Shashi Khanal
Software Engineer at Lightcast
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolShashi Khanal is a software engineer with 10 years of experience building cloud-native, full-stack systems and automation pipelines, currently based in Charlotte, NC. He combines strong backend skills (Node.js, Python, Go) and infrastructure expertise (Terraform, Docker, AWS) to deliver scalable microservices, automated CI/CD, and seamless database migrations. At Lightcast he reduced CI runtimes dramatically, led a zero-downtime MySQL-to-Aurora Postgres migration, and built AI-driven agents and custom ChatGPT actions to improve product decisioning. His background includes academic research in video error concealment using CNNs, reflecting a rare blend of applied machine learning and production engineering. Known as a collaborative, people-focused engineer, he also mentors juniors and has repeatedly accelerated client onboarding through Infrastructure-as-Code. Outside work he’s a gregarious creator who enjoys cooking, travel and bringing a playful, curious mindset to problem solving.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Computer Engineering at Tribhuvan UniversityIntermediate in Science, Distinction, Intermediate in Science, Distinction at Caribbean Higher Secondary School, Kathmandu, NepalSchool Leaving Certificate (SLC), Grade 10, Distinction, School Leaving Certificate (SLC), Grade 10, Distinction at SOS Hermann Gmeiner Higher Secondary School, Itahari, NepalMaster of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at Missouri State University
English, Nepali, Hindi
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (22)
vagrantfile7
html6
android-permissions6
virtualbox6
android6
css6
signing6
blockchain5
ethereum5
virtual-machine5
solidity5
ansible4
development-environment4
smart-contracts4
vagrant4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
shashikhanal/matrimonyNepal
Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
shashikhanal/realtime-order-processing-microservices
Aug 2024 - Feb 2025
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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