What Software Craftsmanship is about?
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Why is there a software craftsmanship movement? What motivated it? What drives it now?
Hello, I'm Harshit!
I build fun stuff on the web, and sometimes write about it.
I'm a developer aiming to build things that
spark joy
spark joy
I believe software should be great for everyone — those who write it and those who use it — and that bringing joy to problem-solving is the key to that.
Latest posts
Sometimes, I write about what I'm learning or building.
Inspiring Thoughts
Sometimes, I write about what I find inspiring.
Inspiring Thoughts
Dream, dream, dream, Your dreams will transform into thoughts Thoughts lead to honest work Work will result in action And you will succeed.
Inspiring Thoughts
Any country is as good as its citizen; their ethos, their values and their character will be reflected in the country’s make-up.
Inspiring Thoughts
Each one of us on this planet creates a page in human history irrespective of who he or she is. I realise my experience is a small dot in human history, but that dot has a life and light.
Inspiring Thoughts
Man's Abiding happiness is not in getting anything but in giving himself up to what is greater than himself to ideas which are larger than his individual self the idea of his country of humanity of God.
Projects
I like to build some small projects when learning. Technologies are varied and so are their purposes. Most of them are open source!
Work Experience
Over the past 5+ years, I've worked on a lot of cool projects.
Atlassian
Software Engineer II
2024 → 2025
In this role, I focused on streamlining processes, enhancing disaster recovery strategies, and optimizing resource use to drive cost efficiencies within the Search Enterprise Infra Team. A significant part of my role has been unblocking the path for potentially saving up to USD 1M per year.
Amazon
Software Development Engineer II
2022 → 2024
Building interfaces and frameworks to improve Client Experience in Consumer Payments Team [August 2022-> March 2023] and Working on a comprehensive trial management solution catering to any team trial and testing needs. [March 2023 -> Now]
Goldman Sachs
Technology Analyst
2021 → 2022
Developer in Global Markets Division, with special emphasis on creating intuitive trading platforms that track the firm’s inventory in real-time and provide better visibility and control over intra-day liquidity, ultimately facilitating traders to act decisively.
Tower Research Capital
Software Engineer II
2019 → 2021
Worked on developing softwares to improve automate & infrastructure surrounding the plumbing of finance
Samsung Research Institute
Student Trainee
2018 → 2018
Developed Apparent Age Estimation Software for Data Intelligence Team