Aditya Khandelwal

Backend Engineer & Infra Builder

Building scalable infrastructure tools and backend platforms for high-performance systems.

4+
Years Experience
10+
Projects Built
3+
Companies

About Me

I'm a backend engineer who loves solving tough problems and building impactful systems. I thrive on learning new things, pushing the boundaries of infrastructure, and making a difference through software.

Current Focus

I'm currently working at D.E. Shaw where I've built large-scale dataset onboarding workflows, a Google Zanzibar–style authorization engine, and report scheduling systems used organization-wide.

What I Care About

I care deeply about system performance, concurrency, and developer productivity. Currently building Gradual—a stress testing framework focused on concurrent user simulation.

Backend Development

Specialized in backend development and related technologies.

Infrastructure Tools

Specialized in infrastructure tools and related technologies.

Developer Platforms

Specialized in developer platforms and related technologies.

Performance Optimization

Specialized in performance optimization and related technologies.

Skills & Technologies

I work with a variety of technologies to build robust, scalable solutions.

Languages

Python
95%
JavaScript
85%
TypeScript
80%

Frameworks

Django
90%
React
50%
Cypress
90%

Infrastructure

Docker
50%
Dask
90%
Gevent
90%
Redis
60%
Nginx
75%

Testing & Tools

Pytest
90%
Load Testing
95%
CI/CD
80%
Git
90%

Additional Expertise

Google Zanzibar
Authorization Systems
Data Ingestion
Report Scheduling
Microservices
API Design
Performance Tuning
System Architecture

Featured Projects

Here are some of the key projects I've worked on, from open-source tools to enterprise-scale systems. Each project represents my focus on building scalable, performant solutions.

Gradual

Open Source

Concurrency-Based Stress Testing Framework

A concurrency-first stress testing framework designed to simulate real-world user load patterns. It moves beyond traditional RPS testing and helps teams discover bottlenecks under concurrent access — especially useful in high-latency environments like fintech.

Key Features:

  • YAML-based config system (no tick functions)
  • Ramp-up load using additive or multiplicative concurrency
  • Adapter-based pluggable reporting system
  • Built using Python + gevent + clean architecture principles
PythonGeventYAMLClean Architecture
In Progress

Report Scheduling System

Enterprise

D.E. Shaw

A modular platform allowing users to schedule report runs, configure access, and route delivery via email and Slack. Built-in auth & approval workflows ensure compliance and auditability.

Key Features:

  • Modular scheduling platform
  • Email and Slack delivery routing
  • Built-in authentication & approval workflows
  • Compliance and auditability features
PythonFastAPIPostgreSQLRedisSlack API
Production

Dataset Onboarding Workflow

Enterprise

D.E. Shaw

Designed a multi-source ingestion engine (CSV, Excel, pkl, directories) with schema validation, metadata tagging, access control, and collaboration support.

Key Features:

  • Multi-source data ingestion (CSV, Excel, pkl, directories)
  • Schema validation and metadata tagging
  • Access control and collaboration support
  • Scalable data processing pipeline
PythonPandasDaskPostgreSQLRedis
Production

Google Zanzibar-Style Auth Engine

Enterprise

D.E. Shaw

Built a Google Zanzibar-style authorization engine for fine-grained access control across the organization. Handles complex permission hierarchies and real-time authorization decisions.

Key Features:

  • Fine-grained access control
  • Complex permission hierarchies
  • Real-time authorization decisions
  • High-performance permission checking
PythonFastAPIRedisPostgreSQLGraph Theory
Production

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, interesting projects, or just connecting with fellow developers. Feel free to reach out!

Get In Touch

Looking to Collaborate On

Infrastructure tools
Developer platforms
Stress/load testing
Scalable auth systems
Backend architecture
Performance optimization

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