Damien Singh

Damien Singh

Engineer and Builder passionate about designing scalable systems and modern web applications. Currently working at Philips and building Bookcased for Gen Z Readers in my free time.

Blog

Engineering insights and lessons learned building modern applications.

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Work Experience

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Technical Consultant

Jun 2025 - Present

Philips

  • Implemented and validated distributed patient monitoring systems across large hospital networks, ensuring reliable communication between servers, network infrastructure, and endpoint devices
  • Diagnosed and resolved real time mission critical system issues by tracing issues across network layers, application configuration, and hardware interfaces, reducing downtime by 40%.
  • Reviewed system architecture and deployment configurations to ensure reliability, proper network integration, and adherence to operational requirements in clinical environments.
  • Collaborated with hospital IT teams to configure VLANs, routing, interfaces, and server connectivity for multiple site deployments, and produced detailed technical documentation detailing configuration, root cause analysis, and implementation decisions.
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Web Developer

Jan 2025 - Present

Freelance

  • Engineered and deployed web applications using React, Next js, TypeScript and Tailwind for small businesses, generating an average of 25+ weekly visitor sessions and improving business visibility online through SEO optimizations that increased organic search traffic by 30%
  • Built component-based frontends with reusable UI elements and responsive layouts, ensuring optimal performance and user experence across all devices
  • Managed end to end development workflow from initial design to deployment using Vercel's CI/CD pipeline, implementing performance monitoring to continuously optimize site speed and user engagement.
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Software Engineering Fellow

Jul 2023 - Sep 2023

Google (G-SWEP)

  • Participated in Google's G-SWEP Program, collaborating with Google Engineers to refine software engineering practices and gain real-world insight into large-scale system design.
  • Improved proficiency in data structures, algorithms, and system design through hands-on coding challenges and technical workshops.
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Software Engineer Intern

Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

Cisco

  • Developed and deployed an Application Performance Monitoring Tool using AppDynamics SDK on AWS and Kubernetes to track microservices' performance across multiple teams, enabling real-time critical issue detection and reducing troubleshooting time by 30%
  • Modernized legacy Golang codebase through systematic refactoring and implementation of current industry best practices, boosting operational efficiency by 10%.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement microservices architecture improvements, participating in sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives while documenting technical decisions.

Projects

Bookcased : Book Cataloguing App icon

Bookcased : Book Cataloguing App

A Mobile-first social book cataloguing application enabling users to track reading history, rate/review books, and follow other readers. This is one of my more ambitious projects and I decided to build my engineering blog around the technical struggles and learnings I have encountered while developing this project.

React NativeTypeScriptPostgreSQLGraphQLExpoNativewind
Genetic & Evolutionary Algorithms Visualizer icon

Genetic & Evolutionary Algorithms Visualizer

A brief look into genetic algorithms through interactive visualizations. Explored concepts mimicking natural selection to solve optimization problems.

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Watcher : Cryptocurrency Tracker icon

Watcher : Cryptocurrency Tracker

Full-stack cryptocurrency tracking application with real-time market data from CoinGecko API, attracting 50+ active users.

PythonFlaskSQLliteBootstrapHeroku
Pygame Projects : Maze Generator, Pathfinder Visualizer, Snake Game icon

Pygame Projects : Maze Generator, Pathfinder Visualizer, Snake Game

I spent a summer building various game projects using Pygame library to deepen my understanding of algorithms, data structures, and game development concepts.

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