Technical Lead · Full-Stack Engineer
Engineering products that perform.
Leading teams that grow.
I'm Darshana — a Technical Lead with 10+ years of experience shipping full-stack products and building high-performing engineering teams. Currently leading delivery at iLink Digital for enterprise clients in oil & gas. I write about technical leadership, engineering culture, and making AI work in real workflows.
10+
shipping products across 8 companies, from early-stage startups to enterprise
9+
leading a cross-functional delivery team at iLink Digital
60.5%
P95 API latency reduction at Hinge Health through deep GraphQL optimization
Where I focus my energy
I work at the intersection of hands-on engineering, team leadership, and emerging technology.
Full-Stack Product Engineering
I've shipped production systems in React, Angular, Vue, Node.js, and .NET — across health-tech, real estate, e-commerce, and energy. What drives me isn't the framework. It's building something that holds up under real users, real load, and real business pressure.
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Engineering Leadership
I lead a team of tech leads — which means setting architecture direction, raising the bar on code quality, making hiring decisions, and having the conversations that help engineers grow into their next level. I became a leader by being a strong IC first, and I bring that technical depth into every leadership decision.
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AI-Augmented Engineering
I integrate AI tooling into my daily engineering workflow — for codebase comprehension, accelerating code reviews, and improving decision-making speed. I share what delivers real productivity gains versus what's still hype, because I think engineering teams deserve honest signal on this.
Read moreExperience
A decade of building — from first commit to technical leadership
Every role shaped how I think about software, teams, and what it takes to deliver under real constraints. The through-line: I've always cared as much about the people building the product as the product itself.
Jul 2025 – Present
iLink Digital
Technical Lead
Leading engineering delivery for enterprise clients in oil & gas. I own architecture decisions, quality standards, and the delivery cadence for a team of 9+ engineers. I've raised the bar on code reviews, testing practices, and estimation accuracy — while building a team culture rooted in ownership and psychological safety. This is the most challenging and fulfilling role of my career.
Sep 2024 – May 2025
Hinge Health
Senior Software Engineer
Reduced P95 API latency by 60.5% (3.8s → 1.5s) via GraphQL optimisation. Integrated third-party APIs (ETPE & Activity Services) and automated API testing pipelines.
Mar 2023 – May 2024
AMC Bridge, Inc.
Software Development Engineer
Built a full-featured orthodontics app using Angular, Three.js (3D), and Node.js. Delivered a React + .NET business metrics dashboard with Jest/Mocha test coverage.
Feb 2021 – Feb 2023
FirstCry.com (BrainBees Solutions)
Software Developer → Developer II
Designed a user journey tracking system using JointJs & Angular. Built marketing automation logic that personalised campaigns based on real-time user behaviour and segmentation.
Mar 2021 – Jul 2021
Gradicle
Technology Head – Growth & Products
Led product strategy and engineering roadmap. Increased user engagement through a new product launch, conducting user research and collaborating across design and engineering.
Apr 2019 – Jan 2021
GoFloaters
Full Stack Engineer
One of the first tech team members — laid foundational elements of the GoFloaters platform. Built and maintained full-stack features, reviewed code, triaged production issues, and contributed to documentation and educational content.
Jun 2018 – Jun 2019
firsttake App
Independent Developer
Negotiated project scope and budget with clients. Defined deliverables, recruited the project team, and led development of a client-facing application end-to-end.
Jul 2016 – Mar 2019
ContinuousExcellence (CE)
Software Developer → Senior Software Engineer
First professional role. Led a team of engineers, guided juniors on best practices, developed software products from scratch, and automated tasks to improve team efficiency.
Testimonials
What colleagues and leaders say about working with me
The feedback I value most highlights something I care deeply about — that my technical work and my human impact go hand in hand.
I was equally impressed with her emotional intelligence and how she leverages it to benefit users — which is particularly rare for developers. As a founder and product manager, Darshana earns my highest recommendation.
Dan Fink
Product Analyst · Product Development Expert
Darshana was one of the first few members of the GoFloaters tech team. She was instrumental in laying the foundational elements of the platform — a highly talented and committed full stack developer who came up with a lot of interesting suggestions and features.
Shyam Sundar Nagarajan
Founder · GoFloaters
Darshana's expertise in full stack development and project management was instrumental in our success. Her ability to seamlessly integrate technical knowledge with effective leadership consistently impressed me.
Harshavardhan Jadhav
Software Engineer · Facile (ex-FirstCry.com)
Featured Articles
Writing from the intersection of code and leadership
I write about the decisions that don't have clean answers — navigating technical leadership while still growing yourself, making architecture calls with incomplete information, and integrating AI into engineering workflows without overpromising. Honest reflections from someone still in the thick of it.
The first 15 minutes of Kubernetes debugging (a checklist that works)
Deadlocks under load: a practical playbook for finding the real bottleneck
Manual integration testing that doesn’t lie (a field guide)
Why it breaks only on the first visit: race conditions in UI data loading
Get in Touch
Let's connect
I'm open to conversations about engineering leadership, technical collaboration, or anything I've written about. I read every message and enjoy the connections that come from putting ideas out in the world.