Hi, I'm Junaid Irfan

Full-Stack & Cloud Engineer based in Toronto

I build full-stack products, cloud-native systems, and self-hosted infrastructure with a focus on reliability, clean user experiences, and practical automation.


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About Me

• Currently working on a Next.js LLM-integrated visual novel game and an MLOps project
• Learning deeper cloud architecture, microservices, infrastructure, and machine learning systems
• Master's in Computer Science with a foundation in software engineering, advanced algorithms, databases, and distributed systems
• Experienced across full-stack development, DevOps, IT operations, cloud infrastructure, and automation
• Interested in home servers, self-hosted services, cinematography, motion design, and 3D

Tech Stack

Languages


Frontend & Backend


Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure


Databases, CMS & Tools


Self-Hosting & Systems


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Featured Work

| Project | What it is |
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| OneApply | A modern web product focused on simplifying applications and workflow experiences |
| A Practical Proxmox Homelab Guide | A hands-on writeup about building a first home server and self-hosted lab |

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Experience Snapshot

• DevOps Intern, Adventure Triangle - Worked on cloud infrastructure, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and automated alerts using AWS, GitHub Actions, and Docker.
• Webmaster, Bishop's University SRC - Maintained responsive web applications and collaborated with design/editorial teams, improving student engagement by 30%.
• Software Developer, Bytewise - Built full-stack MERN applications, secure RESTful APIs, and database-backed systems handling 1,000+ daily API requests.
• IT Operations Practice, FDM Skills Lab - Practicing Agile IT Service Management, ServiceNow workflows, Linux administration, knowledge management, and incident/problem processes.

Highlights

• Solo winner of BU Eviden SecureVote '24 Hackathon
• Built and optimized CI/CD workflows for reliable deployments
• Managed and monitored systems with a focus on high availability
• Comfortable moving between frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, and self-hosted systems

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