Building the backbone of modern applications.
I'm Abhishek Sharma, a senior software developer with over 8 years of experience crafting scalable systems that power products used by millions.
My Journey
I started my career building small web applications, quickly discovering my passion for what happens behind the scenes. The complexity of distributed systems, the elegance of well-designed APIs, and the satisfaction of optimizing performance drew me in.
Over the years, I've had the privilege of working with startups and established companies alike, tackling challenges from real-time payment processing to cloud infrastructure serving millions of requests.
Today, I focus on building systems that don't just work, but scale gracefully, fail safely, and remain maintainable for years to come.
Where I've worked
A timeline of my professional journey in software development.
Senior Backend Engineer
TechScale Inc.
Leading backend architecture for a platform serving 2M+ users. Designed microservices architecture and reduced system latency by 60%.
Backend Developer
DataFlow Systems
Built real-time data processing pipelines handling 100K events/second. Implemented event-driven architecture using Kafka.
Software Engineer
CloudFirst
Developed RESTful APIs and database optimization strategies. Reduced query times by 80% through proper indexing.
Junior Developer
StartupHub
Full-stack development for early-stage startups. Learned the fundamentals of building scalable applications.
Technologies I master
The tools and frameworks I use to build robust backend systems.
How I approach building
Simplicity First
The best systems are simple. I focus on solving the right problems with the simplest solutions.
Built to Scale
Every system I build is designed with growth in mind. From day one to millions of users.
Observable
If you can't measure it, you can't improve it. Monitoring and logging are first-class citizens.