Nikoloz
Kavtaradze

senior full-stack engineer

Over ten years shipping web software across Laravel, Node.js and Ruby on Rails, with React and TypeScript on the front. I find the problem, design the fix and make the technical call.

view projects →resume.pdf ↓

engineer.rbruby

class Engineer
  def initialize
    @name     = "Nikoloz Kavtaradze"
    @based_in = "Tbilisi, Georgia"
    @since    = 2014
    @stack    = %i[rails react ts node mysql]
    @cares    = %i[tests perf schemas]
    @status   = :open_to_work
  end
end

10+ yrs: shipping to production
2014: first professional commit
full-stack: rails · node · react · laravel
UTC+4: Tbilisi, open to remote

01.Personal projects

ls ./projects (4) →

locket · app

projects/locketopen source

Locket

A local-first task planner for you and your AI agents. Projects and tickets in one SQLite file, with a built-in MCP server so agents work the same board you do.

open sourcetypescriptMIT2026

An AI job hunter for your terminal. It reads your CV, checks remote job boards and companies' own careers pages, scores every new job against your profile with Claude, Gemini or any OpenAI-compatible model, and tracks them all in a spreadsheet on your computer or in Google Sheets.

open sourcetypescriptMIT2026

kargi.store

A bilingual online store for a Georgian shop, built on my own with Medusa and Next.js. Georgian and English, prices in lari, cash on delivery or bank transfer, and delivery priced by city and weight.

privatetypescript2026

02.Experience

git log --career

2024 → now
2024 → now
OnTheGoSystemssenior full-stack developerRemote
Own features end to end on internal translation products built with Ruby on Rails and React. Traced a 6 second page load to a status calculator scanning the translation memories table twice and cut it roughly in half. Design MySQL schema changes under migration safety constraints, maintain the Capybara E2E pipelines, and handle on-call. Use Claude Code with YouTrack and GitLab MCP integrations daily.
rails· react· typescript· mysql· capybara
2022 → 2024
2022 → 2024
Generosenior full-stack developerHelsinki, Finland
Built and shipped backend services in Node.js and TypeScript on Google Cloud, using Cloud Functions, Cloud Tasks, Cloud Scheduler, Firebase and Firestore. Engineered new projects and delivered features for existing products in React, plus WordPress and WooCommerce integrations.
node.js· typescript· react· google cloud· firebase
2021 → 2022
2021 → 2022
Devolonsenior full-stack developerTallinn, Estonia
Planned and developed new customer projects and reviewed pull requests from other developers, working across React, React Native, TypeScript and Laravel.
react· react native· typescript· laravel
2016 → 2021
2016 → 2021
Idea Design Groupfull-stack developerTbilisi, Georgia
Planned and built new projects while maintaining and updating existing ones, primarily with React and Laravel. Mentored and oversaw the junior developers on the team.
react· laravel· mentoring
2014 → 2015
2014 → 2015
Idea Design Groupjunior front-end developerTbilisi, Georgia
Built front-end markup and UI. Left for a one-year Erasmus exchange in Portugal, then returned at the company's request.
html· css· javascript

03.About and stack

I like owning a problem from the first question to the last deploy. In my last role I found the issues, designed the solutions and made the technical decisions in my area.

I switch stacks fast (I was shipping Rails code within a week of starting with it) and I care about the unglamorous parts: tests, performance and clean handovers. I have also mentored teammates through onboarding and probation.

stack.jsonjson

{
  "backend":    ["rails", "node.js", "laravel", "rest apis"],
  "frontend":   ["react", "typescript", "next.js", "hotwire"],
  "data":       ["mysql", "firestore"],
  "testing":    ["capybara", "jest", "phpunit"],
  "cloud":      ["gcp", "docker", "gitlab ci"],
  "ai":         ["claude code", "mcp"],
  "speaks":     ["georgian", "english"]
}

04.Get in touch

Hiring a senior full-stack engineer?

I am open to senior full-stack and backend roles, remote or in Tbilisi. My inbox is open.

say hello →

zsh · contact

$ cat contact.txt

email: [email protected]
github: github.com/nkavt
linkedin: linkedin.com/in/nikoloz-kavtaradze
location: Tbilisi, GE · UTC+4

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