Backend Engineer | Software Developer

Dinkar Pathak

I build backend systems and infrastructure, mostly around APIs, data, and distributed workloads. I enjoy understanding what happens underneath abstractions and turning that understanding into working software.

What am I doing these days?

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Currently exploring low-level performance through a C++ profiling project, digging into how programs behave beyond the source code. At the same time, I’ve been going deeper into GenAI — moving beyond API usage to understand how modern AI systems are actually built and used.

Recent Projects

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A high-performance security and observability layer designed to sit in front of distributed microservices.

FastAPIRedisPostgreSQLNginxDockerPython

A decoupled background processing engine built with Express and Redis, featuring atomic BLMOVE queue transitions, automated retries, and DLQ isolation.

Node.jsExpress.jsRedisDockerDistributed SystemsAxios

A foundational MERN stack application built as a milestone project in learning full-stack web development, user authentication, and RESTful CRUD systems. (click on live demo below and try it yourself)

ReactNode.jsExpress.jsMongoDBJWTREST API