# About Venus Paneliya

One developer. Full ownership. Production-ready software.

I’m Venus Paneliya, a full-stack AI engineer working in MERN, Next.js and TypeScript, moving toward AI solutions architecture. I work from Surat, India, with founders and teams in the US, UK, EU, Middle East and APAC.

## Experience

- **Senior full stack developer, Arj Global** (March 2026 to now, Remote, London). Production architecture, security and compliance for AI-built SaaS. Shipped an AI form builder with server-side cost controls.
- **Full-stack consultant, Independent** (October 2024 to now, Remote). Consultant for startups, including QuirkBees and ShoutOut. $10K+ monthly payouts, a payroll engine for 50+ SMEs.
- **Senior full stack developer and project manager, Zion Elira IT Solutions** (February 2025 to February 2026, Remote). Led a team of five developers on AI-powered SaaS for international clients, owning architecture and sprint planning. 95% on-time delivery.
- **Senior software analyst, QuirkBees Technologies** (October 2024 to February 2025, Remote). Architected a payroll engine for 50+ SMEs and shipped a cross-platform mobile app with Capacitor.
- **Software engineer, Logix Built Solutions** (February 2023 to September 2024, Surat, India). Payment systems for a high-traffic sports gaming platform, full-stack ERP, real-time inventory and sales dashboards. Insurance quotes from 10+ minutes to under 2.
- **Summer intern, Inkey IT Solutions** (2022, India). Internship during my engineering degree.

## Education and certificates

- Education: B.E. Computer Science and Engineering, R.N.G. Patel Institute of Technology (affiliated to GTU), 2018 to 2022. CGPA 9.29.
- Certified: AWS Academy Cloud Foundations, Amazon Web Services (June 2025)
- Certified: Integrate with Machine Learning APIs, Google Cloud (October 2020)
- Learning: Power BI, on live BI projects

## Stack

- **AI:** OpenAI API, Claude API, RAG, Agents, MCP, Token and cost controls
- **Prototype tools:** Cursor, v0, Bolt, Lovable, ChatGPT code
- **Frontend:** React, Next.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML and CSS, Tailwind CSS
- **Backend and APIs:** Node.js, Express, REST APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets and Socket.io, Authentication and access control, Strapi
- **Data:** PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Supabase, Redis, Firebase, Row-level security
- **Payments:** Stripe Connect, PayPal, Authorize.net
- **Cloud and DevOps:** AWS, AWS Lambda, SQS, S3, Google Cloud, Docker, CI/CD, Git, Heroku, Monitoring and debugging
- **Mobile and BI:** React Native, Capacitor, iOS, Android, Push notifications, Location and maps, Power BI

## What clients say

> “The kind of engineer you can trust to own a feature end-to-end.” Nagarjun Danda, Founder, Arj Global (client)

> “His communication was clear, regular and fast.” John Greenwood, Tech lead, ShoutOut

> “Venus built exactly what we envisioned and honestly, better.” Punit K., Founder, AI SaaS platform (Upwork)

> “Venus brings both technical depth and product thinking.” Dhruvini G., Founder, SaaS product (Upwork)

## Contact

- Email: venuspaneliya25@gmail.com, venuspaneliyacod@gmail.com
- Phone and WhatsApp: +91 74059 41008 (https://wa.me/917405941008)
- Book a 20-minute intro call: https://cal.com/venuspaneliya/intro
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venus-paneliya
- GitHub: https://github.com/VenusCodes
- Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01e96dd37b5e440597