About

I’m a software engineer who likes understanding systems end-to-end — from how data moves on the wire to how interfaces feel in the browser.

I work mostly with backend systems (Go, databases, distributed services), and I have a persistent habit of rebuilding things just to see where the abstractions crack. Databases, protocols, schedulers, real-time systems — if it looks boring from the outside, it’s probably interesting inside.

This site exists to document projects, experiments, and ideas that don’t fit neatly into a résumé line.

What I work on

• Backend services in Golang, with a focus on performance and simplicity
• Databases and storage internals (B-trees, indexing, query engines)
• Real-time systems using WebSockets and event-driven designs
• Frontend applications where UX is treated as an engineering problem, not decoration
• Cybersecurity fundamentals — understanding systems by trying to break them

I care less about buzzwords and more about why something behaves the way it does under load.

Find me

• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/darshan-gaikwad-9ba3911b5/ (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub: https://github.com/darshan117 (opens in a new tab)
• Email: darshangaikwad117@gmail.com

If something here looks slightly overbuilt, it probably was. That’s usually where the learning happens.