Principal Engineer at Middleware, leading Real User Monitoring. I build the tools that show how software actually feels to the people using it.
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About
I’m Archish, a software engineer in Mumbai. I build the systems that tell you how your software is really doing. Right now that means leading Real User Monitoring at Middleware, from the SDKs on the phone to the Go services that take the data in. Before that: browser automation at BrowserStack, trade platforms at JPMorgan, and Android apps for NGOs.
- Backend
- Go, Java, Spring Boot, Python, Node.js, Ruby on Rails
- Mobile
- Swift, Android, React Native
- Web
- React, Next.js
- Infrastructure
- Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, AWS
Experience
Middleware
Principal Engineer
Sep 2023 – now
- Leads Real User Monitoring: the product, the team and the roadmap for scaling it to more developers.
- Builds the client SDKs for iOS, Android, React Native and more.
- Owns the RUM ingestion backend, written in Go with Gin.
- Took Synthetic Monitoring and browser testing from nothing to a shipped product.
- middleware.io
BrowserStack
Senior Software Engineer
Mar 2020 – Sep 2023
- Worked on Automate, the cross-browser testing product, to make releases faster.
- Integrated Puppeteer and Playwright into Automate.
- Built a lightweight, scalable WebSocket proxy that survives disconnects and reconnects cleanly.
- Shipped features with engineers, product managers and sales across real mobile devices and desktop browsers.
- browserstack.com
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Software Engineer
Jul 2018 – Mar 2020
- Built a microservice platform for pre-trade and post-trade activity.
- Worked across Java, Spring Boot, Python, Scala and Kubernetes with trade management systems.
- Automated manual processes that were costing the business time and money.
- jpmorgan.com
MARK Developers
Lead Application Developer
Jul 2014 – Jan 2018
- Built Rakshak and other community Android apps for NGOs.
- Proposed and shipped cloud-ready software for small businesses.
- Produced digital content that helped local businesses grow.
- markdevelopers.in
Selected work
RakshakDisaster-management app with real-time incident updates and a fast volunteer dispatch system, so an organisation can get volunteers to an affected area within seconds of a report.Java, Android
CodeBookAndroid learning platform for programming languages: annotated snippets with their output, topic theory written by experts, and quizzes with points to compete on.Java, Android, SQLite
HyperdroidVirtual smartphones over IP. A Linux host runs a fleet of VMs, each bound to one user at a time, so heavy computation moves off the phone and into the cloud. Firebase holds user and VM state.Java, Android, Firebase, Virtualization
Archish EnterprisesSite for a Mumbai packaging manufacturer: corrugated and cardboard boxes, BOPP tapes, bubble wrap, courier bags and stretch film.
NoraA Rasa-powered chatbot that answers the common questions about COVID-19, built to absorb the volume of queries from customers, partners and staff.
deCaptchaA privacy-first captcha powered by people: a decentralised network of solvers and validators that keeps spam off your pages and reliably labels datasets along the way.
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