Hi there, I am

Dhruv Shah.

I'm a passionate developer with a knack for backend systems, always eager to explore new technologies and solve challenging problems.

B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

2021 - Present
GPA: 8.57/10

High School
Delhi Public School, Bangalore North

2019 - 2021
GPA: 96.6%

Engineering Intern
BalkanID

April 2023 - Present
Remote, Austin

Developed web application features including rules engine, IAM risk analyzer, and access campaigns using GraphQL, Golang, Typescript and React.
Created an Argo workflow for applying rules, significantly reducing resource consumption and system errors.
Led the development of REST APIs for autonomous app operations, integrating with customer applications and Balkan’s AI models using Golang, Kafka, GRPC, and S3 in a containerized micro-service architecture.
Built entitlement extractors for various applications such as Datadog, Sumologic, Jenkins using Golang, and integrated them into the main app and CLI.
Worked with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub workflows, AWS (ECR, S3), and ArgoCD.
Provided knowledge transfer, conducted code reviews, and offered guidance to new team members.

Backend Development Intern
FischerJordan

Sep 2022 - Sep 2023
Remote, New York

Designed and built an internal Knowledge Management dashboard using Django Rest Framework, PostgreSQL, and AWS (EC2, S3) in a Docker-based containerized environment.
Implemented Celery for periodic and asynchronous tasks, improving system efficiency.
Developed a new, more efficient algorithm, reducing time and code complexity of the main API algorithm.
Integrated third-party APIs including Google APIs (Identity Services, Drive, Docs) and OpenAI API.
Added features such as version control, review approval system, comments, and multi-level search.
Built an automated CI/CD pipeline for multi-instance application deployment.
Collaborated with the frontend team and conducted regular meetings with analysts to gather feedback and address user requests.