ENGINEERING
SYSTEMS THAT
SCALE

Hi, I'm Darshan Turakhia. I build high-performance web systems that turn technical complexity into business growth.

The Goal

Resilient, observable, and boringly reliable architecture.

The Result

Systems that handle millions of requests without breaking a sweat.

Over the last decade, I've gone from hacking scripts together to architecting scalable applications. I believe the best code is the code you don't have to write, and the second best is code that is easy to read.

HOW I
GOT HERE
(UNEDITED)

From writing QA automation scripts at India's largest IT company to building AI systems for US manufacturing plants. A decade of shipping things, breaking things, and occasionally doing it right the first time.

2024
Rheo AI
Rheo AICurrent
Lead Engineer
2024Present

Built a computer-vision AI/ML platform for US manufacturing plants — from zero to production. The system identifies operational inefficiencies on factory floors using top-down vision analysis, saving clients millions in wasted time and materials. Started as Engineering Manager in 2019 owning the full build: architecture, team, delivery. Now Lead Engineer, back to hands-on — shipping the next generation of the platform.

US-based · AI-powered manufacturing intelligence platform
PythonReactJSAWSElasticSearchGrafanaPostgreSQLDockerComputer VisionAI/ML
2019
Techtinium
Lead Software Engineer → Engineering Manager
20192024

Transitioned The Appsolutes' entire operations into Techtinium — new name, sharper focus. Led a 7-member team from the front, then crossed from writing code to unblocking people who write code. Hiring, coaching, production deployments, SLAs, and enough incident post-mortems to write a book. Learned that meetings are just stand-ups that forgot to sit back down.

Chennai · 44-person software engineering firm
ReactNode.jsPostgreSQLDevOpsCI/CDEngineering Management
2015
The Appsolutes
Full-Stack Developer & Co-Founder
20152019

Co-founded a Chennai dev shop from scratch. Led a 10-person team. Wore every hat simultaneously — developer, project manager, salesperson, client whisperer. Delivered full-stack products end to end. Learned that "simple project" is a universal lie.

Chennai · Software product & services studio
Full-StackCo-FounderTeam LeadershipIT Services
2014
Tata Consultancy Services
Asst. System Engineer
20142015

First real job at India's largest IT company — 600,000+ employees, one very junior QA engineer. Wrote automation scripts that ran tests across multiple devices simultaneously. Discovered that enterprise software can always, somehow, get slower.

Chennai · India's largest IT services company, 600,000+ employees
Test AutomationQASeeTestEnterprise
2010
SRM
B.Tech, Information Technology
20102014

Four years of CS theory that would later make production incidents more confusing, not less. Built the foundation — algorithms, data structures, and an unhealthy respect for compilers.

Chennai · Ranked among top engineering universities in India
Computer ScienceInformation TechnologyChennai

ACTUAL
HUMAN
FEEDBACK

Since corporate testimonials are universally fake, here are some real things people have said about working with me.

"He wrote code so clean I actually understood it."

A confused PM

"Darshan is 10% caffeine and 90% 'I told you so' (he was right)."

Former Client
01
Systems Thinking
Software isn't a collection of pages — it's a living system. I design with that in mind, which means fewer "why did no one think of this?" moments six months later.
02
Automate the Boring Stuff
If I'm clicking the same button three times a week, that button is about to become a script. Life's too short for repetitive tasks a computer can handle for free.
03
Reliability Over Heroics
The best engineers aren't the ones firefighting at 2am — they're the ones who built the system so you don't have to. Observability, resilience, and boring uptime are features.
04
Full Ownership
I don't throw things over the fence. I design it, build it, ship it, and keep it running. One person who cares is worth more than a committee that doesn't.

HOW WE
CAN WORK
TOGETHER

I don't do hourly rates. I solve specific problems. Here is what that usually looks like.

The Quick Fix

"Why is this broken?"

Starting at $2,500
What you get

Code audits & architectural sanity checks.

  • +Performance profiling
  • +Security & debt audits
  • +Architecture review
  • +Post-mortem diagnostics
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Most Common

The Build

"Let's make it real."

Starting at $10,000
What you get

From Zero to MVP in record time.

  • +Full-stack development
  • +System architecture
  • +Database design
  • +Initial CI/CD setup
  • +Launch preparation
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The Long Haul

"I'm basically your co-founder now."

Custom Retainer
What you get

Fractional CTO & Lead Engineering.

  • +Technical leadership
  • +Hiring & team building
  • +Scaling infrastructure
  • +Long-term roadmap planning
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GOT AN
IDEA?
LET'S BUILD.

Whether you have a half-baked idea or a fully-specced system ready to build, I'm happy to have a real conversation about it. No sales call. No deck. Just talk.

Good fits
  • Building your product from scratch
  • Fixing the mess someone else left behind
  • Automating workflows that are eating your team's time
  • Scaling a system before it becomes a crisis
SAY HELLO