Summary
Harshit Modi is a Software Engineer based in Arlington, Texas with 9 years of experience and 7+ years focused on designing and optimizing large-scale distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and high-performance backends. Currently at Amazon, he has led re-architecture efforts and built resilient microservices to improve scalability and availability across critical systems. His background includes research on scalable graph query processing using MapReduce and practical cloud teaching experience, giving him both theoretical depth and hands-on pedagogy. Early full‑stack work at Kuliza exposed him to diverse web technologies and operational tooling, informing a pragmatic approach to delivering production systems. Passionate about system design, APIs, and emerging GenAI applications, he blends curiosity with a learner’s mindset to tackle complex infrastructure challenges. Colleagues describe him as an explorer-minded problem solver who consistently turns research insights into reliable, production-ready solutions.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at The University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology