I’m Ratnesh Gujarathi — a systems-focused engineer who enjoys building automation, improving engineering workflows, and creating reliable pipelines that make development smoother for everyone. I’m currently working at Autodesk, where I focus on CI/CD pipelines, developer tooling, automation scripts, and infrastructure reliability.
I like working in areas where engineering meets systems thinking. Automating repetitive tasks, streamlining builds, fixing environment issues, and ensuring pipelines run smoothly are the kind of challenges I thrive on. I enjoy understanding how tools, processes, and infrastructure connect end-to-end — and then improving them so teams can ship faster with fewer interruptions.
My journey as an engineer has been shaped by curiosity and a strong desire to understand the “why” behind systems. I’m someone who learns by experimenting, breaking things down, and exploring both the technical and conceptual aspects of a problem. This helps me work confidently across multiple domains — from scripting and backend logic to frontend development and system-level debugging.
I care deeply about writing clean, maintainable code and building workflows that are predictable and scalable. Whether I’m creating a script, fixing a pipeline, or helping teammates debug an environment issue, I aim to deliver work that reduces friction and makes engineering easier for others.
Outside of my current responsibilities, I invest time in learning new tools and improving my foundation. I actively work on strengthening my knowledge in Docker, microservices, distributed systems, and modern frontend patterns. Continuous learning is important to me — I’m always exploring a new technology, refining what I already know, or improving the way I think as an engineer.
What motivates me most is growth. I want to become the kind of engineer who not only solves problems but also designs systems that prevent them. Someone who brings clarity, initiative, and reliability to any environment I work in.
If you share similar interests or want to collaborate, feel free to connect — I’m always open to new ideas, new discussions, and new challenges.
2025
2025
My journey at Autodesk began with a clear mission: strengthen the backbone of internal engineering workflows. I stepped into an environment where consistency, automation, and reliability were critical — and where subtle improvements in CI/CD pipelines could unlock massive efficiency gains for hundreds of engineers.
I build and maintain highly reliable CI/CD pipelines, automate complex workflows, and design reproducible build environments using Docker and Ansible. My daily work often revolves around profiling failing pipelines, refining dependency graphs, and transforming fragile scripts into predictable, self-healing systems.
From debugging macOS sandbox limitations to rewriting environment bootstrap processes, I’ve focused on reducing friction across build, test, and deployment stages. I work closely with teams to introduce automated verification steps, reduce manual interventions, and ensure highly controlled release cycles — the kind that scale with confidence.
Tech Used: CI/CD · Ansible · Docker · Bash · Python · Node.js · AWS (S3) · Linux/macOS Internals · Automation Architecture
2024
2024
At Justdial, I found myself in the middle of a large-scale transformation — moving from aging monoliths to distributed, event-driven microservices. I led critical migration paths, decomposing tightly coupled PHP systems into modern Node.js services that were leaner, scalable, and easier to evolve.
A major highlight was engineering a high-throughput Excel processing engine that stitched together Node.js, Python, RabbitMQ, and AWS S3. Designed to handle millions of rows without choking, it became a foundational service powering data operations at scale. Along the way, I optimized several APIs, shaving off ~15% response time and improving downstream system performance.
On the frontend, I built a component system of over 100 reusable React components — introducing a level of design consistency and development velocity the team had been missing for years. I also leveraged Python automation for SEO pipelines, which boosted traffic and gave the platform a competitive edge in visibility.
Tech Used: Node.js · React · Python · Redis · RabbitMQ · MongoDB · MySQL · AWS S3 · Distributed Systems · Microservices Architecture
2023
2023
Qnap introduced me to the world of enterprise data protection — backups, restores, encryption, multithreading, and everything that keeps business-critical data safe. I engineered backend services for Boxafe, Qnap’s enterprise backup solution for MS365 and Google Workspace, handling data flow at massive scale across cloud ecosystems.
I redesigned how Teams and SharePoint data was structured across domains and subdomains, resulting in a ~25% performance improvement in data operations. Much of my work involved threading models, I/O optimizations, and ensuring the solution remained efficient when deployed on resource-constrained NAS hardware — where every millisecond and megabyte matters.
Tech Used: Python (Flask) · Multithreading · NAS / On-Prem Systems · Cloud APIs · Data Structuring · Performance Engineering
2022
2022
My early engineering story began at Zebralearn, where I helped build ZebraPro — a research platform designed for analysts, investors, and industry researchers. Here, I discovered the power of Python ecosystems, working with Flask and Django to create high-performance APIs that enabled large-scale PDF processing and advanced document search.
I integrated ML-driven PDF search that transformed static documents into searchable, analyzable sources of insight. I collaborated with the product and research teams to design analytical pipelines that helped shape the platform’s MVP, contributing directly to its early traction and investor interest.
Tech Used: Python · Flask · Django · Machine Learning (NLP Search) · SQL · API Design · PDF Processing
A small selection of recent projects

Pdf Processing Engine
An advanced engine built in Python that includes a suite of PDF processing features such as text extraction, metadata extraction, file encryption, and file compression.

NodeGuard
A secure RESTful API developed with Node.js that incorporates JWT authentication and Swagger documentation to ensure robust and well-documented API access.

GiveLivly
A Flutter app supports NGOs in organizing donation drives for impoverished communities. It provides an easy-to-use platform where donors can contribute essentials like food, clothing, and medical supplies.