Summary
Karn Shah is a Technical Lead and AWS-focused solutions architect with 13 years of experience designing cloud-native, resilient systems using serverless and microservices patterns. He leads backend and integration-heavy projects, specializing in Node.js, Java/Kotlin, scalable API design, and event-driven architectures while ensuring strong CI/CD, observability, and performance discipline. Karn has a proven track record building cost-efficient AWS environments—spanning containerized EC2 deployments, serverless functions, and secure identity integrations—while also contributing to multi-cloud initiatives and learning Azure in production. His background in Android development and mentorship at Udacity gives him a rare blend of mobile-first product empathy and backend architectural rigor. Known for designing hyper-flexible infrastructure guided by “design for failure” and defense-in-depth principles, he also drives build-vs-buy decisions and POCs to de-risk delivery. Based in Ahmedabad, he pairs hands-on engineering with team mentoring to deliver reliable, production-grade systems for complex enterprise needs.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Information Technology at Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
Udacity Mentorship Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas, Udacity Mentorship Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas at Udacity
English, Hindi