Saurabh Kumar
Principal Engineer, Web Services · Fueled

I build backend systems that stay fast under load, and lead the teams that keep them that way.

Fourteen years of writing and shipping distributed backends in Python, Node, and Go, for teams like The Motley Fool, Revzilla, Tony Robbins, NationsBenefits, and 2NDFLOOR. I care about the unglamorous parts: connection pools, async boundaries, startup time, the cost of a bad abstraction.

Off the clock, I’m on the outskirts of Delhi with my wife, my son Amay, and our dog Hachi, who all do a fine job of keeping me away from the keyboard.

Open source
8.6k stars on GitHub

python-dotenv

The library Python developers reach for to read configuration from .env files. Maintained by me since the early days.

Now

Leading Web Services at Fueled

Building products with AI and blockchain at their core. And learning to keep up with a toddler.

Worked with
The Motley Fool Revzilla 2NDFLOOR Tony Robbins NationsBenefits South Pole
Working together

Mentoring & consulting

Pro-bono mentoring for early founders, and independent consulting on problems worth the time. Terms tailored to the work.