Shamnas Gafoor

Results-driven SDE 3 Lead with 7+ years of experience across full-stack web development, cloud infrastructure (AWS), and DevOps. I’ve led engineering teams, built secure and scalable admin portals, and optimized CI/CD pipelines to improve delivery efficiency by 40%.

My core expertise lies in Laravel, Vue.js, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, and observability stacks like Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki. I'm hands-on with product design, architecture decisions, and team collaboration.

Recently led a team at a cybersecurity startup, building core device management tools from the ground up and managing AWS infrastructure.

Currently exploring opportunities to contribute to high-impact products — in full stack, technical leadership, or infrastructure roles.

Bringing over 7 years of experience in backend-heavy full-stack development, DevOps, and infrastructure engineering, with a proven ability to architect and scale systems, lead engineering teams, and deliver business-critical solutions.

• Leading backend development as SDE 3 Lead at Subconscious Compute, managing a team of 5 engineers and architecting a core admin portal for device management using Laravel, Vue.js, and Inertia.
• Reducing CI/CD pipeline time by 40%, optimizing deployment workflows using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
• Integrating observability stacks with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and VictoriaMetrics for infrastructure performance and telemetry.
• Contributing to a Node.js-based Superadmin portal, supporting real-time features and internal tooling.
• Delivering e-commerce and CRM projects as Senior Developer at Thinking Dots, building platforms with Laravel, Material CSS, REST APIs, and Vue.
• Developing internal tools like project management and invoicing systems tailored for SMEs.
• Leading product development at RGS Sports Academy, building an academy management platform using CodeIgniter and developing a Python Django-based student analytics tool.
• Delivering full-stack freelance projects using Laravel and CodeIgniter for clients across e-commerce and corporate portfolios.
• Building performance analytics dashboards at Embibe, using Python and Pandas to analyze student performance and content quality.
• Developing REST APIs and frontends as a Systems Engineer at Infosys, contributing to the Infy Retail App using AngularJS, Java, Hibernate, and Oracle SQL.

Passionate about clean architecture, system scalability, and developer velocity, while thriving in startup and early-stage environments where ownership and speed are key.

Completed Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering (Karnataka, India) in 2017. Built a strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, software engineering, and database systems. Gained early practical experience through academic projects and internships that helped transition smoothly into full-time roles in backend and full-stack development.