Co-developed a global news aggregation platform with a colleague, delivering AI-simplified news tailored to readers using DeepSeek R1. Led the project’s design and decision-making, architecting a fully Server-Side Rendered (SSR) platform with Next.js for optimal performance and SEO through schema markup and metadata optimizations. Configured Cloudflare and DNS settings for enhanced security and global accessibility. Built a robust tech stack with PostgreSQL for data management, Minio S3 for optimized image storage, and Docker for scalable deployment. Designed responsive UI with Tailwind CSS and integrated NocoDB and Directus for headless CMS functionality. Automated news curation with n8n, enabling RSS scraping and AI-driven processing to deliver concise, reader-focused content from diverse sources. Improved page load times by 25% through SSR enhancements and image optimization.