Jay D. Chothiyawala

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About Me

Passionate full-stack developer skilled in Java, Spring Boot, and modern web technologies. I love transforming complex problems into clean, scalable, and user-friendly solutions.

With expertise in cloud platforms, containerization, and database design, I build robust applications that deliver exceptional user experiences. Always learning, always innovating.

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Stack I use

Technologies I work with to build products that solve real problems

AWS

AWS

Docker

Docker

Firebase

Firebase

Flutter

Flutter

Java

Java

Kafka

Kafka

Kubernetes

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

RabbitMQ

MongoDB

MongoDB

Node.js

Node.js

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

React

React

Redis

Redis

Spring Boot

Spring Boot

FastAPI

FastAPI

AWS

AWS

Docker

Docker

Firebase

Firebase

Flutter

Flutter

Java

Java

Kafka

Kafka

Kubernetes

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

RabbitMQ

MongoDB

MongoDB

Node.js

Node.js

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

React

React

Redis

Redis

Spring Boot

Spring Boot

FastAPI

FastAPI

AWS

AWS

Docker

Docker

Firebase

Firebase

Flutter

Flutter

Java

Java

Kafka

Kafka

Kubernetes

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

RabbitMQ

MongoDB

MongoDB

Node.js

Node.js

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

React

React

Redis

Redis

Spring Boot

Spring Boot

FastAPI

FastAPI

GitHub Signal

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Featured Projects

Screenshot of shur.click - URL Shortener project
Completed

shur.click - URL Shortener

shur.click is a production-ready URL shortener that creates compact links and delivers ultra-fast redirects with analytics and secure link management.

Screenshot of Sabha - the AI Assembly project
In Progress

Sabha - the AI Assembly

A collaborative AI discussion platform where multiple LLMs engage in structured debates inspired by the concept of Sabha from the Gita.

Screenshot of DCP-KDM System project
Completed

DCP-KDM System

A complete DCP Key Delivery Message generator built for securely encrypting keys using projector certificates.

Screenshot of Shizuka - AI Email Assistant project
Completed

Shizuka - AI Email Assistant

An AI-powered email assistant that generates smart, replies using Google Gemini AI, available as a web app & browser extension.

Screenshot of JournalApp project
Completed

JournalApp

A scalable and secure journal management application, focusing on authentication, event driven processing, caching, and cloud deployment.

Screenshot of TLE Server project
Completed

TLE Server

A Java multithreaded TCP server built from scratch. Handles 1 million concurrent client requests using thread pools.

Latest Blogs

Cover image for blog post How Computers Shaped My Life

How Computers Shaped My Life

A story of destiny, manifestation, childhood magic, and the bond with my father that shaped my entire life.

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November 16, 2025
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Losing My Father

One call. One flight. One night that changed everything. A true story of fear, loss, and quiet strength. Grief didn’t end me - it rewrote me.

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November 11, 2025
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Cover image for blog post Strangers We Never Meet Again

Strangers We Never Meet Again

Short reflections on fleeting honesty - conversations with strangers online and in real life.

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May 8, 2025
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My Journey

2018

Began my programming journey with Java. Built a strong foundation in OOP, algorithms and basic problem-solving through hands-on mini projects.

2019

Advanced my Java skills with DSA, recursion, collections and structured application development. Improved code quality and modular design.

2020

Expanded into backend fundamentals using Java Servlets, JSP and JDBC. Built dynamic web apps with database connectivity and experimented with JavaFX UI development.

2021

Explored UI/UX design - developed an understanding of layout systems, typography, color principles and user-centric design. Practiced wireframing and prototyping with Figma.

2022

Focused on front-end engineering. Strengthened HTML, CSS and JavaScript foundations. Built fast, responsive interfaces with React, mastering components, hooks, routing and API integration.

2023

Stepped into mobile development with Flutter. Built cross-platform applications using Firebase authentication, Firestore and real-time cloud features.

2024

Specialized in backend and systems engineering with Java Spring. Built REST APIs, microservices, authentication layers, caching pipelines and event-driven messaging using Kafka and Redis.

2025

Focused on DevOps practices CI/CD pipelines, containerization, Docker orchestration and production monitoring. Learned how to design scalable and resilient systems end-to-end.

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