Simit Shah

About Simit Shah

Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience in building highly available, distributed systems at scale. Expert in cloud infrastructure, database reliability, and backend architecture. Proven track record of leading complex, cross-team initiatives and delivering resilient, large-scale distributed solutions.Programming Languages: C/C++, JAVA, Golang, Python, C#Database: PostgreSQ, MySQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB, Cassandra Cloud & Distributed Systems: AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2, S3, Lambda, SQS, SNS, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudFormation), REST, Patroni, Orchestrator, EtcdEngineering Packages: OpenCV, MatlabIDE: Microsoft Visual Studio, GoLand, PyCharm, Eclipse, Net Beans, Code Blocks Version Control: Git, Perforce, SVNOperating Systems : Linux, Windows, Mac OSMobile Operating Systems: AndroidOpen Source Hardware : ArduinoOther Tools : Wireshark, OPNET

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Jul 2020 — Present · East Palo Alto, CA, US

   Amazon Aurora & RDS – Database Infrastructure Leading the design and development of the Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora Open Source engine control planes, building highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems. Driving innovations in automated failovers, replication, and API abstractions to deliver resilient, scalable cloud database services. Enhancing observability and infrastructure to ensure high-performance reliability for AWS customers worldwide.AWS Amazon ConnectWorked on Contact Center as a Service (CCaS) to enable businesses to create powerful customer experiences.Skills - Java, Python, AWS (Aurora & RDS, EC2, S3, EBS, Cloudformation, Cloudwatch, SNS, SQS, Lambda, IAM), PostgreSQL, MySQL, Etcd, Patroni, Orchestrator

Education

• University of Southern California

  Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering (Multimedia and Creative Technologies)

  2012 — 2014

• Nirma Institute Of Technology

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communication Engineering

  2008 — 2012

• Swastik English Higher Secondary School

  Science Stream

  1995 — 2008

Skills

• Digital Signal Processing
• Multimedia
• Ns2
• Git
• Image Processing
• Software Development
• Visual Basic 5.0/6.0
• Wireshark
• Algorithms
• C++
• Php
• Vhdl
• Linux
• Vlsi
• C
• Opnet
• Opencv
• Java
• Internet of
• Matlab
• C/C++
• Embedded Systems