★ About Me ★
Hey there! Welcome to my corner of the internet! I'm Amish Suchak, a passionate software engineer and DevOps consultant with over 15 years of experience building awesome stuff!
Currently, I'm working as a DevOps Consultant in the Dallas, Texas area, helping teams design, improve, and operate their cloud and DevOps setups. I've had the privilege of working at some amazing companies like Amazon, Oracle, and Microsoft!
💼 Work Experience 💼
DevOps Consultant
Self-employed
Jul 2019 - Present • 6+ years
📍 Dallas, Texas, United States
- Working as a contractor with various companies in the Dallas area
- Helping teams design, improve, and operate their cloud and DevOps setups
- Engagements ranged from short-term projects to longer commitments
Staff Software Engineer
Microsoft • Full-time
Jul 2016 - Jun 2019 • 3 years
- Led design and development of distributed services used by large-scale enterprise systems
- Drove architectural decisions around reliability, performance, and scalability
Senior Software Developer
Oracle • Full-time
May 2012 - Jan 2016 • 3 yrs 9 mos
- Developed and maintained backend services for enterprise software platforms
- Worked on performance optimization, scalability, and reliability improvements
Software Engineer
Amazon • Full-time
Jan 2008 - Apr 2012 • 4 yrs 4 mos
- Built and maintained backend services supporting high-traffic customer-facing systems
- Designed features with a focus on scalability, availability, and operational excellence
🎓 Education 🎓
The University of Texas at Dallas
Master's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science
Aug 2005 - Jan 2008
Focused mainly on systems and backend-heavy CS. Coursework included algorithms, distributed systems, operating systems, databases, and computer networks, along with a solid amount of applied math.
Gujarat Technological University (GTU)
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
Jan 2000 - Nov 2004
Computer science foundation covering data structures, algorithms, operating systems, databases, networking, and software engineering. Learned core CS fundamentals.