Backend Engineer, AI/ML & Cloud

Shashwat Bansal is a Backend Engineer with approximately 2 years of experience. He is currently working as a solo contractor, building a 9-service biometric verification platform end-to-end, utilizing technologies such as FastAPI, Postgres 16 (with Fernet encryption and PgBouncer), APScheduler, AWS Rekognition, Java microservices, and a Kotlin Android client. His GitHub features a detailed architecture README for this project. Previously, he developed low-latency Go services at Longshot Systems, demonstrating a strong ability to quickly adapt to new technology stacks. In parallel, he has a successful freelance career on Upwork, completing 32 jobs with over 1,100 hours, a 100% Job Success Score, and a 5.0/5.0 rating, working on Python/Go automation, MERN-stack applications, ML/CV, and JS/React projects. He is open to learning new technologies.