In 2022, alongside deepening my understanding of Kubernetes infrastructure, I challenged myself t...

In 2022, alongside deepening my understanding of Kubernetes infrastructure, I challenged myself t...In 2022, alongside deepening my understanding of Kubernetes infrastructure, I challenged myself t...

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Hau Truong Cong

• Apr 7

In 2022, alongside deepening my understanding of Kubernetes infrastructure, I challenged myself to focus on the developer side of Kubernetes — how applications are designed, deployed, and optimized within a cluster.

This led me to successfully earn the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification in the same year.

While the certification validated my knowledge, the real value came from applying these concepts in practice — working closely with containerized applications and ensuring they run efficiently in Kubernetes environments.

Through my experience, I’ve worked on:

- Designing and deploying cloud-native applications within Kubernetes

- Writing and optimizing YAML configurations for deployments, services, and scaling

- Managing application lifecycle, including updates and rollbacks

- Debugging application-level issues inside containers and pods

- Ensuring applications are resilient, scalable, and production-ready

This experience helped me bridge the gap between infrastructure and application — understanding not just how Kubernetes works, but how applications should be built to fully leverage it.

Today, CKAD is not just a certification I hold, but a foundation that shapes how I build and deploy modern, containerized applications.

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Rittik Sadhukhan

• 2d

I rebuilt my developer portfolio to attract better clients… not just show projects. I’ve been working on improving my portfolio with one goal:

Make it clear for business owners what I can actually solve — not just what I’ve built.

So I focused on:

Clear service positioning (not just “I do everything”)

Showing real use-cases (dashboards, SaaS, business websites)

Simple user flow (so clients don’t get confused)

Still, I know there’s always room to improve.

I’d really appreciate honest feedback — especially from founders, agencies, or anyone who hires developers.

What would you change? What feels confusing? What’s missing?

Here’s the link: https://rittiksadhukhan.com/

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Anastasiya Liverant

• 2d

As a Senior Mobile Developer, I spearhead the development and maintenance of Via's high-quality Android applications, focusing on architectural enhancements, cross-app features 🚀📱 Key Contributions & Responsibilities: 🌟 Feature Development & Innovation: Championed the full development lifecycle, implementing complex new features and tackling critical bug fixes with cutting-edge technologies (e.g., Compose Kotlin). 🛠️✨ 🌟 CI/CD & Process Streamlining: Significantly improved development and QA efficiency by automating release note generation, APK builds, and implementing robust GitLab CI/CD pipelines. ⚙️⏩ 🌟 Accessibility Champion: Ensured Via applications adhered to WCAG standards, promoting inclusivity and an accessible experience for all users. ♿ 🌟 Cross-App Feature Development: Led the integration and development of features spanning multiple Via applications, ensuring consistency and scalability. 🔗 🌟 Technical Leadership & Guild Lead: Led the Android Guild, fostering knowledge sharing, technical growth, and collaborative problem-solving among fellow mobile developers. 🧑‍🏫💡 🌟 Cross-Functional Collaboration: Fostered strong relationships with backend and product teams to deliver exceptional, user-centric products. 🤝 🌟 Problem Solving: Continuously applying analytical and creative approaches to complex technical challenges. 🤔

Completed work

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VLADIMIR TAIMER

• 2d

ARE5 CORP. | March 2026 We just completed a 110-day speed run. No engineering team. Zero salary cost. Enterprise-grade quality. One non-technical founder and one AI partner built a full production-ready SaaS product from zero. Verified results from git log: 1,761 commits 575,554 net lines of code 2,054 tests — all passing, zero flaky 64 property-based tests 93% of calendar days had commits (103 out of 110)We fully covered 10 critical departments: Frontend (Next.js 15, React 19, 144 SSOT components) Backend (Python 3.12 Lambda, 16 API endpoints) Infrastructure (11 CDK constructs with zero suppressions) DevOps (full CI/CD, git push → deploy) QA (comprehensive test suite) Security (11 AWS security services active from day one) Legal (Terms + Privacy Policy — 37 sections) SEO (optimized pages, schemas, sitemap) Design System (144 components, semantic tokens) Product Management (23 detailed feature specs) Security & Compliance SOC 2 readiness: 48 of 61 controls mapped (~79% coverage) with automated evidence collection via Audit Manager. Most startups don’t even start SOC 2 until Series A. We had 11 AWS security services running from day one.The reality check In a typical Big Tech company or funded startup, delivering this scope would require 30–40 specialized senior engineers and cost roughly $500–700K in salaries over 4 months.We did it with just two players.This wasn’t “AI as autocomplete” or a simple copilot. This was true AI orchestration — the AI acted as a full development partner: architecting systems, writing production code, arguing design decisions, owning testing, documentation, and deployment.The human provided vision, strategy, and final judgment. The AI executed at a high professional level.We call this workflow: Zero Code → Production via AI Orchestration.Every commit followed Conventional Commits. Every feature had measurable test coverage. Nothing shipped without passing the full test suite.This experiment shows what’s already possible in 2026 for solo founders and small teams.Full detailed “Speed Run & Compliance” report (with all tables, test breakdown, security posture, and methodology) . Now the big question: hashtag#Challenge to the Industry! hashtag#BigTech leaders, engineering directors, and strong teams — let’s compete. I’m ready to go 1 Human + 1 AI against your departments.Who accepts the challenge in 2026? Crafty SaaS | March 2026 ARE5 CORP.