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Senior Full-Stack Engineer • 6+ years • LLM & AI • Cloud Architecture

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Charan Raj Kandula

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer • Founder, AlphaStream

Jersey City, NJ kandulacharanraj@gmail.com LinkedIn GitHub charan-raj-kandula.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Full-stack software engineer and founder who designs, builds, and ships AI-powered SaaS products end to end, from architecture and backend services through to UI and production deployment. Independently launched eight live web products spanning generative media, developer tooling, genomics, and a browser-based operating system, with deep multi-model LLM integration (Gemini, GPT, Claude) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) tooling. Strong across the modern JavaScript/Python stack and cloud-native deployment on GCP. Seeking Senior Full-Stack Engineer roles to go deep on hard engineering problems within a strong team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaSQLC/C++HTML/CSS
Frontend
ReactNext.jsAngularTipTapThree.js / WebGLresponsive UIcomponent architecture
Backend
Node.jsPython (FastAPI, Django)REST APIsMCP serverswebhooksauthentication (Google OAuth)payments (Stripe)transactional email & notifications
AI / ML
Multi-model LLM integration (Gemini, GPT, Claude)RAG & text embeddingsagentic workflowsprompt & pipeline designGoogle Lyria & ImagenAlphaGenome
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder & Full-Stack Software Engineer

Nov 2024 – Present
AlphaStream LLCNew York City Metropolitan Area (Self-employed)
  • Design, build, deploy, and operate AI-powered SaaS products end to end as a solo engineer, owning architecture, backend, frontend, infrastructure, and iteration.
  • Shipped eight live web products across generative media, developer tooling, genomics, and OS-style applications — several with direct Claude integration via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
  • Architected containerized Node.js and Python/FastAPI services on GCP Cloud Run with MongoDB and Cloudflare R2, and built multi-model AI pipelines (Gemini, GPT, Claude, Lyria, Imagen) behind React/Next.js frontends.
  • Implemented authentication, tiered subscription billing (Stripe), analytics, and SEO across multiple products.

UI/UX Developer

May 2024 – Nov 2024
Nubes Opus, LLCUnited States (Remote)
  • Built and refined responsive, component-based front-end interfaces and user-facing features for client-facing web applications, collaborating on UI/UX design and implementation.

Student Researcher

May 2023 – 2024
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ
  • Conducted research at the intersection of computer vision and accessibility, analyzing and distilling academic papers into actionable design directions.
  • Developed software prototypes aimed at improving accessibility for visually impaired users.

Software Engineer

Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Synactive India Pvt. Ltd.Hyderabad, India
  • Developed and maintained Android application features as part of the mobile engineering team across the full development lifecycle, beginning as an intern and continuing in a full-time role.
FOUNDED PRODUCTS

NimbusOS

nimbusos.app

    VariantIQ

    variantiq.org

      MusicWrite

      musicwrite.net

        ProjectWrite

        projectwrite.dev

          BlogWrite

          blogwrite.dev

            ComicWrite

            comicwrite.com

              BibleWrite

              biblewrite.com
                EDUCATION

                Stevens Institute of Technology

                Jan 2022 – May 2023
                Master of Science in Computer ScienceHoboken, NJ

                Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology

                Jun 2016 – Aug 2020
                Bachelor of Technology in Computer ScienceHyderabad, India