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Software engineer · Pune, India

Hello, I’m

KunalPurandare

Full-stack software engineer

I build dependable products across interfaces, APIs, automation, and cloud infrastructure—turning complex systems into clear experiences that stay useful long after launch.

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01

Perspective

Seven years in, one idea keeps proving true:

The best software makes complexity feel invisible.

I’m Kunal, a full-stack engineer with a foundation in Angular, Python, and AWS. I work from the system outward—understanding the real problem, finding the simplest durable architecture, then shaping an interface that feels obvious.

07+
Years building
10+
Enterprise apps
05+
Core frameworks
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02

Career path

Built through
progression.

2014—2018

Foundation

B.E. Electronics & Telecommunication

Sinhgad Campus · Pune
2018—2019

Specialisation

PG Diploma in Advanced Computing

CDAC · Pune
2019—2021

First principles

Associate Software Engineer

Morningstar · Navi Mumbai
2021—2023

Ownership

Software Engineer

Morningstar · Navi Mumbai
2023—2025

Scale

Senior Software Engineer

Morningstar · Navi Mumbai
2025—Now

Leading forward

Assistant Vice President

Pune · India
03

Selected work

One system.
Everyday utility.

nexus.local / overview
GOOD MORNING, KUNAL

Your life,
at a glance.

Focus74%
Tasks08
Events03

Personal product · Active build

NEXUS
Personal Life OS

A self-hosted workspace bringing finances, tasks, events, travel, media, and personal information into one focused interface. I own product design, engineering, data modelling, and infrastructure.

  • FastAPI
  • SQLite
  • Docker
  • Jinja2
  • PWA
04

Capabilities

A stack built
for the whole system.

01 / Interface

Frontend systems

Angular · TypeScript · Design systems

02 / Logic

Backend

Python · FastAPI · REST · SQL

03 / Scale

Cloud

AWS · Docker · CI/CD · Linux

04 / Approach
“Understand deeply. Build simply. Operate responsibly.”
05

Beyond code

Curiosity doesn’t
clock out.

This is me beyond the code—the interests, stories, and hands-on projects that keep me curious outside work.

01

Self-hosting

Building a dependable home for personal tools, information, and experiments.

02

Travel & photography

Finding unfamiliar roads, quiet frames, and stories hiding in ordinary places.

03

Story-driven games

Worlds with consequence, memorable characters, and choices that carry weight.

04

DIY & electronics

Small hardware ideas, useful mechanisms, and the pleasure of making by hand.

Available for ambitious projects

Have a hard problem?
Let’s make it feel simple.