Software Engineer

Shipping and operating production systems

I build and run frontend, backend, and automation pipelines for real-world applications — owning reliability, deployments, and fixes when things break.

Experience supporting systems serving millions of pages with 99.9% uptime.

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About Me

Saurabh Shelar

Software Engineer

Production Systems | Frontend, Backend & Automation

location_onDublin, Ireland

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5+ years building and operating production web systems

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Millions of pages served via automated build & deployment pipelines

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30+ production incidents investigated and resolved

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CI/CD ownership across GitHub Actions, AWS, and release tooling

What I work on

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Design and maintain frontend systems (React, Astro) integrated with backend services
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Build backend workflows and REST APIs that support content delivery and automation
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Own CI/CD pipelines, release workflows, and deployment reliability
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Debug and resolve production issues across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
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Improve system stability by reducing manual processes and failure points

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Core Engineering

Object-oriented design

API design & debugging

Data modeling

Performance and failure analysis

web

Frontend Systems

React, TypeScript, Astro

Component architecture

Performance optimisation

storage

Backend & Automation

Java (Spring-style services), Node.js, Python

REST APIs, background jobs, data pipelines

settings

CI/CD & Reliability

GitHub Actions, Docker, Linux

Deployment pipelines

Monitoring, alerting, incident response

history

Experience

July 2022 - July 2025

CK-12 Foundation

Software Engineer

July 2022 - July 2025

Large-scale production platform serving high-traffic educational content.

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Owned static site generation and deployment pipelines serving millions of pages
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Built automation tools removing manual publishing workflows
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Investigated and resolved 30+ production incidents, reducing MTTR by ~35%
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Designed data pipelines processing 1M+ records with improved reliability
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Improved CI/CD stability and release visibility

September 2021 - July 2022

Axxess

Frontend Engineer

September 2021 - July 2022

Large-scale healthcare reporting platform with high-volume report generation.

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Optimised background report generation workflows, improving system reliability
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Improved report loading times by ~60% through frontend optimisation
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Reduced support tickets by ~20% and downtime by ~25%
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Migrated legacy jQuery pages to Vue.js

August 2020 - September 2021

Zeus Learning

Software Engineer

August 2020 - September 2021

Web-based learning platforms with complex integrations.

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Built and maintained features for multiple learning platforms using Angular, JavaScript, REST APIs, and SQL
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Designed custom SSO integration between Shopify and internal LMS
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Improved system reliability by resolving critical production issues
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Reduced manual effort by ~80% through XML parsing pipelines
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Implemented async batch processing, reducing gateway timeout errors by ~80%

school

Education & Certifications

MSc Computer Science (Intelligent Systems)

Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

B.E. Computer Science

Shivaji University

verified

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

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Open Source & Community

Open-source contributor to Python Ireland — shipped production features used on python.ie

Committee member supporting meetups and platform improvements

Volunteer at PyCon Ireland 2025

Case Studies

Font Suggestion - Figma Plugin

extension

Why this exists

Designers spend countless hours scrolling through endless font options trying to find the perfect match for their designs. The process of trial and error is time-consuming and inefficient, especially when working on logos, websites, or brand identities.

What I built

Built a Figma plugin that integrates ChatGPT API to provide AI-powered font suggestions. Created an intuitive interface that seamlessly integrates with Figma's design environment, providing real-time font recommendations based on design specifications. The plugin processes design requirements and leverages ChatGPT's language model to suggest ideal fonts.

Hard part

Integrating the ChatGPT API with Figma's plugin architecture while maintaining a smooth user experience. Handling API rate limits and ensuring fast response times within Figma's constraints. Creating an interface that provides meaningful suggestions without overwhelming designers with too many options.

Users: 5.3k users

Scale: 54 ratings

FigmaTypeScriptChatGPT APIPlugin DevelopmentAI

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Augmento - AR-Based 3D Furniture Visualisation

view_in_ar

Why this exists

Furniture shopping often involves guesswork about how items will look and fit in physical spaces. Customers need a way to visualize furniture in their actual environment at true-to-scale dimensions before making purchase decisions.

What I built

Built an Android AR application using ARCore for real-time, true-to-scale 3D furniture visualization. Implemented 3D model rendering and placement in physical environments. Created an intuitive interface for selecting and positioning furniture models with accurate scaling and rotation.

Hard part

Achieving accurate scale and positioning in AR space while maintaining smooth performance on mobile devices. Handling device calibration and ensuring 3D models align correctly with real-world surfaces. Managing memory constraints when loading and rendering multiple 3D furniture models.

AndroidARARCoreJava3D RenderingMobile Development

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Contact

Let's work on systems that need ownership

If you're building or maintaining production systems and need someone who takes responsibility end-to-end — from UI to deployment to incident resolution - reach out.

location_onDublin, Ireland

phone+353894929808

mailmr.saurabhshelar@gmail.com

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