Shaurya Mehta
Backend Engineer • DevOps • Security
My Engineering Philosophy
I believe an engineer is a problem solver who should be capable of addressing any type of challenge they encounter. My approach is centered on deconstructing the “why” and “what” of every system to understand it inside out. By identifying architectural patterns, I can solve complex problems more efficiently and adapt to new technologies quickly.
Who I Am
I’m a final-year Computer Science student actively working on understanding Kubernetes end-to-end, along with CI/CD pipelines and real-world DevOps problem-solving. I’ve gained hands-on experience with these systems through internships, where I’ve worked with production-grade infrastructure rather than toy setups.
I’m a developer by practice, primarily working with Java, Go, and JavaScript. My experience spans from low-level web fundamentals to modern stacks—servlets to Spring Boot, JSP to React, and everything in between. I enjoy building across layers: web applications, compilers, CLI tools, and system-level utilities. Problem-solving and understanding how things work under the hood are what drive me.
I also have a strong interest in cybersecurity and cryptography, shaped by my experience at a fintech company. This has trained me to think deeply about edge cases, threat models, and secure system design, and to implement solutions with security as a first-class concern rather than an afterthought.
I’m currently in my 4th year of my Computer Science degree and have accumulated over 9 months of internship experience, continuously learning by building, breaking, and improving real systems.
My Toolkit
| Category | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Programming Languages | Java, Go, JavaScript, Python, C++, C, SQL |
| Backend | Spring Boot, Spring Security, Gin, JWT, WebSockets, RESTful APIs, gRPC, GraphQL, OAuth+mTLS |
| Frontend | React.js, React Native (Expo), Redux, TanStack Query, HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap |
| DevOps | Kubernetes (StatefulSets, Services, Networking), Docker, Database Replication, Linux Systems, Vim, Helm |
| Soft Skills | Leadership, Abstract Thinking, Team Collaboration, Documentation, Management |