Open to UK roles · Graduate visa, full right to work

Suraj Pandey

Software Engineer — Python · Django · React · TypeScript

MSc Software Engineering (Distinction) with three years of commercial development experience. I design data models and REST APIs, then ship the responsive interfaces on top. Open to UK software roles.

Exploring AI/ML · Cybersecurity · DevOps

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ABOUT

A developer who ships, end to end

I'm a software engineer with an MSc in Software Engineering (Distinction) from the University of West London and three years of commercial development experience.

At Pragmatic Technology in Nepal (2020–2023) I worked across the stack — designing Django data models and REST APIs, then building the React interfaces on top. I care about clean architecture, readable code and shipping features that hold up in production.

Since finishing my MSc I've been working in the UK while continuing to build software, and I'm now focused on full-stack and backend engineering roles. I hold the UK Graduate visa, which gives me full and unrestricted right to work.

3+ YEARS EXPERIENCE
8+ PROJECTS SHIPPED
12+ CORE TECHNOLOGIES
Distinction MSC GRADE

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SKILLS

Tools I build with

Frontend

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Tailwind CSS

Backend

  • Python
  • Django
  • Django REST Framework
  • REST APIs

Database

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQLite

Cloud & DevOps

  • Microsoft Azure (foundations)
  • Git
  • CI/CD basics

Tools

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Postman
  • VS Code
  • Linux

AI & Emerging

  • OpenAI / LLM APIs
  • LangChain
  • RAG pipelines
  • Prompt engineering

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PROJECTS

Selected work

IMS-Connect

A support and messaging hub with ticketing, role-based access and real-time chat.

PROBLEM Teams lose context when support requests and internal comms live in separate tools.

SOLUTION A unified hub combining tickets, chat and admin analytics in one React + Django app.

  • Django
  • Firebase
  • React
  • Tailwind

GreenFuture

Sustainability idea-management platform with voting, rewards and regional dashboards.

PROBLEM Good sustainability ideas inside an organisation get lost with nowhere to submit or rank them.

SOLUTION A React and Firebase platform where staff submit and vote on ideas, with admin and regional dashboards tracking what gets adopted.

  • Firebase
  • JavaScript
  • React

AirCraft System

Full-stack aircraft management platform built design-first with TDD/BDD testing.

PROBLEM Operational tooling needs to be reliable and testable, not just functional.

SOLUTION A React + Django platform developed with TDD/BDD (Jest, Cucumber) for maintainability.

  • Cucumber
  • Django
  • Jest
  • Python
  • React

Ehaat

BSc project: a Django marketplace connecting rural farmers directly with consumers.

PROBLEM Middlemen reduce farmer margins and limit market access.

SOLUTION A marketplace with listings, order tracking and fair, transparent pricing.

  • CSS3
  • Django
  • HTML5
  • JavaScript
  • Python

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EXPERIENCE

Where I've worked

Aug 2026 – Present · UK

Administrator

First Call Contract Services — Evri International Hub, Feltham

  • Administration and data handling in a high-volume international logistics operation, working accurately to tight deadlines.
  • Continuing to build software and study AI/ML engineering alongside the role while returning to development full-time.

Dec 2023 – Jul 2026 · UK

Operations & Logistics Roles

dnata Catering; Royal Mail (via Angard Staffing); First Call Contract Services (Heathrow)

  • Worked shifts in regulated airport and warehouse environments while completing a full-time MSc with Distinction.
  • Maintained strong performance in deadline-driven environments alongside ongoing technical development.

Mar 2020 – Oct 2023 · Nepal

Software Developer (Full-Stack)

Pragmatic Technology Pvt. Ltd.

  • Developed full-stack web applications with Python, Django, JavaScript and React, delivering features end to end — from data models and REST APIs through to responsive interfaces.
  • Built and maintained Django backend services: data models, ORM queries, DRF REST endpoints, authentication flows and admin tooling.
  • Built React frontends consuming internal REST APIs, with reusable components, client-side state management and responsive layouts.
  • Created a library of reusable React components and Django templates that cut new-feature build time by ~30%.
  • Designed MySQL/PostgreSQL schemas and optimised slow endpoints through indexing and query tuning.
  • Delivered in an Agile/Scrum team: sprint planning, stand-ups, code reviews and retrospectives.
  • Django
  • DRF
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Python
  • React

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EDUCATION

Academic background

Distinction 2023 – 2025

MSc Software Engineering

University of West London

  • Dissertation: WalkNex, an AI-driven e-commerce chatbot (Django backend + LLM retrieval layer).
  • Advanced Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Database Systems, Agile Project Management.
BSc (Hons) 2016 – 2020

BSc Computer Science & IT

Birendra Memorial College

  • Final project: secure banking network simulation (C/C++).
  • Foundations in algorithms, databases, operating systems and networking.

Training & certifications

  • AI/ML Engineering In progress
    Coursera
    45% complete
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900 syllabus)
    LinkedIn Learning self-study course — not the Microsoft exam certification
  • Python Essential Training
    LinkedIn Learning
  • IELTS Academic
    British Council Overall Band 6.5

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EXPLORING

Where I'm heading next

Beyond my core full-stack work, these are the areas I'm actively learning and building toward — each one grounded in something I've already done.

AI / Machine Learning

Built on my MSc dissertation — an AI-driven e-commerce chatbot using an LLM and a retrieval layer.

  • RAG pipelines
  • Model fine-tuning
  • Vector databases
  • MLOps basics

CURRENTLY LEARNING

Cybersecurity

Extending my BSc project — a secure banking network simulation in C/C++.

  • OWASP Top 10
  • Secure API design
  • Auth & threat modelling
  • Pen-testing basics

CURRENTLY LEARNING

DevOps

Building on my Azure fundamentals self-study and everyday Git workflows.

  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions / CI-CD
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Observability

CURRENTLY LEARNING

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CONTACT

Let's build something

LOCATION London, UK