Deep Desai
Principal Engineer at Forward Networks, Inc.
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDeep Desai is a Principal Engineer based in the San Francisco Bay Area with 11 years of experience building backend and cloud storage systems. He combines strong algorithmic foundations and multi-language fluency (Java, Python, C++, Ruby) with hands-on production DevOps experience and a history of shipping server-side features at scale. Deep has progressed from intern and SRE-style roles into engineering management and principal-level technical leadership at Forward Networks, and co-founded a stealth startup—bringing both execution and product-building instincts. His background includes deep storage work at Dell EMC/Maginatics and practical automation across large fleets early in his career, reflecting a blend of systems design and operational rigor. Comfortable bridging code and infrastructure, he’s known for turning complex distributed problems into reliable, testable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Computer Science at National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliMaster's Degree Computer Science, Master's Degree Computer Science at Texas A&M University
English, Hindi, Gujarati
Github Skills (68)
operator8
data-infrastructure8
postgresql7
golang7
aurora7
migrate7
volumes7
backup7
postgres-operator7
persistent7
database-management6
failover6
java6
kubernetes6
migration6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Prannay/Project-Collection-and-Assignment
Mar 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:40 commits, 44 pushes, 5 branches in 1 month
engineering
jasmeet13n/tinysql-db
Oct 2015 - Jun 2017
Contributions:55 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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