Kavya Goel

I’m a full-stack developer who has independently designed, built, and deployed 10+ production web applications, owning each end to end—from database schema to live UI. I’m comfortable making real architectural tradeoffs around caching, indexing, and real-time systems without senior oversight.

In TheDailyDev, I architected a multi-source aggregation pipeline consuming Reddit, Hacker News, and Dev.to APIs, processing 1,000+ posts/day at 99% uptime. I also built a PostgreSQL caching layer that cut average page load time by 60% versus a live-fetch baseline.

I enjoy building connection-heavy, performance-focused experiences, like Drift Chat—an anonymous peer-to-peer WebRTC chat using WebSockets for signaling and a random-matching queue that handles mid-session disconnects gracefully. Outside engineering, I’ve led community efforts as a Community Manager Intern and Tech Head, onboarding and engaging 200+ developers and helping grow to 3,000+ members through consistent technical content.