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Full-Stack Software Engineer
Hi, I'm Shanto
Self-taught full-stack software engineer based in Nazipur, Naogaon, Bangladesh. I pick whatever tech the problem needs, whether that's backend systems, product-facing features, or AI that has to hold up in daily use.
I'm most useful when the problem is unclear and the system has to keep running anyway.
How I work
How I think about the work
If you care more about outcomes than tools, this is the part that matters. I optimize for the business, the budget, and the traffic you'll actually have, then pick whatever gets you there.
The right tool, not my favorite tool
I choose based on the problem, the timeline, and the budget, not on what I used last time. The stack serves the goal, never the other way around.
Built for the traffic you'll actually have
I size decisions to real load and realistic growth. No over-engineering for scale that isn't coming, no corners cut where it will hurt later.
Aware of the investment
Every choice has a cost: money, time to market, and the people who maintain it after me. I weigh those before I write a line of code.
I adapt fast
Drop me into a new domain or an unfamiliar stack and I get productive quickly, then go deep enough to ship something sound.
My toolbox
What I reach for
Tools are means, not the point. When specifics matter, I usually start with a typed TypeScript backend and PostgreSQL, then widen the stack from there.
11 domains · 97 tools
Where I've worked
Selected Work
SaaS platforms I've helped build, from volunteer management at scale to AI-powered commerce and print production orchestration. The systems behind the product, not a list of side projects.
AI-powered unified inbox for Bangladeshi merchants, with one place for every customer conversation.
Centralized print production orchestration connecting Europe's largest print suppliers to hundreds of storefronts.
API-first hybrid commerce platform: online storefront, offline POS, and split fulfillment in one system.
Some of my writing
Writing
Notes on the things I think about - AI you can trust, systems that scale, and staying adaptable in a field that never sits still.
Write code the next engineer can actually change
A full walkthrough of refactoring a real API handler, from separation of concerns and result types to transactions, tests, and the habits that keep code maintainable six months later.
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Where to draw service boundaries before you need to scale
A deep guide to monoliths, microservices, queues, sagas, caching, and multi-tenant isolation, with real patterns from commerce and SaaS products that grew under load.
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The slow query I should have caught in staging
A full database performance postmortem covering schema design, N+1, EXPLAIN plans, indexes, locks, pagination, connection pools, migrations, and when to denormalize.
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Let's build something
Let's talk
Tell me what you're building or where you're stuck. I read every message and reply personally.
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Alongside
Partners
Teams I've shipped real product with. The kind of collaboration that leaves systems running, not just slides.