About
Building microsaas products in my free time with Terraform, modern tech stacks, and a startup mindset
Building in Free Time
When I'm not working on production systems, I'm building microsaas products. Every side project is a learning opportunity and a chance to solve real problems.
Infrastructure as Code
I live and breathe Terraform. From spinning up entire cloud infrastructures to managing complex deployments, I build everything as code for fast iteration and scalability.
Startup Mindset
I build products that matter. Whether it's infrastructure monitoring, AI-powered tools, or developer productivity apps, I focus on solving real problems.
Skills
With a background steeped in the dynamic work culture of startups, I bring a hands-on approach, adept at tackling a spectrum of responsibilities to ensure comprehensive and agile contributions.
Experience
DevOps Engineer & MicroSaaS Builder
Sep 2024 â Present
ColorKloud, San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
- đ Building MicroSaaS: Shipping products like Bildit, Driftchecks, Lifestory, Homebrain, and Kompute in my free time using Terraform and modern tech stacks.
- âī¸ Cloud Infrastructure: Enhanced business application uptime by 99% by designing and hosting websites on AWS, Azure, and Cloudflare.
- ⥠Performance: Streamlined cloud migrations achieving 25% latency reduction using Terraform, Docker, and Ansible.
System Administrator (Contract)
Mar 2024 â Nov 2024
Atmo Inc (Startup - AI-based weather forecasting), San Francisco, CA, USA
- đ¤ AI/ML Infrastructure: Built and maintained AI/ML weather forecasting infrastructure, designing scalable systems that process massive datasets for predictive models.
- đ Security: Led security audits and implemented infrastructure best practices to safeguard AI-driven systems.
- đī¸ Terraform IaC: Designed and maintained scalable AI infrastructure using Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code, streamlining deployments.
- đ° Optimization: Optimized cloud resource usage and costs while supporting development teams with deployment automation.
DevOps Engineer
Mar 2020 â Mar 2024
LocationIQ - Unwired Labs India Pvt Ltd (Startup - Geocoding, Geolocation), Hyderabad, India
- Reduced infrastructure costs by $84,000 annually by migrating 40% of on-premise workloads to AWS and implementing resource optimization strategies.
- Enhanced geocoding application performance by 25% by optimizing PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and MySQL databases and integrating intelligent APIs using PHP.
- Reduced mean time to recovery (MTTR) by 40% by participating in on-call rotations, resolving incidents, and implementing recommendations from post-incident studies.
- Improved system responsiveness by 30% by conducting load testing with Vegeta, identifying server bottlenecks, and optimizing code and server configurations.
DevOps Engineer
Oct 2018 â May 2020
Zudioz, Chennai, India
- Increased database availability by 20% by implementing MySQL replication and backup solutions designed for high availability and disaster recovery scenarios.
- Reduced downtime by configuring HAProxy for backend switching, ensuring continuous application availability.
- Strengthened cloud security by 30% by managing IAM policies, performing security audits, and optimizing DNS configurations through tools like Cloudflare.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - EEE
Aug 2012 â Aug 2016
Anna University, Chennai, India
Certifications
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer â Professional
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator â Associate
Contact
Location: San Francisco, California
Phone: +1 (925) 319-8712
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shafeeq-ahamed-devops
GitHub: https://github.com/shafeeqahmd - Check out my microsaas projects!
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
My MicroSaaS Products
Built in my free time with Terraform and a startup mindset. Each product solves a real problem.
More Coming Soon
Always building something new. Check my GitHub for the latest projects.
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Tools & Tech
I build everything with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ensuring scalable, maintainable, and reproducible infrastructure across all my projects.
See my microsaas projects and what I'm building right now on GitHub
Let's Build Something Together
Interested in collaborating on a project? Have an idea for a microsaas? Let's connect and make it happen.