Sahil Patel
Full Stack Engineer | Montreal, Canada
I'm a software engineer focused on building realtime systems that need to work reliably. Currently at Cold Chain Science, I'm the sole developer responsible for our core platform.
My work spans the full stack. On any given week, I might be debugging IoT edge device connectivity, fixing bugs on our Android app, tuning PostgreSQL queries across millions of rows, troubleshooting a microservice degradation, building internal tools for non-technical teams, or designing a query interface that lets management pull their own data without touching the database.
I care about owning systems completely. That means understanding the code, the business context, the compliance requirements, and what happens when something breaks at 2am.
Outside of work
I write about debugging stories on my blog. I also build side projects to learn things properly. Saaz is my long-running personal music streaming system that I've rebuilt multiple times as I've learned better approaches.
I volunteer with the Women Techmakers and Google Developer Group communities in Montreal. I was a mentor for the Google Developer Student Club at Concordia University, helping undergrad students build full-stack websites. The team I mentored placed second.
I write about what I learn. Documenting infrastructure patterns and system design decisions helps me think clearly and hopefully helps others facing similar problems.
Get in Touch
If you have a challenging problem or just want to talk about infrastructure, I'd love to hear from you.