// SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
Karthik Shanbhag
I build ▍
I design, build, and run complete production platforms end-to-end — AI model quantization infrastructure, a remote hardware lab used by engineering colleges, premium event ticketing, and enterprise SaaS APIs processing litigation data from 4000+ US courts. Deep in NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, event-driven architecture, React, and Next.js.
About
I'm a Software Development Engineer who owns systems end-to-end — from the first schema migration to the deploy pipeline. I've independently designed, built, and shipped three complete production platforms, each one solo, from scratch, and each one live today.
At UniCourt I work on an enterprise API SaaS platform handling litigation data and AI-powered docket extraction from 4000+ US courts — high-throughput event processing with NestJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, and NATS JetStream on Kubernetes.
Outside of that, I've built an AI model quantization platform, a VIP event ticketing product, and a remote hardware lab used by engineering colleges — each one solo, from scratch, in production.
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role: "Software Development Engineer",
base: "Mangalore, India",
degree: "B.E. CSE — SMVITM, 2024",
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};
Experience
Software Engineer @ UniCourt India
Aug 2024 — Present- ▹Core engineer on UniCourt's enterprise API SaaS platform for litigation data, analytics, and AI-powered docket extraction from 4000+ US courts.
- ▹Built scalable backend services with NestJS v11, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Bull queues, and NATS for high-throughput event processing.
- ▹Cut average API response times by 80% through query and API-logic optimization.
- ▹Designed Redis-based real-time systems: TTL connection tracking, WebSocket lifecycle management, Lua scripts, and distributed locking.
- ▹Shipped product-facing UI with Next.js and Shadcn; ran event-driven workloads on Kubernetes.
// INDEPENDENT & CONTRACT PLATFORM WORK
Complete production platforms designed, built, and operated single-handedly — architecture to deployment.
Founding Engineer · Contract @ Qwodel
Jan 2026 — Present- ▹Built Qwodel.com, an artifact-first AI model quantization orchestration platform for large-scale quantization and optimization of AI models.
- ▹Designed the core orchestration engine supporting multi-GPU workflows, fused kernels, runtime estimation, accuracy tracking, and deterministic pipelines.
- ▹Developed infrastructure for portable, versioned, audit-ready model artifacts deployable across cloud, on-prem, or edge.
Sole Engineer · Contract @ Redrhynos
Jan 2026 — Present- ▹Developed MVPSuites.com, an end-to-end booking platform for premium VIP tickets and suites — concerts, sports, and theater.
- ▹Built the full backend, frontend, booking logic, and infrastructure from scratch, enabling secure online bookings.
Sole Engineer · Contract @ Anmaya.in
Jan 2026 — Present- ▹Independently built a remote laboratory platform adopted by multiple engineering colleges for ECE students.
- ▹Students compile Verilog on server infrastructure that executes on real Raspberry Pi hardware, with a live video feed of LED outputs.
- ▹Owned the full stack: compilation pipeline, hardware integration, and real-time video streaming.
Flagship Projects
Skill Matrix
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MESSAGING & QUEUES
INFRASTRUCTURE
Get In Touch
I'm open to interesting problems — especially anything involving backend systems, real-time infrastructure, or AI platforms. Drop a message and I'll get back to you.
@karthikshanbhag969@gmail.com
#+91 95912 82025