Kunal Shah is a Principal Engineer based in Chicago with nine years of experience building cloud-native platforms and full-stack applications, currently leading platform engineering at Sandisk. He previously architected and operated AWS-centric infrastructure at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and holds AWS SysOps and Developer associate certifications. Kunal's background spans Angular front-ends, Spring Boot microservices, and consultancy work for Fortune 500 financial clients, giving him a strong bridge between product-facing code and reliable cloud operations. He also co-founded a fintech startup that was acquired, reflecting entrepreneurial instincts alongside enterprise delivery. Known for moving between hands-on implementation and platform strategy, he brings practical AWS operational expertise to complex, regulated environments.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at University of Illinois Chicago
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