Summary
Trusit Shah is a Senior Software Engineer at AWS with 11 years of experience building full-stack solutions that bridge cloud, embedded systems, and IoT. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from UT Dallas and an MEng in Embedded Systems from BITS Goa, and has led research on IoT security, privacy, and user-customizable IoT architectures. His background spans augmented reality, indoor positioning, wireless sensor networks and cross-layer protocols, and he has hands-on hardware expertise from designing embedded systems and consulting with local industries. As co-founder and CTO of a startup and a former project lead at a wireless sensor lab, he helped secure significant funding for industrial IoT deployments. He’s a competitive problem-solver who regularly participates in hackathons and coding contests, with international recognition including a NASA-TOPCODER prize. Based in Seattle, he combines academic rigor with product-driven engineering at scale within AWS IoT.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
B.E. Electronics and TeleCommunication, B.E. Electronics and TeleCommunication at BIRLA VISHVAKARMA MAHAVIDHYALA
English, Hindi, Gujarati