Harinder Gakhal is a founder and software engineer with a decade of experience and 3.5 years building production systems at scale, most recently delivering a notification pipeline handling 55,000+ messages daily at CDK Global. He now runs Cedar Stack Labs, a consultancy that designs and ships web apps, APIs, and AI-powered tools for small businesses, including a serverless content delivery platform with OAuth 2.0 serving 1,000+ users. Comfortable across the full stack—TypeScript, Python, React, Node.js, .NET, PostgreSQL, AWS, and Cloudflare—he favors ownership, rapid iteration, and pragmatic solutions. Recent technical highlights include a distributed RAG pipeline that reduced three days of audio processing to under two hours on an HPC cluster and Cloudflare Workers integrations for legacy desktop subscription flows. Based in Vancouver, WA, he pairs hands-on engineering with product-focused delivery and ongoing support for clients. Open to both full-time roles and freelance engagements, he brings entrepreneurial drive and a track record of shipping reliable systems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Associate in Science Transfer – Major Related Program, Computer Science, Associate in Science Transfer – Major Related Program, Computer Science at Clark College
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Oregon State University
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