Backend engineer building observability, automation, and production infrastructure. Ship Python/FastAPI services.
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Information Technology • 2022
High School in Science • Jun 2015 - Mar 2017
Obtuse Labs • Nov 2025 - Present
• Ship production backend services (FastAPI, Django + DRF) with Docker Compose and GitHub Actions CI/CD — deployed on AWS EC2 (Nginx/HTTPS) and a self-hosted Linux server via Cloudflare Tunnel • Built a self-hosted observability stack — Prometheus, Grafana, node_exporter — to monitor services and infrastructure health with pre-built system dashboards • Engineered reliability patterns: idempotency with replay detection, multi-tier fallback caching (Redis → live API → mock), and async processing with Celery + Redis • Full-stack development across FastAPI, Django + DRF, PostgreSQL, Next.js and REST API design
JR Convent School • May 2022 - Present
• Managed end-to-end school operations — faculty coordination, resource allocation, and government compliance across 4 academic years • Oversaw inventory, budgeting, and standards enforcement; identified process gaps that led to building TC Generator • Facilitated stakeholder communication between institution, guardians, and external organizations
api-subledger.obtuse.in · github.com/utkarsh-vats/subledger_backend • Multi-tenant subscription-billing SaaS and the billing backend for the Obtuse Labs portfolio — records money movement, never touches funds (“brain, not wallet”).
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