About me

Senior Backend Engineer with 8 years building distributed systems in Go, Python, and Node.js.

Currently — B2B AI health tech

Healthcare AI platform. My work has centered on three things:

• Performance — sub-second page loads on the highest-traffic clinical screens.
• Reliability — a LOINC lab normalization pipeline I built end-to-end, plus real-time WebSocket events for the Smart Summary product.
• New capabilities — MCP test infrastructure with PII scrubbing, a new EMR client integration, and the Auth0 multi-tenancy architecture I'm currently leading.

Previously

• B2B online yoga classes — Backend Team Lead, 4 years
  • Led a microservices transformation across 15+ services.
  • Migrated all third-party integrations from Node.js to Go.
  • Executed a multi-cloud migration alongside the CTO.
  • Led distributed caching, OAuth 2.0 services, and real-time analytics pipelines.
• Payroll MNC — backend engineer on an omnichannel customer experience platform.

What I write about here

• Backend engineering — Go, Python, microservices, event-driven systems
• Real-time architectures — WebSockets, queues, pub/sub
• AI/ML infrastructure — MCP servers, LLM evaluation, RAG pipelines
• Performance work — query optimization, caching, profiling
• Prototypes — small builds that test an idea end-to-end

Outside of work

• Endurance cyclist.
• Toastmasters speaker.

Recommendations

"I had the pleasure of working closely with Gautam during his time as the Backend Team Lead, and I was consistently impressed by his technical depth, leadership maturity, and strong sense of ownership."

"Despite being early in his career, he showed remarkable capability in leading a team, managing complex backend systems, and driving projects to completion with both speed and quality. His ability to break down tough technical challenges, mentor juniors, and collaborate cross-functionally made a meaningful impact on the team's output and culture."

"What stood out most was his calm under pressure, thoughtful problem-solving approach, and his proactive mindset."

"Gautam is a reliable and high-potential engineer with strong leadership instincts, and I'm confident he'll continue to thrive in any high-performing team. I look forward to seeing what he accomplishes next."