Hi, I'm Santosh Kafle

My Development Approach

I specialize in building robust backend applications using Laravel, NestJS, and Express.js with a strong emphasis on clean architecture, design patterns, and best practices for future scalability. I also apply DevOps practices like containerized environments, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure hardening to bridge the gap between development and operations. I have hands-on experience with Linux server administration, Bash scripting, Docker, and Nginx, including real-world incident response where I identified and removed a cryptocurrency miner from a compromised React server-side rendering (SSR) environment, rotated credentials, and hardened the server.

Key Principles

• Follow best practices, SOLID principles, and design patterns for scalable architecture
• Build RESTful APIs with robust documentation and versioning
• Implement comprehensive error handling and logging
• Prioritize security, authentication, and data validation
• Optimize database queries and caching strategies across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB
• Architect reproducible environments with Docker, automate deployments via CI/CD, and manage Linux infrastructure
• Practice infrastructure-as-code thinking: version-controlled configs, automated provisioning, and environment parity across dev/staging/production
• Hands-on server security: incident response, malware removal, credential rotation, and environment hardening