🎓 Engineering Student | 💻 Backend & Full-Stack Enthusiast | 🚀 Problem Solver

I am an engineering student with a strong interest in software development, backend systems, and problem-solving.
I enjoy building real-world applications, exploring modern web technologies, and continuously improving my skills through hands-on projects.

• 🎓 Engineering student (Electronics / CS-related background)
• 🌱 Currently learning Data Structures & Algorithms, Backend Development, and AI concepts
• 💡 Interested in scalable systems, web applications, and open-source
• 🤝 Open to internships, collaborations, and open-source contributions

Programming Languages

• C++, Python, JavaScript

Core Computer Science

• Data Structures & Algorithms
• Object-Oriented Programming
• DBMS, Operating Systems

Web Development

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Node.js, Express.js

Databases & Tools

• MongoDB
• Git, GitHub, VS Code

Hardware / IoT

• Arduino, Embedded Systems (basic)

A responsive portfolio showcasing my projects, skills, and experience

• Clean, modern, and fully responsive design
• Highlights projects, skills, and contact details
• Deployed using GitHub Pages
• Tech Stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

🔗 Live Website:
https://vikash-kumar-23.github.io/Portfolio/

A modern food discovery platform inspired by Zomato and Instagram Reels

• Built a vertical, scrollable video feed for food discovery
• Users explore restaurants via short videos instead of static menus
• Focused on modern UI/UX and smooth interactions
• Tech Stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

🔗 GitHub Repository:
https://github.com/Vikash-Kumar-23/Zomato-MERN-Project

A scalable backend system replicating core Instagram features

• Developed REST APIs for authentication, posts, likes, and comments
• Implemented secure login and authorization
• Designed backend with scalability in mind
• Tech Stack: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB

🔗 GitHub Repository:
https://github.com/Vikash-Kumar-23/Instagram-clone

An intelligent system for legal document analysis and risk detection

• Automatically summarizes legal documents
• Identifies potential risks and red flags
• Generates executive summaries for faster review
• Tech Stack: Python, NLP, AI/ML

🔗 Live Project:
https://legal-document-summarizer-project-nuaghjqlum4c5wk5l5tvwg.streamlit.app/

I enjoy contributing to popular open-source projects by fixing bugs, improving functionality, and adding small but useful enhancements.

• python/mypy#20858 — Merged February 2026
  Enhanced stubtest to properly check Final variables with literal values against their runtime counterparts. This improves the accuracy of type stub validation and prevents silent mismatches.

• joomla/joomla-cms#47248 — Merged March 2026
  Fixed unnecessary loading of workflow graph assets and strings when the "Enable Workflows" option is disabled in Joomla 6.1. This optimizes page performance by conditionally including assets only when needed.

• matplotlib/matplotlib#31323 — Merged March 2026
  Prevented a crash when calling .remove() on a SubFigure that contains subplots. Added a safe guard in Artist.remove() and included a regression test.

• vacanza/holidays#3376 — Merged March 2026
  Added "TG" as a subdivision alias for Telangana ("TS") in the India holidays module. Updated documentation and ensured backward compatibility.

These contributions span type checking (mypy), content management systems (Joomla), data visualization (Matplotlib), and Python date utilities (holidays).

I'm always looking for more opportunities to contribute to open-source projects. Feel free to reach out if you have interesting issues or ideas!

• 📧 Email: vikashsio793@gmail.com
• 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikash-kumar-4a4a39347/
• 🌐 Portfolio: https://vikash-kumar-23.github.io/Portfolio/

I enjoy turning ideas into working products and improving them step by step 🚀

⭐ If you like my work, consider starring my repositories!