Harsh Shah

I am a backbencher

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

About

I’m a proud backbencher who believes in letting results speak louder than words. With over 6 years of hands-on experience in product development and engineering, I specialize in architecting, scaling, and automating high-performance platforms that deliver measurable impact. I value time as the most critical resource - taking full ownership of tasks and driving them to completion with precision and accountability. My focus lies in strategic system design and leveraging DevOps-driven automation to build reliable, scalable, and efficient solutions that accelerate product delivery and business growth.

Experience

  • Software Developer at Verily
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Software Engineer - DevOps at PolicyMe
    Jun 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Software Developer at Tulip
    Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

    ● Reduced onboarding time to 15 mins by automating all manual steps of local development tool in Golang. ● Enhanced PHP-based database primer, allowing QA team to insert millions of records using a single JSONL file. ● Reduced technical debt by replacing outdated libraries in several projects, using an Adapter design pattern. ● Improved UX by lowering the number of clicks and addressing cosmetic UI issues in ReactJS. Technologies: Golang, PHP, ReactJS, JSON, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes

  • Teaching Assistant at Dalhousie University
    May 2022 - May 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    ● Conducted hands-on lab assignments to aid students in understanding the concepts. ● Provided in-class support to resolve queries related to the topics taught in lectures by the professor, also held office hours to resolve queries regarding assignments and projects. ● Evaluated and graded the quiz, assignments, and projects based on the rubrics.

  • AWS Administrator at Sponsor Circle Inc.
    Jun 2022 - Nov 2022 · 6 mos