Hi 👋, I'm Varun Khalate
- Full-stack developer with strong experience in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, and modern backend ecosystems (Node, Flask, FastAPI).
- Pursuing MS in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC).
- Previously Software Engineer Intern at PayPal
- Passionate about performance engineering, product building, DX, and shipping user-facing experiences at scale.
The front end of the treetracker web map application - an environmental impact platform that helps track tree planting and forest conservation efforts worldwide.
- Enhanced user interface components and user experience
- Implemented map visualization features
- Improved application performance and accessibility
- Contributed to environmental impact tracking technology
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AI-powered natural language end-to-end testing framework that simplifies the testing process by using AI to understand and execute test instructions written in plain English.
- Implemented key features and resolved critical bugs
- Improved framework reliability and user experience
- Enhanced AI test execution capabilities
- Won $1,100 in bounties for solving critical issues and implementing valuable features
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