Dev Bakshi

Dev Bakshi

I build things, then I run them.

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Inside the build

Computer Science graduate from RMIT. I have shipped inside a live SaaS codebase, and I build and maintain systems that paying clients depend on every day.

Melbourne, AustraliaSoftware Engineer
The working life

Experience

Where I have worked and what I actually did there.

Contact

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach me is email.

Languages

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • SQL and T-SQL

Frontend

  • Astro
  • Tailwind CSS
  • HTML, CSS, vanilla JavaScript
  • REST API integration

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • REST API design
  • Authentication and session handling
  • Role based access control

Cloud and deployment

  • AWS S3
  • Render
  • Vercel
  • Twilio
  • DNS, HTTPS certificates, domains

Databases

  • PostgreSQL and managed Postgres
  • SQL Server
  • Schema design, indexing, partitioning

Testing, security and quality

  • Automated API and regression testing
  • Test driven approach
  • Dependabot
  • gitleaks secret scanning
  • Semgrep static analysis
  • Content Security Policy headers

AI engineering

  • Hosted LLM integration in production
  • Anthropic API
  • Prompt design and iteration
  • Spec driven development with AI coding tools

Systems and infrastructure

  • Windows 10 and 11

Ways of working

  • Git and GitHub
  • Pull requests and code review
  • Agile and Scrum
  • Stand ups, retrospectives, planning
  • Technical documentation
  • Client facing writing and proposals