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✪ Shubham Shah


Life and lies stuff

I’m Shubham. I am 23. I live and work out of Ahmedabad.

I have varied interests but usually spend my time on computers trying to make sense of the world through state-machines, stories and science.

I graduated with a bachelors degree (with honors) in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics from Ahmedabad University in 2025.

So far I have worked at two places helping ship early stage software (recent-first):

  • Custom ERP for a dealer of earth-mover spare parts
    • Responsible for on-site critical bug-fixing and shipping from-scratch a task-management system.
  • Dip (a social media startup)
    • Responsible for RESTful backend, payments gateway and ledger (tigerbeetle) integration, custom locks based booking system.

Listicles

  • Labels I associate with or intend to associate with
  • Most common activites
    • Making software, Taking pictures, Reading, Running, Watching sports and movies.

Some things I like

State-Machines, Science, Stories, Story-Telling, Photography, Open Source, Public Transport, Institutions, Being Early To Institutions, Serif, Sans-Serif, Ampersand, Contractions, Spiral-Binding, Attention To Detail, Ornamental Flourish, Brutalism, Intricate Designs, Coffee, Chai, Oranges, Apples, Capsicums, Mountains, Beaches, Forests, Nature, Religion, Mythology, Cricket, Tennis, Badminton, Pickle-Ball, Passion-Projects, Solarpunk, Climate, Conservation

Now (Jun. ‘26)

Read the full thing at /now.

I’m currently looking for work.

  • I’m reading:

    • Infinite Powers by Steven Strogatz
    • Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
  • Fitness

    • I intend to run a 3K under 10 minutes this month. (strava)
    • I will exercise for 15 days this month. (hevy)

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