Hi, I'm Shams Ali

SoftwareEngineer.

I build production MERN applications, AI workflows with n8n and RAG, and the cloud infrastructure that keeps them fast, secure, and online.

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Skills & tools

The stack I reach for daily, grouped by what it actually does.

React

Next.js

Redux

MUI

Tailwind CSS

Framer Motion

Node.js

Express.js

Socket.io

MongoDB

MySQL

Redis

Firebase

AWS

Vercel

Nginx

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Prometheus

Grafana

DataDog

Razorpay

Stripe

Git & GitHub

Postman

Python

React

Next.js

Redux

MUI

Tailwind CSS

Framer Motion

Node.js

Express.js

Socket.io

MongoDB

MySQL

Redis

Firebase

AWS

Vercel

Nginx

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Prometheus

Grafana

DataDog

Razorpay

Stripe

Git & GitHub

Postman

Python

Frontend

Interfaces that feel fast and stay maintainable.

React.jsNext.jsReduxContext APIJavaScript (ES6+)Tailwind CSSMaterial-UIFramer Motion

Backend & APIs

Services and real-time features that hold up in production.

Node.jsExpress.jsTypeScriptRESTful APIsMicroservicesWebSocketSocket.ioJWT AuthZodRhea.js

Data & cloud

Storage and hosting picked to fit the workload.

MongoDBMySQLRedisFirebaseAWS EC2 / S3 / Lambda / RDSVercelNginxPM2SSL/TLS

DevOps & monitoring

Shipping and watching production without surprises.

DockerKubernetesJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDPrometheusGrafanaDataDogFail2ban

Tools & payments

The everyday toolbelt, plus checkout integrations.

GitGitHubGitLabPostmanLinuxBash scriptingSecurity auditsRazorpayStripePayPal API

AI, automation & practice

AI automation I build with, and the way I work day to day.

Claude CodeClaude Agent SDKn8n workflow automationRAG pipelinesAgentic AI workflowsAgile / ScrumSprint planningTeam leadership

Selected work

Production applications and infrastructure I've built and deployed end to end.

Settla

AI payment resolution

AI-powered platform that investigates payment and order issues, recommends eligible resolutions, and escalates uncertain cases. Built on n8n workflows and RAG over policy knowledge, with policy checks, risk controls, permission boundaries, idempotency, action verification, auditable case histories, and human review for sensitive actions.

Next.jsn8nRAGTypeScriptNode.jsExpress.jsMongoDB

Rhea.js

Node.js backend framework

Convention-driven framework for scaffolding structured Node.js and Express 5 apps in TypeScript or JavaScript. CLI for project generation, feature modules, builds, testing, diagnostics, and security checks. Ships Helmet, configurable CORS, rate limiting, request timeouts, body-size limits, Zod validation, structured logging, and standard error handling.

Node.jsExpress 5TypeScriptZodCLI

Arna Skincare

E-commerce in production

MERN e-commerce platform with Razorpay payments, inventory management, order tracking, and sales analytics. Hosted on AWS EC2 with Nginx, PM2, SSL/TLS, monitoring, automated backups, and server security.

MERNAWS EC2NginxRazorpay

DevCodeHub

Real-time collaboration

Collaborative code-sharing platform with real-time sync, presence tracking, syntax highlighting, version history, and role-based access control. VPS hosted with custom-domain routing and GitHub Actions CI/CD.

Next.jsFirebaseSocket.ioVPS

Production cloud infrastructure

Hardened Linux VPS

Provisioned and hardened Linux VPS setups for Node.js, Next.js, and Python apps: Nginx, PM2, Certbot, firewall rules, Fail2ban, database access controls, backups, SSL renewal, and Prometheus monitoring.

LinuxNginxPM2DockerMongoDBMySQL

This portfolio

Server-rendered with Next.js, animated with GSAP and Framer Motion, tuned for Core Web Vitals rather than decoration for its own sake.

Next.jsGSAPVercel

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