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UrmilRupareliya
full-stack developer · 7+ yrs · web, python & AI · Ahmedabad, IN
You’re white. Play me. Every move my engine makes tells one part of my story, and every piece you capture shows something real I built. No chess needed, just click a piece.
The Opening
chessboard → codebaseI learned to think on 64 squares before I learned to think in code. Chess taught me openings, sacrifices and endgames. Software taught me to ship them.
I started with HTML & CSS in class 10 and C++ by class 12. Then came the Python years: a first laptop, a voice assistant called Jarvis, a real invisibility cloak with OpenCV, and a master's in cyber security. After that, 3 years of freelance work in React, Angular and Next.js, then 2.5 years of enterprise Angular at Asite. Today I work at Upsquare, building 3 to 4 products at the same time with AI in every step. The tools changed five times. My way of working stayed the same: understand the whole problem, find the strong move, ship it fast.
- 249 public repositories
- 11 Android apps shipped to Play Store
- MCA in Cyber Security & Forensics, Parul
- Triumph at TECHATHON ’22, Gateway Group
- Published: “Evolution of Ransomware”
- Builds in public, devlogs on YouTube
The Game
seven moves, 2015 → present-
1. g3
2015-18
First Openings · school days, Rajkot
Class 10: first HTML & CSS pages. Class 12: C++, completed. Openings, studied properly.
HTML · CSS · C++
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2. Bg2
2018-23
BCA → MCA · Python & Cyber Security · Saurashtra → Parul University
First laptop, then the fianchetto: Jarvis, invisibleCloak (OpenCV), 12+ hackathon projects, and a master's in Cyber Security & Forensics.
Python · ML · OpenCV · Security
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3. c4!?
2019-22
Freelance Web Developer · Self-employed
The gambit: went freelance mid-college. MERN stack and Next.js SaaS shipped end to end.
MongoDB · Express · React · Node · Next.js · Stripe
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4. Nf3
2022
Web Developer · Fox Valley · remote
RESTful backends, an online code editor, auth and containerisation.
Node · Express · MongoDB · JWT · Docker
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5. Bc4
2022-23
Frontend Developer · Warelogg · startup with IIT students
Logistics platforms, order management, shipment tracking, route optimization.
React · Next.js · Node · MongoDB
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6. O-O!
2023-25
Intern → Associate Software Engineer-I · Asite · Ahmedabad
Castled into the enterprise: Angular, Angular Material, Reactive Forms, Storybook, the Angular & TypeScript era begins.
Angular · TypeScript · Material · Storybook
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7. Qe2!!
aug 2025-now
Software Engineer · Upsquare
3-4 real products at once, scalable Angular/TypeScript frontends, AI-powered development workflows, end-to-end delivery.
Angular · TypeScript · AI tools · REST
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Projects
real, live and clickable- a1 Workplate The product I build every day at Upsquare, my current job Angular · TS · live
- b2 RadhaArc My own suite of simple tools for developers and small teams. Built in public, open to contributors SaaS · dev tools · live
- c3 ArcDraw Draw and sketch your ideas right in the browser, part of RadhaArc web app · live
- d4 ArcTrack Simple tracking for work and projects, part of RadhaArc web app · live
- e4 VATCHIT Chat that just works. Real-time messaging, part of RadhaArc web app · live
- f5 Shree Gallery A live client website, delivered end to end client work · live
- g5 Netflix Remote Turn your phone into a remote control for Netflix on your laptop JS · WebSockets
- h6 IdeaBag An app that gives you one fresh AI-checked business idea every day Android · AI · building
- e7 Auto Job Apply A bot that applies to LinkedIn jobs for you while you sleep Python · automation
- f8 invisibleCloak A real Harry Potter invisibility cloak, built with OpenCV Python · OpenCV
- g8 Jarvis 2.0 A desktop voice assistant for Windows that listens and talks back Python · NLP · GUI
Open Source
building in public since 2020- 🌿 Hacktoberfest, every year since 2020
- His first Hacktoberfest in 2020 started the open-source habit. He has shown up every October since, contributing across Java, Python and web-development projects.
- ☕ Java community · JCUBE
- Contributions to the JCUBE Java community, plus COLLEGE, his most-starred repo: Java programs that BCA students still use.
- 🐍 Python & web-dev communities
- python-mini-projects, automation tools like autoGmeet and Vocab-Reminder, all public from day one.
- 🎨 Tools for other devs
- Coding Gujju, his own VS Code theme, open-sourced. Even this site is a public repo.
- 📦 249 public repositories
- A decade of work in the open, nothing hidden. Browse everything on GitHub →
Arsenal
the pieces I play with- ♟ Frontend
- Angular, React, Next.js, TypeScript, ES6+, Redux, Bootstrap / SCSS, Material-UI, Ant Design, Storybook, responsive & cross-browser design, PWA
- ♜ Backend
- Node.js, Express, NestJS, GraphQL, REST, WebSockets / Socket.io, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, JWT / OAuth / Passport.js, Firebase
- ♝ Mobile & Desktop
- React Native, Swift (iOS), Android, Kotlin, Electron.js, WebRTC
- ♞ AI & Systems
- Python, OpenCV, Claude API, OpenAI, ML fundamentals, HLD / LLD, microservices, design patterns
- ♛ DevOps & Quality
- Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Linux, Jenkins / Travis CI, Nginx, Git, Webpack, testing (Jest · Mocha · Chai), SEO & performance optimization
- ♚ Craft
- UX/UI principles, wireframing & prototyping, D3.js, Three.js / WebGL, browser devtools, progressive enhancement
Off the Board
community · honors · open source- 🏆 Triumph at TECHATHON
- Gateway Group of Companies hackathon, 2022, plus 12+ hackathon projects across IT domains since 2021.
- ☁ GDSC Parul University
- Joined 2021 · 30 Days of Google Cloud certified · Hacktrack 2.0 cyber-security track (2022).
- 🇮🇳 Indian developers community
- Core member, 2023, plus campus tech communities.
- 🌿 Hacktoberfest since 2020
- Open-source contributions across Java (JCUBE), Python and web-development communities; 249 public repos.
- 📜 18 certifications
- HackerRank (Angular, CSS, Python) · Sololearn · Progate (Java, Python) · LinkedIn · LearnCodeOnline · codedamn.
Work With Me
1:1, on topmate- 🎯 1:1 Mentorship
- Ongoing guidance for your engineering growth, from someone who went small town to AI era.
- 🧭 Career guidance
- Where to go next and how to get there. Honest, specific, no fluff.
- 🎤 Mock interview
- Real interview pressure, then a debrief on exactly what to fix.
- 📄 Resume review
- Your resume, rewritten to get callbacks. Recruiter psychology included.
- 💡 Interview prep & tips
- What actually gets asked, and how to answer like a senior.
- 🤖 AI for Developers
- Work smarter in your job. My real AI workflow: Claude, Cursor-style tools, prompts that ship.
- 📞 Discovery call
- Have a project or an idea? Let us scope it together.
- 💬 Quick chat
- Fifteen minutes, any question, straight answers.
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