{
  "Personal Info": {
    "Name": "Chaitanya Varu",
    "Email": "chaitanyavaru@gmail.com",
    "LinkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaitanya-varu",
    "Github": "https://github.com/hokageCV",
    "Website": "https://www.chaitanyavaru.com"
  },
  "Summary": "Software engineer with experience in building AI-powered workflows, optimizing production systems, and improving development workflows.",
  "Experience": [
    {
      "Company": "Makerble",
      "Role": "Software Engineer II",
      "Dates": "Feb 2025 - Jun 2026",
      "Stack": [
        "Ruby on Rails",
        "PostgreSQL",
        "Redis",
        "JavaScript",
        "Docker"
      ],
      "Descriptions": [
        "Optimized the newsfeed by replacing full ActiveRecord object loads with targeted pluck queries, reducing response time from 12s to 3s and preventing production server overload.",
        "Built a multi-stage background job pipeline that converted voice recordings into structured survey responses through transcription and AI summarization, eliminating manual data entry.",
        "Led and mentored a team of 3 developers, improving onboarding, collaboration, and team efficiency."
      ]
    },
    {
      "Company": "Makerble",
      "Role": "Software Engineer I",
      "Dates": "Mar 2024 - Jan 2025",
      "Stack": [
        "Ruby on Rails",
        "PostgreSQL",
        "Redis",
        "JavaScript",
        "Docker"
      ],
      "Descriptions": [
        "Designed a reusable request-cancellation mechanism that eliminated race conditions across asynchronous filtering, improving UI responsiveness and data consistency.",
        "Implemented automated pre-commit quality checks, saving 4-5 hours per week across the team.",
        "Reduced developer friction by scripting Postman requests to auto-update API configurations, speeding up local development and API iteration."
      ]
    },
    {
      "Company": "Makerble",
      "Role": "Ruby on Rails Intern",
      "Dates": "Sep 2023 - Feb 2024",
      "Stack": [
        "Ruby on Rails",
        "PostgreSQL",
        "Redis",
        "JavaScript",
        "Docker"
      ],
      "Descriptions": [
        "Achieved a 40% improvement in search performance by optimizing data retrieval functions.",
        "Developed a microservice for QR code generation and URL shortening, enabling branded and offline survey distribution."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "Projects": [
    {
      "Project Name": "Simple RSS",
      "Link": "https://github.com/hokageCV/simple-rss",
      "Live": "https://simple-rss.chaitanyavaru.com",
      "Descriptions": [
        "Built a self-hosted RSS reader with AI-powered summarization and read-later integration.",
        "Designed an async summarization pipeline using RubyLLM, OpenAI, and GoodJob for non-blocking article summaries.",
        "Integrated Raindrop.io to bookmark and organize articles for later reading.",
        "Added OPML feed import/export, enabling users to migrate subscriptions between RSS readers."
      ],
      "Technologies Used": [
        "Ruby on Rails",
        "Hotwire",
        "PostgreSQL"
      ]
    },
    {
      "Project Name": "Pravah",
      "Link": "https://github.com/hokageCV/pravah",
      "Live": "https://pravah.chaitanyavaru.com",
      "Descriptions": [
        "Designed a habit-tracker with a goal-driven heatmap to visualize daily consistency.",
        "Enabled collaborative habit tracking through user groups that encourage accountability.",
        "Deployed on Cloudflare Workers for low-latency, globally distributed access."
      ],
      "Technologies Used": [
        "React",
        "Hono.js",
        "SQLite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "Technical Skills": {
    "Languages": "JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby",
    "Frameworks": "Node.js, React, Ruby on Rails",
    "Database": "PostgreSQL, SQLite",
    "Developer Tools": "Redis, Git, Docker, Postman"
  },
  "Education": [
    {
      "Institution": "Bhilai Institute of Technology",
      "Location": "Durg",
      "Degree": "B.Tech, Computer Science Engineering",
      "Dates": "July 2019 -- June 2023"
    }
  ]
}