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California, USA · Open to opportunities

I engineer ideas into reliable products.

Full-stack developer and Computer Science graduate student building at the intersection of software, cloud, and applied AI.

00 / Behind the systems

The person behind
the products.

I’m Vedant, a software engineer and Computer Science graduate student who enjoys turning ambiguous ideas into useful, dependable products. I move comfortably between interface design, cloud infrastructure, data workflows, and applied AI.

I’m driven by the point where technical depth meets human value: clearer workflows, faster systems, better access, and software that earns the user’s trust.

Vedant Kankate wearing his graduation cap and gown
ENGINEER ID · 2026

Vedant
Kankate

Software Engineer

FULL-STACK ENGINEERING CLOUD SYSTEMS APPLIED AI PRODUCT THINKING
01 / Selected systems

Work built for
the real world.

A selection of products where engineering decisions meet human needs—from environmental intelligence to health and daily planning.

01
Applied AI · Creator productivity

PromptForge
AI

An AI-powered prompt generation platform with specialized writing, coding, business, education, and creative workflows, real-time refinement, persistent history, and export utilities.

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Firebase
  • Cohere API
View GitHub repository ↗
promptforge.ai
BUILD A BETTER PROMPT

What do you want to create?

Design a launch strategy for…
AudienceToneFormat
5 SPECIALIZED MODES 1K+ PROMPTS
02
Android · Environmental intelligence

Smoke Forecast
Visualizer

A real-time wildfire tracking Android app aggregating NASA FIRMS, weather, and AQI data, with resilient processing and optimized map clustering for thousands of active hotspots.

  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Google Maps
  • NASA FIRMS
View repository ↗
Los Angeles58AQI · MODERATE
9:41● ●
Air around you
NOW58+3H64+6H51
3 LIVE APIs 10K+ HOTSPOTS
03
Healthtech · Workflow acceleration

MediClaim
Accelerator

A patient form and claims workflow with role-based doctor access, automatic patient IDs, real-time records, multi-criteria search, and notification-ready architecture.

  • React
  • Vite
  • Firebase
  • Firestore
View repository ↗
MC
MediClaimDoctor workspace · secure
AKA. Kumar#482901735Verified
MJM. Jones#158204693Pending
SLS. Lee#721508346Verified
Average record lookup< 2s
02 / Operating range

From interface
to infrastructure.

I work across the product stack, connecting user experience, application logic, data, and deployment into one dependable system.

01

Product Engineering

React, Next.js, TypeScript, Svelte, HTML, CSS, mobile interfaces.

02

Cloud & APIs

Node.js, Express, REST, MongoDB, SQL, AWS, GCP, Docker, CI/CD.

03

Applied Intelligence

Python, NLP, TensorFlow, CNNs, classification, data workflows.

04

Learning in Public

Currently learning Ruby on Rails while continuing to explore product architecture and developer tooling.

03 / Education

Foundations for
ambitious systems.

Graduate study in distributed systems and software design, grounded in a strong computer science foundation.

2024—2026
Master of Science

Computer Science

California State University, Los Angeles Google Map ↗

3.9 / 4.0 Data Structures & Algorithms · Object-Oriented Design · Distributed Systems
2020—2024
Bachelor of Technology

Computer Science

MIT Art, Design and Technology University, Pune Google Map ↗

3.85 / 4.0 Software engineering · AI/ML · Full-stack development
NOW LEARNING Ruby on Rails

Exploring Rails conventions, MVC architecture, Active Record, and production web workflows.

04 / Experience trace

A path shaped
by building.

Technical depth, campus leadership, and an ongoing commitment to learning through practical work.

Instructional Student Assistant

Engineering & Computer Science · Cal State LA

Mentor and technical instructor to 120+ undergraduate students across four engineering sections, working with faculty to deliver hands-on labs and consistent learning outcomes.

Graduate Research Assistant

California State University, Los Angeles

Built cloud-native AWS ETL and distributed Spark pipelines for 50K+ documents, integrating GenAI APIs, reliability controls, monitoring, and data-quality checks.

Full-Stack Software Engineer Intern

Webstack Academy

Optimized APIs and database queries, built responsive frontend components, implemented JWT authentication, and created a Docker-based CI/CD workflow.

05 / Building in public

Always making,
always learning.

15-day challenge

15 Days of React

Fifteen shipped apps spanning live APIs, maps, Firebase, creative tools, wellness, and AI workflows.

Real-time product

ConnectUs

A real-time Flutter chat application extending mobile and Firebase experience.

Full-stack planning

Meal Planner

A practical meal-planning application for organizing recipes, schedules, and everyday food decisions.

06 / Start a conversation

Have a problem
worth solving?

I’m interested in software engineering, full-stack, cloud, and applied AI opportunities where thoughtful systems can create real value.

vedantkankate22@gmail.com