Data model first
Most backend problems are data problems. I start with the schema, the constraints and the access patterns — the APIs follow naturally.
About me
Building backends that scale quietly.
Senior Python developer and Tech Lead from Kochi, Kerala — happiest deep in the code, solving the hard engineering problems behind reliable products.
“Most backend problems are data problems. Get the model right and the API, the security and the scale follow.”
I'm a Python backend engineer with more than eight years of experience building scalable, secure systems. I completed my B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering in 2018 and began my career the same year as a Junior Software Developer at SparkSupport Infotech in Infopark, Kochi.
Over five and a half years at Vofox Solutions I grew from Software Developer to Senior Software Developer, owning backend delivery for clients in Australia, the USA and the Philippines — including the admin platform for a major Australian e-commerce business used by 1,000+ staff — and leading a team of four developers.
At TerrificMinds I built the backend of a multi-tenant dental practice integration platform serving around 1 lakh tenants and thousands of third-party integrators through nearly 100 API endpoints, and led backend development of a learning platform used by 100+ organisations with real-time AI roleplay over WebSockets. Today, as Tech Lead, I lead backend engineering while staying hands-on in design, development and code review, and I'm helping shape the company's ISO 27001 engineering practices.
I'm known for clean, maintainable code, rigorous code reviews and fast, reliable delivery — and I'm always open to conversations about challenging backend engineering work.
- Based in
- Kochi, Kerala, India
- Experience
- 8+ years (since 2018)
- Current role
- Tech Lead, TerrificMinds
- Focus
- Python backends & SaaS
- Education
- B.Tech, Computer Science
- Languages
- English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil
Principles
How I work
Secure by default
Authentication, authorisation, rate limits and audit trails are designed in from day one, not bolted on before launch.
Clean, reviewable code
Thin views, explicit service layers, consistent formatting and tests enforced in CI. Code is read far more than it is written.
Ship fast, ship reliably
AI-assisted development (Cursor, Claude) where it helps, CI/CD and observability everywhere — speed without surprises in production.
Skills
Technical toolkit
Select a category to explore. Levels reflect production experience, not tutorials.
Languages & Frameworks
The core of my day-to-day work.
PythonExpert
Django / Django 5Expert
Django REST FrameworkExpert
FastAPIExpert
SQLExpert
SQLAlchemy & PydanticAdvanced
Django ChannelsAdvanced
JavaScript / TypeScriptProficient
Vue.js & React.jsProficient
Perl (Mason)Working
API & Architecture
How I structure systems that many teams and partners depend on.
RESTful API designExpert
OpenAPI / SwaggerExpert
API versioningExpert
Multi-tenant SaaSExpert
Multi-database routingExpert
Service-layer designExpert
WebSockets & webhooksAdvanced
FHIR interoperabilityAdvanced
Databases
Modelling, migrating and tuning relational and in-memory stores.
PostgreSQLExpert
MySQLExpert
Schema designExpert
Migrations (Django, Alembic)Expert
Query optimisationAdvanced
RedisAdvanced
Sybase SQL AnywhereAdvanced
Async & Messaging
Background work, queues and real-time delivery.
CeleryExpert
Redis (broker & channels)Advanced
RabbitMQAdvanced
Daphne / ASGIAdvanced
Cron & scheduled jobsAdvanced
Cloud & DevOps
From a Dockerfile to production on AWS and GCP.
AWS ECS FargateAdvanced
AWS API GatewayAdvanced
AWS RDS, S3, EC2, IAMAdvanced
ALB / NLBProficient
Docker & ComposeExpert
GitHub Actions CI/CDAdvanced
TerraformProficient
Google Cloud PlatformProficient
Gunicorn & NginxAdvanced
Datadog APMProficient
Security & Quality
Guard rails for code, data and teams.
JWT (SimpleJWT, blacklist)Expert
OAuth2Advanced
Role-based access controlExpert
Rate limitingAdvanced
MFAAdvanced
Audit loggingAdvanced
ISO 27001 practicesProficient
pytest & CI coverage gatesAdvanced
Code review & PR workflowsExpert
Data & Integrations
Analytics and third-party platforms I have shipped against.
PandasAdvanced
Plotly DashAdvanced
Zoho CRMAdvanced
VoiceStack (CareStack)Advanced
VAPIProficient
Hume AIProficient
Everyday tools
GitPostmanPyCharmVS CodeCursorClaude (AI-assisted dev)JiraTrelloRedmineLinuxSSHJupyterMySQL WorkbenchpgAdmin
Let's talk
Need a backend that scales quietly?
I'm open to conversations about senior and lead backend engineering roles, and about hard problems in Python, APIs and multi-tenant SaaS.