About Me

Rohit Shrestha – Senior Software Engineer
  • Role: Senior Software Engineer / Consultant
  • Focus: Backend, Health Data Systems
  • Experience: 8+ yrs
  • Current: LeanLaw
  • Location: Kathmandu, Nepal (NPT)

I help teams ship reliable APIs, modernize data reporting, and turn health operations data into actionable insight.

Senior Software Engineer / Consultant with a hybrid background in product engineering and public health data systems. I build scalable backend services (.NET Core, Python, Node.js), craft reliable APIs, and deliver data platforms that turn fragmented health and legal operations data into actionable insight.

Professional Snapshot

  • Experience: 8+ years across SaaS, health informatics, and consulting (Nepal & remote global teams).
  • Current Focus: Backend/API engineering at LeanLaw (feature delivery & system stability) plus selective health data consulting.
  • Approach: Pragmatic, data-driven, latency & correctness first; communicate early; automate recurring ops.

Core Skills

Languages: C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript

Frameworks: .NET Core, Django, Node.js, React

Architecture: Microservices, REST API design, caching, indexing & query optimization

Cloud & Infra: AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, SQS, Load Balancers)

Health Systems: DHIS2 implementations, surveillance dashboards, real‑time data flows

Other: Stripe integrations, training & stakeholder alignment, system hardening

Selected Experience

Senior Software Engineer – LeanLaw Jan 2022 – Present

  • Lead and evolve backend (.NET Core) services powering legal billing & accounting workflows.
  • Drove stability & performance initiatives (error rate + latency reductions, targeted optimizations).
  • Partner with product & frontend to scope features; mentor on API design & resiliency patterns.

IT Consultant – NHSSP / Save the Children / GIZ / NTC (Multiple Engagements)

  • Planned & implemented DHIS2 tracker and aggregate modules (OCMC, SSU, TB, community health workers).
  • Upgraded legacy DHIS2 deployments to support evolving reporting schemas.
  • Designed & delivered trainings for government staff—improving data quality & adoption.
  • Coordinated with WHO & GIZ on Go.Data for contact tracing; ensured operational continuity.

Software Engineer – InnovateTech Jun 2020 – Dec 2021

  • Built scalable, fault-tolerant microservices; optimized legacy APIs via caching & indexing.
  • Contributed to frontend (React) for end-to-end feature delivery.

Senior Software Engineer – Hitched Inc Aug 2019 – Dec 2019

  • Delivered Stripe-based payment processing & performant mobile-facing APIs.
  • Operated workloads on AWS (EC2, RDS, load balancer) with reliability focus.

Software Engineer – Insight Workshop May 2018 – Jul 2019

  • Designed & developed core internal services for US-based enterprise clients.
  • Handled risk analysis, stakeholder communication, and AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, S3).
  • Implemented secure Stripe payment flows.

Earlier: Multiple DHIS2 / health data consulting roles (2016–2018) including portal & dashboard development, contract management systems, and capacity-building workshops.

Highlighted Projects

  • National Health Sector Progress Portal: Monitored strategy KPIs (NHSSP) – improved visibility for policymakers.
  • Real-time Genexpert Dashboard: Aggregated nationwide test results to accelerate tuberculosis response.
  • Contact Tracing (Go.Data) Support: Ensured stable deployment & data coherence across agencies.
  • Digital Reporting (Robson Classification): Streamlined obstetric metrics collection for hospital operations.
  • Stripe Payment Integrations: Reliable transactional flows for SaaS and consumer apps.

Awards & Recognition

  • Ncell App Competition 2016 – Tourism Category Winner (Android app “PinPeaks”).
  • NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2015 – Top 15 Semi-Finalist (“AstroAct”).

Education

BE Computer Engineering – Kathmandu University (2012–2016)

Contact & Availability

Open to: backend engineering roles, health data platform consulting, and impactful SaaS problems.

Email: [email protected]
Website: shrestharohit.com.np
LinkedIn: /in/shrestharohit

If you have a challenging data or API scaling problem—let's talk.