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πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» About Me

Hi, I’m Kiet Nguyen (@kieetnvt) β€” a full-stack developer with 7+ years of experience, specializing in Ruby on Rails and Node.js. I build scalable backend systems, design elegant APIs, and love working with modern frontend stacks.

Always excited about learning new tech, improving performance, and sharing my insights. πŸ˜„

πŸ›  Tech Stack

πŸ”Ή Backend

  • Ruby on Rails
  • Node.js (ExpressJS, NestJS, AdonisJS)
  • GraphQL

πŸ”Ή Frontend

  • Vue.js, Next.js
  • TailwindCSS, BootstrapCSS
  • JavaScript, jQuery πŸ˜›

πŸ”Ή Database

  • PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB

πŸ”Ή NodeJS ORM

  • Prisma, Sequelize, TypeORM & Mongoose

πŸ”Ή Cloud / DevOps

  • AWS Services (EC2, ECR, ECS, Elastic Beanstalk, S3, Route53, Cloudfront), Docker, Firebase, Heroku, Google Cloud

πŸ”Ή Payments

  • Stripe (subscriptions, connected accounts, custom billing flows, address collection, taxable logic)

πŸ”Ή Other Tools

  • ShareTribe, Capybara, Selenium, Cucumber

πŸ“š Blogger

I regularly share tutorials, insights, and dev experiences on my blog: ➑️ https://kieetnvt.github.io/

Topics include:

  • Backend architecture
  • API best practices
  • Frontend workflows
  • Real-world performance tips
  • Industry trends & experiments

πŸš€ Notable Projects

πŸ›’ E-commerce Stripe Integrations

Created advanced payment flows with:

  • Address validation, tax rules
  • Multiple payment options
  • Seamless custom checkout

πŸ›Ί Ride-Hailing Backend

Built a feature-rich backend service with:

  • Dynamic pricing engine
  • Real-time geo-location & trip tracking
  • User state management

πŸ•Έ Community Web Scraper

Developed a robust scraper using:

  • Ruby on Rails, Selenium, Capybara
  • Scraped flight tickets, jobs search, and real estate listings

🀝 Let’s Connect

If you’re working on something interesting or need help with backend architecture, payments, or scraping β€” I’d love to hear from you! Feel free to explore my repos, contribute, or reach out.