelRenderPostmanJest

Integrations

FirecrawlTavilyStripeNextAuthGoogle OAuth

02 · Projects

Things I've Built

A selection of products I've designed, built, and shipped — from grounded GenAI systems to full-stack web apps.

Featured Project

LearnForge — Turn sources into understanding

A self-hosted study notebook inspired by Google NotebookLM. Collect PDFs, pasted text, web pages, YouTube captions, and VTT files in a workspace, then chat with them and generate summaries, mind maps, quizzes, and flashcards — with answers grounded in your sources, not the model's training data.

  • RAG pipeline: extract → chunk → embed → Qdrant vector search
  • Streaming chat with clickable source citations
  • PDF, web, YouTube & VTT ingestion
  • Studio: summaries, mind maps, quizzes & flashcards
  • Per-user vector collections & workspace filters
  • Tavily web search, auth, SSRF guards & rate limits
Next.jsTypeScript Neon PostgresDrizzle QdrantOpenAI LangChainFirecrawl Tavily
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FitAI

Fitness SaaS with a streaming AI coach that uses full training history. Workout logging, PR detection, program generation, and meal macros from plain text.

Next.jsPostgreSQLPrismaGroq APINextAuth

Shopmore 2.0

Full-featured e-commerce platform with Stripe payments, real-time order tracking, and admin panel. Next.js ISR achieves sub-2s product page loads.

Next.jsNode.jsMongoDBStripeTailwind

Wynk-Chat

Real-time messaging app with Socket.IO for 1-on-1 and group chats. Emoji picker, GIF support, image uploads, typing indicators, and push notifications.

Next.jsSocket.IONode.jsMongoDBTailwind

DataDrift

Analytics dashboard with real-time Chart.js visualizations for sales and engagement. Shareable filtered views via encoded query URLs — no backend session needed.

React.jsNode.jsChart.jsTailwind

StyleBazaar

Feature-complete e-commerce platform with product catalog, cart system, user authentication, and seamless checkout experience built on the MERN stack.

MongoDBExpress.jsReact.jsNode.js

TaskBuddy

Full-stack task management app with drag-and-drop Kanban boards, priority labels, deadline tracking, and team collaboration features built on the MERN stack.

MongoDBExpress.jsReact.jsNode.js

03 · Experience

Work History

Where I've worked and what I shipped.

Freelance Software Developer
Self-Employed · Remote
Dec 2023 — Present
  • Built and deployed a production-ready React/Next.js web app for a client, achieving a 40% improvement in Core Web Vitals scores and organic search traffic.
  • Used Cursor, Claude, and ChatGPT across the workflow to ship faster, cut boilerplate, and tighten review cycles — about 30% less development time.
  • Implemented advanced SEO: structured data markup, meta tag optimization, and image compression pipelines — directly boosting search engine visibility.
  • Delivered the project ahead of schedule via weekly client feedback loops and iterative sprints, resulting in zero post-launch rework.
  • Designed fully responsive UI components with Tailwind CSS ensuring consistent cross-browser and cross-device experience.
SDE Intern
Alfred Technologies · Remote
Nov 2020 — May 2021
  • Designed and built 10+ RESTful APIs in Node.js + MongoDB for a language learning platform, supporting JWT auth with refresh token rotation and user progress tracking.
  • Implemented the Leitner spaced-repetition algorithm on the backend, improving user retention and learning outcomes for the quiz system.
  • Built a React.js admin panel for moderators and a quiz portal for end users, reducing manual content management time by an estimated 30%.

04 · Blog

Writing & Thoughts

Notes on AI engineering, RAG, and the web.

Where RAG Fails: Understand the Limitations
AI Aug 22, 20264 min read

Where RAG Fails: Understand the Limitations

RAG retrieves what's semantically similar — not what's correct, current, or complete. A look at poor retrieval, bad chunking, stale indexes, context windows, and when RAG is the wrong tool.

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How ChatGPT or Claude understands your prompt
AI Jul 1, 20264 min read

How ChatGPT or Claude understands your prompt

We use ChatGPT or Claude for everyday tasks like summarising large text, generating images, research, debugging code. Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes? How do these applications give responses to our prompts?

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Positioning of Elements in CSS
CSS Aug 8, 20223 min read

Positioning of Elements in CSS

The position property in CSS tells about the technique for positioning of HTML elements on a webpage. There are five distinct kinds of position values — and knowing when to use each one is fundamental to building solid layouts.

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How CSS Selectors Work
CSS Jul 23, 20224 min read

How CSS Selectors Work

The greatest key to understanding CSS is figuring out selectors. They let you target specific HTML elements and apply styles precisely. Understanding selector specificity and combinators unlocks the full power of CSS.

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05 · Contact

Let's Build Something Together

Open to full-time full-stack and GenAI roles — or just a good conversation about what you're building.

Open to opportunities

I'm actively looking for full-time full-stack and GenAI roles. Whether you have a specific position in mind or just want to chat about a project — my inbox is open.

kshitijingale2@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/kshitijingale github.com/kshitijingale
Maharashtra, India