Auqib Yousuf

Frontend and DevOps Engineer

Srinagar, India 7+ yrs exp 90 · Outstanding

About

Frontend and DevOps Engineer with 7 years of experience: 4 years building scalable web applications with React, Next.js and headless CMS, and 3 years in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes and CI/CD automation. Skilled in Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS and GitOps. Cut infrastructure costs by 20% and build times by 20%, and takes ownership from UI architecture through production infrastructure.

Skills & Expertise (52)

Kubernetes Advanced

8.5/10

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React.js Advanced

8.5/10

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Next.js Advanced

8.2/10

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JavaScript Advanced

8.0/10

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HTML5 Advanced

8.0/10

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CSS3 Advanced

8.0/10

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Docker Advanced

8.0/10

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AWS Advanced

8.0/10

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Git Advanced

8.0/10

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Terraform Advanced

7.5/10

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Typescript Advanced

7.5/10

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Tailwind CSS Intermediate

7.0/10

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Kafka ChatGPT Ansible Claude Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins GitLab CI GitOps ELK Stack ARIA CloudWatch Datadog Jest React Testing Library GitHub Copilot Core Web Vitals WCAG Semantic HTML EC2 Twig Headless CMS SCSS Ant design Storybook REST APIs Node.js Php Laravel MySql ArgoCD VPC IAM S3 Route 53 ALB NLB EKS ECS Helm

Work Experience

React Developer and DevOps Engineer

Specbee Consulting

Feb 2026 - Sep 2026

Re-engineered a CMS-driven site into a decoupled Drupal 10/11 and Next.js (App Router, SSR) architecture, with Drupal serving only as the content source. Secured API calls between the Next.js frontend and backend services with OIDC-based authentication, and integrated REST APIs for dynamic content. Improved Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) using lazy loading, code splitting and caching. Cut build and deployment times by 20% by building CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions with Gradle-based build automation. Containerized microservices with Docker for 3 development teams and deployed workloads on AWS EKS, managing node groups, IAM roles and security groups. Resolved a critical AWS VPC peering issue that was blocking a development team, earning formal commendation. Introduced Git branching practices and webhook configuration, and restored service quickly during critical production incidents. Accelerated feature work and debugging with AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude).

Frontend Developer and DevOps Engineer

Learntastic (Formerly American Healthcare Academy)

Dec 2024 - Feb 2026

Led the migration of frontend templates from legacy CodeIgniter PHP to Laravel Blade and Tailwind CSS, building reusable components along the way. Engineered three page variants (v1, v2 and live) for A/B testing inside one shared template set, removing duplicate files. Pioneered Kubernetes adoption across the organization, cutting infrastructure costs by 20%, with ArgoCD for GitOps-based deployment. Authored Helm charts and configured Kubernetes Ingress to standardize deployments and traffic routing across microservices. Built Jenkins pipelines for automated build, test and deployment, and scaled AWS EKS infrastructure for cost and reliability. Set up a Terraform remote backend with state locking on AWS S3 and DynamoDB, enabling safe infrastructure changes across multiple teams. Integrated Kafka for event-driven messaging and the ELK Stack for centralized logging and monitoring. Mentored junior engineers on Kubernetes through hands-on proofs of concept and led CI/CD knowledge-sharing sessions. Shortened debugging cycles on new features by working with GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT in daily development.

Frontend Developer / DevOps Engineer

Axelerant Technologies Private Limited

Dec 2021 - Nov 2024

Led WordPress-to-Drupal migrations and built React and Next.js features for B2B and B2C applications, connecting CMS and REST API backends through Twig, SCSS and component-based architecture. Designed a shared Storybook component library that sped up new feature builds and kept the UI consistent across projects. Built WCAG-compliant interfaces with semantic HTML and ARIA, and tuned LCP, CLS and INP through targeted performance work. Containerized services with Docker and supported deployment pipelines, moving delivery toward infrastructure-aware practices. Partnered with backend, QA and product teams on architecture decisions, code reviews and releases, and streamlined repetitive work with GitHub Copilot.

Web Developer / Academic Assistant

CSIR - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine

Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

Supported web development and academic assistance responsibilities within the institute environment. Applied web development skills to meet institutional and academic requirements.

Web Developer

Mindgates Softtech Solutions Private Limited

Nov 2018 - Oct 2020

Built and maintained client and academic web applications with ASP.NET, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Developed a PHP and MySQL student management system that cut manual processing time by 50%. Delivered custom websites for multiple clients, balancing UI/UX quality, performance and reliability.