Harshit Verma — Backend Software Engineer

Backend Software Engineer

Python · Django · PostgreSQL

Building systems you never see

Available for work Gurugram, IN 2025 Grad

01. (featured projects)

Django DRF Channels React PostgreSQL Redis Celery

Architected a modular DRF backend serving a decoupled React frontend over REST and WebSocket APIs across 7+ endpoints
Designed a database-driven gender-ratio balancing system that gates signups per intent category using live seat counts
Automated discovery with Celery Beat — daily pool regeneration at 8:00 AM IST, match expiration at midnight
Built low-latency real-time messaging with Django Channels and Redis-backed WebSockets
Implemented passwordless OTP auth via Twilio and stateless JWT with SimpleJWT

# Discovery API $ curl -X POST /api/v1/discovery/refresh/ → Celery Beat regenerates pools daily at 08:00 IST # Real-time messaging $ wscat -c ws://api/ws/chat/{room_id}/ → Redis-backed channels, mutual-match gated

GitHub

Django DRF React LLM API PostgreSQL Docker EC2

Built and deployed a full-stack e-commerce platform for custom tailoring on AWS EC2 with Docker, Nginx, and Gunicorn
Designed relational data models and REST APIs for categories, products, customization options, measurements, carts, and orders
Enforced server-side price integrity by recomputing order totals from database records, blocking client-side tampering
Modeled dynamic collar, cuff, fabric customization with JSONField and optimized nested catalog queries
Offloaded email notifications to Celery workers backed by Redis to keep request latency low

# Deployment stack $ docker-compose up -d → Nginx → Gunicorn → Django → PostgreSQL # Price integrity check $ curl -X POST /api/v1/orders/checkout/ → Server recomputes totals from DB records

GitHub Live Demo

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02. (skill tree)

Backend & APIs

Python

MAX

Django

MAX

DRF

MAX

FastAPI

LV4

WebSockets

LV4

Databases & Storage

PostgreSQL

MAX

Redis

LV4

Schema Design

MAX

Indexing

LV4

Infrastructure & DevOps

Docker

LV4

AWS EC2

LV4

Celery

MAX

Nginx

LV3

Core Computer Science

DSA

LV4

System Design

LV4

OOP

MAX

Networks

LV3

03. (experience & lore)

[COMPLETED]

Freelance Technical Content Writer

Self-Employed, Remote · 2022 – 2024

Produced technical documentation and developer-facing content, demonstrating strong verbal ability and clear communication of complex technical concepts.

[COMPLETED]

B.E. Computer Science Engineering

Chandigarh University, Mohali · 2021 – 2025

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

[LEGENDARY]

Achievements & Certifications

CAT 2025: 94th Percentile
IBM Data Science Fundamentals
Google Project Management
Science Olympiad: Gold Medalist — Physics & Mathematics

04. (about)

I'm Harshit, a backend software engineer specializing in Python, Django, and Django REST Framework. I ship full-stack, production-grade applications end to end — from relational data modeling and REST API design to asynchronous task processing, real-time WebSocket systems, and containerized deployments on AWS.

My approach is systems-first: I design database schemas that scale, APIs that are intuitive, and infrastructure that's reliable. Whether it's implementing gender-ratio balancing algorithms, building real-time chat with Django Channels, or enforcing server-side price integrity at checkout — I focus on getting the architecture right.

2+ Production Apps

15+ API Endpoints

94th CAT Percentile

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