Siddhant Shukla

Backend-focused Software Developer building scalable systems, secure APIs, caching architectures, and performance-driven applications.

const siddhant = {
  role: "Backend Engineer",
  current: "Junior Developer @ KeyIcon Pvt Ltd",
  location: "Kanpur, India",
  specialization: [
    "Scalable REST APIs",
    "Authentication Systems",
    "Caching Architectures",
    "Backend Optimization",
    "System Design"
  ],
  languages: ["JavaScript", "TypeScript", "Java", "Python", "C", "SQL"],
  backend: ["Node.js", "Express", "REST APIs", "JWT", "Redis"],
  frontend: ["React", "Next.js", "Tailwind CSS"],
  databases: ["MongoDB", "PostgreSQL", "MySQL"],
  tools: ["Docker", "Git", "Linux", "Firebase", "Auth0"],
  ai: ["OpenAI APIs", "Prompt Engineering", "NLP"],
  currentlyLearning: [
    "Distributed Systems",
    "Advanced System Design",
    "Backend Performance Engineering"
  ]
};

Backend-focused Software Developer with practical experience designing scalable REST APIs, secure authentication workflows, Redis-backed caching layers, and production-ready applications.

Strong foundation in backend architecture, API design, debugging production systems, performance optimization, and scalable engineering principles.

Currently working as a Junior Developer at KeyIcon Pvt Ltd, focused on backend engineering while expanding expertise in distributed systems, scalable architectures, and AI-integrated applications.

Feb 2026 – Present | Kanpur, India

• Developing and maintaining backend services and production APIs
• Resolving production issues and improving backend reliability
• Optimizing performance and contributing to cleaner engineering practices
• Supporting scalable backend feature development

Sep 2024 – Mar 2025 | Remote

• Worked on AI data pipelines and model evaluation workflows
• Improved workflow automation efficiency
• Contributed to model evaluation quality improvements

Jun 2024 – Sep 2024 | Remote

• Built backend services using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and Redis
• Implemented JWT authentication and secure API workflows
• Added caching and performance optimization strategies
• Designed production-oriented backend architecture

Tech: React • Node.js • MongoDB • Redis • JWT • NLP

Full-stack SaaS application focused on intelligent content organization and efficient backend architecture.

Highlights

• Secure JWT authentication system
• Redis caching for faster response times
• AI-powered content summarization
• Modular backend architecture
• Scalable API design principles

Tech: React • JavaScript

Interactive educational platform for understanding algorithm behavior visually.

Highlights

• Real-time sorting animations
• Interactive user controls
• Algorithm-focused DSA implementation
• Optimized rendering logic

Tech: Node.js • Express • MongoDB

Collection of backend-focused engineering implementations.

Highlights

• CRUD architecture
• Authentication workflows
• API optimization strategies
• Modular scalable codebases

🏆 Meta Back-End Development Specialization
🏆 Intro to Generative AI
🏆 HackQuest Hackathon — 4th Runner-Up

B.Tech — Computer Science & Engineering (Cyber Security)
2022 – 2026

Relevant Coursework

• Data Structures & Algorithms
• DBMS
• Operating Systems
• Computer Networks
• System Design

Backend Engineering
Scalable Distributed Systems
Advanced System Design
Performance Optimization
AI-integrated Backend Applications
Production-grade Architecture