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Bipin Prakash Dhakal

Django, Backend & DevOps

Mid-level software engineer with 5+ years designing and developing full-stack web applications, RESTful APIs and automation workflows — with strong exposure to real-world system design, database modelling, CI/CD pipelines and API integrations.

Demonstrated ability to work across multiple stacks, solve production-level issues, and structure maintainable codebases.

Curriculum Vitae Projects

Developer & system-oriented problem solver

Focused on scalable systems, UX engineering & product thinking.

Engineering Mindset

—System thinking approach to problem solving
—Focus on building products, not just features
—Strong interest in software architecture & scalability
—Debugging complex systems with structured thinking
—Balancing performance, maintainability and user needs

Product & Design Thinking

—User experience (UX)-focused development
—HCI background, psychology-driven
—Minimal & functional design philosophy
—Ability to analyse and improve UI/UX
—Builds with EQ over pure IQ-driven complexity

Communication & Leadership

—Python / Django lecturer — teaching & mentoring
—Developer advocacy & knowledge sharing
—Explaining technical concepts clearly
—Strong idea presentation & storytelling

Tools & Stack Philosophy

—Exploration-driven approach to tech stacks
—Chooses tools based on problem context, not trends
—Comfortable adapting across ecosystems

Core expertise

Python & Django ecosystem

Django Full-Stack

End-to-end backend & frontend systems
Scalable architecture design
Production deployment workflows

Django REST Framework

RESTful API development
Authentication & authorization
API performance optimisation

Scalable Architecture

Modular system design
Service-based architecture
High-performance backend systems

Production Systems

Deployment & infrastructure setup
Monitoring and optimisation
Long-term maintenance and scaling

Life & career timeline

How it unfolded, so far.

2019 — Present · Work

Software Engineer

Independent / Freelance

Designing and building full-stack web applications, REST APIs and automation workflows across Django, Flask, Node.js and React stacks — from architecture through deployment.

Apr 2025 — Jan 2026 · Work

Backend & DevOps — B&B Logistics

B&B Logistics

Built a full-scale logistics management system on Django, Tailwind CSS, PostgreSQL and Docker with CI/CD, replacing paper-based operations end to end.

Nov 2025 — 2026 · Work

Backend Engineer — Venture Gaming

Venture Gaming

Designed a normalised game-data schema, refactored a mismatched codebase, and shipped production APIs on Next.js, Phaser.js, Prisma and PostgreSQL.

2023 — Present · Work

Django Lecturer

Guest / Community teaching

Teaching and mentoring on the Django ecosystem, developer advocacy, and explaining technical ideas clearly to newer engineers.

2021 — Present · Education

Psychology Student

UniLab

Studying human behaviour and cognition — the HCI-and-psychology lens that shapes a calmer, more empathetic approach to product and interface design.

2024 — Present · Life

Began writing poetry

Personal

Started the minimal poem practice that became "More Spaces" — mapping the quiet intervals of everyday existence in as few words as possible.

Selected projects

Work & projects

Technical expertise

Tech stack

Backend & APIs

FastAPI
Flask
Node.js + Express
GraphQL
Socket.IO (real-time)

Frontend & Cross-Platform

JavaScript / TypeScript
MERN Stack
Next.js
Flutter (Dart)

Data Layer

PostgreSQL (primary)
MySQL
MongoDB
Redis (caching)

DevOps & Infrastructure

Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes
CI/CD — GitHub Actions, Jenkins
Cloud & server setup
Automation & scaling

Systems

Linux (primary)
macOS
Windows

Documentation & Tools

Diagrams — ERD, UML, use case
Figma, Photoshop, Canva
Markdown

Insights & writing

Tech articles

All writing →

Jul 15, 2026