FullStack Developer Intern

SIES Graduate School Of Technology

May 2024 – Jan 2025

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As a FullStack Developer Intern at SIES Graduate School of Technology, I contributed to the development and maintenance of the live Admission Portal integrated with the ERP system. This was my longest internship and a transformative experience where I not only enhanced my technical expertise but also took on team leadership responsibilities in a live production environment.

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Key Contributions

• Frontend Development (React.js)

  • Built intuitive, responsive UIs for student admissions including online applications, document uploads, and real-time tracking portals.
  • Developed a comprehensive admin panel interface that allowed staff to manage thousands of applications with ease.

• Backend Development (Node.js, SQL)

  • Implemented backend services for form submissions, payment workflows, and document storage, integrated seamlessly with the ERP.
  • Designed SQL schemas and optimized queries for handling large-scale admission datasets reliably in real time.

• Product Redesign

  • Played a key role in a redesign of the product mid-cycle based on stakeholder and user feedback.
  • Enhanced workflows, reduced drop-off rates, and improved admin efficiency during high-volume usage.

• Security & Authentication

  • Proposed and supported the adoption of a centralized authentication system for user access management, improving both scalability and security.

• Collaboration & Agile Practices

  • Actively collaborated with ERP teams, faculty stakeholders, and technical peers to align portal features with institutional needs.
  • Followed Agile sprints, Git workflows, and conducted peer reviews to maintain code quality and timely deliveries.

• Leadership Role

  • Took over as team lead after senior interns graduated, managing junior team members, task allocation, and code reviews.
  • Ensured smooth deployment and continuity of the admission portal throughout the admission season without downtime.

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Impact and Outcomes

• Managed the entire 2024 admissions cycle, successfully handling 2400+ candidate accounts through the system.
• Oversaw live beta rollouts for 2nd, 3rd, 4th admissions, ensuring scalability beyond the first-year intake.
• Digitized and streamlined the college admission process, reducing paperwork, errors, and manual workload.
• Improved user experience and transparency for both applicants and administrators with dashboards and real-time updates.
• Gained hands-on exposure in building, scaling, deploying, and maintaining a production-grade enterprise system.
• Strengthened skills in system design, leadership, full-stack development, and stakeholder collaboration.