🎯 Mission: I design and build real-world applications with a strong focus on performance, usability, and clean architecture.
💼 Open to: Full-time Roles, Internships, Contract Roles, Freelance Opportunities and Impactful FOSS collaborations.
💡 Currently focused on:
- Building production-ready apps with React.js, Next.js, Node.js
- Designing scalable backend systems & APIs
- Working with PostgreSQL and real-world data flows
- Improving system design & end-to-end architecture
🚀 What I’m actively doing:
- Shipping projects that solve practical problems
- Contributing to open-source (Kestra & beyond)
- Continuously refining code quality and developer practices
📬 Reach me:irfanulhawk@gmail.com
🌐 Portfolio:iitzirfan.me
📄 Proof of Work:View Notion Portfolio
🎮 Beyond code: Table Tennis 🏓 | Football ⚽
💼 Experience Highlights
| 🏢 Company / Role | 📌 Key Contributions |
|---|---|
| Celebal Technologies (Summer Intern) | - Engineered real-time React.js applications using WebSocket for dynamic user experiences - Improved UI performance through optimized state management & rendering strategies |
| Open-Source Contributor (Mentor & Builder) | - Contributed to Kestra.io, OWASP (GSoC), Qwik (Builder.io), RecodeHive - Built & enhanced full-stack systems using Java (JDBC), React.js, Next.js, Vue.js, Django, PostgreSQL - Resolved issues, shipped features, and mentored new contributors in OSS programs - Participated in architecture discussions & API integrations |
| PHN Technology Pvt Ltd (Web Developer Intern) | - Developed responsive UI components for production-ready applications - Integrated frontend with backend APIs to deliver a functional MVP |
✨ Open Source Contributions & Roles
| 🌟 Program/Event | 🛠 Role | 📌 Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| GSSOC 2024 | 🧑🏫 Mentor | Ranked Top 19 Mentor among 500+; guided contributors & reviewed PRs |
| SWOC | 🧑🏫 Mentor | Progressed from Contributor → Mentor, supporting and guiding OSS participants |
| SSOC (Season 3) | 🧑💻 Contributor | Contributed via bug fixes, feature development, and PR reviews |
| Hacktoberfest | 🌐 Contributor | Actively contributed to OSS; received maintainer recognition |
🎖 Holopin Badges:
🏆 Notable Achievements
- 🥇 Top 3 Finalist – Devdash Hackathon (15+ competing teams)
- 🧑🏫 Mentor – Guided 30+ contributors across GSSOC & SWOC open-source programs
- ⚙️ Volunteer Engineer – Infi League, ATVC Motorsports (team-based engineering collaboration)
- 👨💻 Hackathon Participant – Codement-24 (active builder & problem solver)
- 🧪 Open Source Contributor – Contributing to Qwik (Builder.io) ecosystem
