Ishan Koradia

Ishan Koradia

Software Engineer (Backend)

I help build systems that scale. Passionate about getting to the root cause of backend & infrastructure problems, and using product engineering to solve real user pain points. I believe empathy will be a precious and rare quality in the era of AI.

My journey

With over 4.5 years of software engineering experience, I've been honing my skills in backend systems, infrastructure, and product engineering. My journey began with a passion for improving the quality of life of people in the developing world, which continues to guide my work today.

I strongly believe in gettings the fundamentals right, no matter what stack, language, or tool I'm working with. This philosophy has helped me climb the learning curve quickly and deliver robust solutions across diverse domains—from fintech to social impact platforms.

Core Values

  • Technology as enabler: Technology alone cannot solve social problems
  • Fundamentals first: Deep understanding beats chasing buzzwords
  • Human-centered: Building to improve quality of life is paramount
  • Empathy in all aspects: Working and leading with empathy creates better outcomes

Tech Stack

PythonDjangoJavaScriptReact/Next.jsSQLAWSKubernetesDockerPostgreSQL

Projects & Work

Professional

Dalgo

2023 - Present

DjangoPythonRedisKubernetesAWSCelery

Side Hustle

Bookmark search

Got very tired of saving bookmarks in chrome and then even more fed up of searching through them

FastAPIPythonAsyncSemantic search

Data structures & algorithms

Trying to get the fundamentals right.

DSATreesGraphsArraysLinked Lists

Blog & Articles

Change the script conference 2025

Sep 2025

AI engineering at Dalgo

Aug 2025

Designing a new feed system at scale

Feb 2025

Highlights

Co-speaker at PyCon India 2024

Sep 2024

Spoke on 'Data platform for social impact' alongside a mentor, discussing how technology can be leveraged to drive social change.

Mentoring at Reach for Stars

Dec 2025 - Present

Guiding academically driven youth (18-25) through immersive learning and career development as part of the Aga Khan Education Board initiative.

Let's Work Together

I'm always open to interesting conversations about backend systems, product engineering, and using technology for social impact. Feel free to reach out.