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Harsh Shah · Software Engineer
Building what matters.
I work as a senior engineer, consultant, or technical partner for teams building products that depend on solid backend, data, and AI systems.
Work
Where I've been.
A walk through the past few years — the teams, the places, and the kinds of problems I was lucky enough to work on.
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2024 — 2025
Boston · MA
Senior Software Engineer Partners Capital
Reconciliation pipelines on Power Automate, AI-driven document summarisation microservice, and provider-agnostic data ingestion system serving teams analysing $80B+ in assets.
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2023 — 2024
Remote
Senior Software Developer mDesign (acquired by iDesign)
Data-processing microservices integrating Amazon, Walmart, ChannelEngine and P2P for 10,000+ product inventory — built on AWS with Kafka and Redis under the hood.
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2022 — 2023
Remote
Software Engineer II Friendemic (acquired by Kenect)
Refactored a monolith into microservices managing a million social media posts; led an AWS to GCP migration with Terraform.
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2019 — 2022
Tampa · FL
Software Developer System Soft Technologies
GraphQL APIs with Redis caching, CI/CD on BuddyWorks and Jenkins, infrastructure as code.
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2017 — 2018
Utica · NY
Graduate Research Assistant SUNY Polytechnic
Python data-processing pipeline for large-dataset analysis, improving throughput by twelve per cent.
Projects
Things I've built.
A company I'm building and a couple of side projects I keep coming back to — public, live, and open to feedback.
fintech · research terminal
DiamondHands
A research terminal for long-term investors — backtest portfolios across fifty years of US stocks, ETFs, and crypto, then paper-trade the conviction before risking real money.
Projection
side project · for developers
FlexFingers
A 90-second typing warmup for developers — context-aware drills across code, prose, and markdown that find your weak keys, bigrams, and fingers, and rebuild from there.
Cadence
About
A little about me.
I'm Harsh - a software engineer based in Boston with over five years of building software that performs, scales and earns trust.
I've always been drawn to how things work beneath the surface. That's shaped how I build systems: deliberately, with attention to what happens at scale, under load and over time.
I care about the shape of a well-designed service, the feel of a fast interface and the small engineering decisions that compound over time into products people actually find useful. Whether I'm joining a team, advising on architecture, or helping unblock a project, I like solving problems with clear thinking, strong execution and attention to detail.
If you're building something interesting or just want to trade notes, say hello.
Skills
What I know
& what I love.
Tools of the trade
Backend & Systems
- Python
- TypeScript
- Go
- FastAPI
- Django
- REST
- GraphQL
AI & Automation
- LLMs
- OpenClaw
- Agents
- Cursor
- Claude Code
Infrastructure & Cloud
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Docker
- CI/CD
Data & Storage
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Kafka
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- Snowflake
IoT & Smart Systems
- Home Assistant
- Zigbee
- Raspberry Pi
- Matter
Off the clock
Music
- Chord progressions
- Rock and Metal
- Deep house & techno
- Jazz
The Cosmos
- Astrophysics
- Orbital mechanics
- Space tech
- Cosmology
Narrative Audio & Video
- Long-form podcasts
- True crime
- Documentaries
- Wildlife
Staying Active
- Lifting
- Sports
- Running
- Hiking
Culinary Experiments
- New recipes
- Kitchen science
- Baking
Capabilities
How I can help.
Outside of full-time work, I take on the occasional project where I can be genuinely useful.
Engineering
Designing and shipping backend systems — APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure that make products fast and reliable.
- API & system design
- Distributed services
- Performance & scaling
Consulting
A second pair of eyes on architecture, hiring, or a stuck technical problem. Small teams, honest feedback, quick turnaround.
- Architecture review
- Technical due diligence
- Roadmap shaping
Mentorship
Working 1:1 with engineers navigating transitions, interviews, or the leap from mid-level to senior. Unhurried, specific, useful.
- Career & interview prep
- Code reviews
- Growth planning
Resume
The short version.
A quick summary if you're in a hurry — and the full PDF for when you're not.
Education
M.S. Computer Science
SUNY Polytechnic Institute · Utica, NY
2017 – 2019
Bachelors in Computer Applications
Ahmedabad University · Ahmedabad, India
2013 – 2017
Highlights
Senior Software Engineer
Partners Capital · 2024–2025
Senior Software Developer
mDesign (iDesign) · 2023–2024
Software Engineer II
Friendemic (Kenect) · 2022–2023
Software Developer
System Soft Technologies · 2019–2022
Specialties
Backend & Systems
Python, TypeScript, Go, FastAPI, Django
AI & Automation
OpenClaw, LLMs, Aentic workflows
Data & Cloud
AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Kafka, Redis
Practice
System design, Distributed services, REST API
Download full resume
PDF · updated April 2026
Contact
Say hello —
I'd love to hear from you.
harsh.shah2@outlook.com
Whether you’re hiring for an engineering team, stuck on an architecture problem, or just want to trade podcast recommendations—say hello. I usually get back to everyone within a day or two.
Local time, Boston—
Links
Find me elsewhere.
LinkedIn↗
Work history, recommendations, and the occasional thought on engineering.
@harsh29795GitHub↗
Side projects, experiments, and the odd half-finished idea.
@hersh29Resume↓
The printable version — everything on one tidy page.
cv.pdfEmail↗
The most reliable way to reach me. I read every message.
harsh.shah2@outlook.comOne more thing · for the curious
How fast can you type?
A small detour before you go. Pick a difficulty, type the sentence, and see where you rank in the world.
Time0.0s
WPM0
Accuracy100%
Percentile—
Click the sentence · Timer starts on your first keystroke
Result
Well done.
Want to actually get faster? Try flexfingers.com — my 90-second daily warmup for developers, with adaptive drills that find your weak keys, bigrams, and fingers.