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Dhairya Shah

Languages: Rust, TypeScript, C++
Backend: Fastify, Axum, MongoDB, GraphQL, Websockets, PostgreSQL
DevOps & Cloud: Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Serverless Functions, Github actions

USThing (All in One App)

Architected and maintained backend services for 14,000+ active student users, handling high-concurrency traffic.
Engineered a Real-Time Chat System using PostgreSQL and Fastify over WebSockets, reducing message latency by 40% compared to polling methods.
Implemented production-grade observability pipelines using Prometheus and Loki, enabling proactive error detection and reducing downtime.
Managed backend task prioritization and CI/CD workflows, ensuring smooth deployment cycles for the mobile app team.

Rice Robotics

Optimized inter-process communication (IPC) protocols for autonomous robots, improving command execution speed.
Collaborated with hardware teams to debug complex electromechanical integration issues.

M-Labs Limited

Developed compiler tooling in Rust to translate Python kernels into low-level instructions for quantum control systems.

Authored a high-performance Rust client library for the LocalSend API, now used as a dependency by other open-source developers.
Developed a daemon and CLI tool, demonstrating understanding of linux system services and process management.

Built a high-speed note interface with a Rust backend that parses Markdown to GraphQL in milliseconds.
Frontend built with Next.js featuring graph visualization and split-view editing.

Ranked 2nd out of 167 teams; demonstrated expertise in reverse engineering and securing system vulnerabilities.

Bachelors in Computer Engineering

International Baccalaureate

Obtained a 44/45, First percentile worldwide.
Studied Higher Level: Computer Science, Mathematics Analysis & Approaches, Physics, Economics.