Hi, I'm Shiv Patel
Platform-oriented Software Engineer
Impact-driven Software Engineer specializing in designing, building, and scaling robust backend systems and cloud infrastructure. Focuses on enhancing developer productivity, system reliability, and security posture through strategic automation.
Work Experience
Software Engineer II – Developer Experience
Mark43 • June 2024 - Present
Focused on improving developer workflows and security. Led significant CI/CD migrations and security hardening, and built a secure access solution for on-call engineers.
Infrastructure as CodeAWSCI/CD
Software Engineer II – Integrations
Mark43 • April 2023 - June 2024
Primarily responsible for maintaining critical integrations with high uptime and data integrity. Served as a key on-call engineer and built high-performance data pipelines.
JavaKubernetesData Pipelines
Software Engineer – Platform
Mark43 • June 2022 - April 2023
Worked on core platform initiatives, including achieving FedRAMP compliance, implementing a feature flag system, and optimizing API performance.
Cloud SecuritySQL OptimizationFeature Flags
Teaching Assistant - Web Applications
University of Maryland • January 2021 - May 2022
Conducted lectures and lab sessions for 800+ students while partnering with instructors to revamp course materials. Served as a primary resource for backend development questions and provided one-on-one support during office hours.
JavaScriptHTML/CSSSQL
Student Instructor - Unix Tools
University of Maryland • August 2021 - December 2021
Developed and taught curriculum covering command-line tools, shell scripting, and version control. Mentored undergraduate students to help them achieve proficiency with Linux environments and automation techniques.
BashGitLinux
Software Engineering Intern – Platform
Mark43 • June 2021 - September 2021
Contributed to backend development by building RESTful APIs and internal admin tools to improve efficiency.
JavaREST APIsSQL
Projects
Feature Flag Service
Developed a high-performance, distributed feature flag service designed to enable safe and controlled rollouts for engineering teams.
Jumpbox
Architected and implemented a critical access platform utilizing AWS AppStream to provide on-call engineers with secure, audited access to production resources across multiple regions.
Skills
Systems & Infrastructure
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Docker / Containers
- AWS (EC2, S3, ECS, Lambda)
- CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
- Prometheus / Grafana
- ELK Stack / Observability
Languages
- Java
- Python
- Rust
- Go
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Bash / Shell Scripting
- SQL
Data & Messaging
- PostgreSQL
- Redis / Caching
- Kafka / Event Streaming
- Elasticsearch
- RabbitMQ / Message Queues
- gRPC / Protocol Buffers
- GraphQL / REST APIs
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
University of Maryland • 2018 - 2022
Graduated with honors in the Computer Science program with focus on distributed systems and cybersecurity. Teaching Assistant for Web Applications and Student Instructor for Unix Tools.