About

Shivam Dhawan is a skilled Backend Developer at OLX Autos, with over 4 years of relevant experience in the industry. He is an expert in NodeJS and Python, and has a deep understanding of software development and architecture. Shivam is passionate about creating cool stuff by converting JavaScript and Python into innovative solutions. He has a strong ability to ask the right questions and write codes with knowledge of why it works, while also looking at systems in a scalable way. Shivam is not afraid to explore, try, and/or fail, which has allowed him to innovate and develop faster, secure systems that reduced development time by over a month. He has a proven track record of leading large-scale projects that can handle thousands of users with no delays. Shivam has worked on multiple projects from domains of Education, Entertainment, HR Tools, Online Dating, Social Bidding, AR, and Healthcare, which has led to happy clients and amazing products. Shivam's past experiences include working as a Software Engineer at Simpplr, where he architected and led the development of search functionality for the intranet solution. He also worked on microservices to create independent, secure, and scalable systems, and innovated strategies of code structuring being used across the whole system. Shivam has also worked as a Back End Developer at Grappus, where he led projects from product planning, API development, product deployments to monitoring and scaling. He worked with JavaScript/NodeJS as well as Python/Django/Flask, and was responsible for creating faster, secure systems that reduced development time by over a month. Shivam holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Jaypee University of Information Technology, where he graduated in 2019. He also has a strong educational background, having completed his Intermediate education from St. Peter's College in 2015 and his High School education from the same institution in 2013. Shivam's tech stack includes Backend, Software Engineer, Python, NodeJS, P2P, Javascript, AWS, Elastic Search, Kafka, Microservices, Search, and Flask. He is a highly skilled professional with a passion for innovation and a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions.