Yuri Gladkov
Senior DevOps Engineer | Security Champion @ Swisscom
Specialized in Identity & Access Management, DevOps, Testing, and Security
📍 Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
📧 cyberglad@gmail.com
🔗 LinkedIn | Facebook | Personal Blog
🏢 Swisscom
Here is the list of my projects on Github : As a Java Full Stack Developer in 2025, employers expect to see projects that showcase:
Backend Mastery with Spring Boot / Jakarta EE
Frontend Experience (React, Angular, Vue, etc.)
Database design and integration (SQL + NoSQL)
RESTful and/or GraphQL API development
Security (JWT, OAuth2)
DevOps Exposure (Docker, CI/CD, etc.)
Clean Code Practices (TDD, SOLID, etc.)
Here are cool, modern, and practical project ideas that will make your GitHub shine for 2025: ✅ 1. AI-Powered Personal Finance Manager
Tech Stack: Spring Boot + React + GPT API (or Ollama for local models) + MongoDB + Docker
Features:
User auth (JWT)
Upload bank statements (CSV)
Uses AI to classify expenses
Budget tracker & reports
Charts with Recharts or Chart.js
Why it’s great: Showcases AI integration, data processing, frontend visualization.
✅ 2. Job Portal with Resume Parser
Tech Stack: Spring Boot + Angular + PostgreSQL + Apache Tika / NLP
Features:
Employer/jobseeker registration
Resume upload & parsing (auto-extract skills)
Job recommendations
Why: Highlights backend-heavy logic, file parsing, and search/filtering algorithms.
✅ 3. E-Commerce SaaS (Multitenant)
Tech Stack: Spring Boot + React + Redis + Kafka + PostgreSQL + Keycloak (OAuth2)
Features:
Vendor onboarding
Product listing, cart, checkout
Payment gateway mock (Stripe API)
Admin panel & analytics
Why: Enterprise-level architecture, multitenancy, security, asynchronous messaging.
✅ 4. Real-Time Collaboration Tool (like Google Docs lite)
Tech Stack: Java (WebSockets) + React + Redis + MongoDB
Features:
Real-time text sync (Quill.js or similar)
Share & collaborate
Save version history
Why: Demonstrates WebSockets, real-time processing, full-stack synergy.
✅ 5. Developer Portfolio Builder (Drag & Drop CMS)
Tech Stack: Spring Boot + Next.js + PostgreSQL + TailwindCSS
Features:
Drag & drop blocks (bio, projects, skills)
JSON-based storage
Export to static site
Why: Great for frontend + backend + export automation.
✅ 6. IoT Dashboard for Smart Home Devices
Tech Stack: Spring Boot + Vue.js + MQTT + InfluxDB
Features:
Register sensors/devices
Live dashboard (temperature, motion, etc.)
Alerts & automation
Why: Combines Java with hardware protocols, time-series data.
✅ 7. Fullstack Blogging Platform with AI Summarizer
Tech Stack: Spring Boot + React + GPT/LLM integration + PostgreSQL
Features:
Rich text editor (e.g., TipTap)
Auto-generate summaries
Comments, likes, dark mode
Why: Combines user content + AI + full CRUD.
✅ 8. HR Management System (for SMBs)
Tech Stack: Java + Angular + MySQL + Keycloak + Docker
Features:
Leave tracking, payroll, onboarding
Role-based access (RBAC)
Excel/PDF export of reports
Why: Shows business domain modeling, RBAC, and enterprise readiness.
✅ 9. Event Management Platform with Ticket Scanning
Tech Stack: Spring Boot + React Native (mobile) + Firebase + QR Code
Features:
Create/manage events
Generate QR tickets
Scan + validate on entry
Why: Backend API + web + mobile + QR integration.
✅ 10. Custom LLM App: Ask My Code
Tech Stack: Spring Boot + React + Vector DB (e.g., Qdrant) + Ollama/OpenAI
Features:
Upload codebase
AI answers questions about the code
Why: Highlights Java with AI, embeddings, RAG (retrieval augmented generation).
🔧 Bonus Tips
Add README.md with clear architecture diagrams, tech stack, demo links.
Use GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines.
Include unit + integration tests (Junit + Mockito).
Containerize using Docker, and optionally deploy to Render, Fly.io, or AWS EC2.