In my 15+ years at 3Pillar, across nine countries and 2,500+ individuals, Ashish stood out. I foresee him having tremendous impact in whatever he chooses to do.
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Scott Varho
Former SVP · 3Pillar Global
// since 2007
Systems that scale—without the 3 AM panic calls.
Technical Architect since 2007, currently shipping AI-powered SaaS on AWS and Azure. I write about what I've learned the hard way — 400K-user migrations, 50% infra cuts, and the production scars that actually mattered.
AWS CertifiedPMI-ACPForbes India 2021
system_health.sh
$ node health-check.js --productionconnecting to prod cluster…✓ uptime: 99.97% (verified)✓ users migrated: 400,000 / 0 rollbacks✓ infra cost delta: -50% ($2.4M saved)✓ ai semantic search: shipped (Azure + Qdrant)✓ observability: org-wide OpenTelemetry✓ 3am incidents: 0 (last 12 months)✓ engineers mentored: 15+all systems nominal. last checked: just now.$
$1.5M
Revenue created
Flight seat map · Fareportal
150%
Conversion lift
E-learning platform
1.2M
Monthly traffic
Furthermore content platform
Forbes 2021
Great People Manager
Top 50 / India · Great Manager Institute
// credentialsAWS Certified Solutions ArchitectPMI-ACPPMI Agile Certified PractitionerForbes India 2021 · Top 50
// social proof
What People Say
From clients, leaders, and teammates I've worked with.
One of the brightest and most dependable people on the project. I fully trust Ashish and would gladly work with him again.
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Dave Gardner
CTO · StraighterLine
What truly sets him apart is how he really leans into the user problem and business objectives—ensuring that the architectural approach truly supports the vision of the product.
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Kathryn Rosaaen
Strategic Product Leader
// challenge_001
The "Half-Baked Code" Challenge.
This Node.js stream survived code review. It will crash your server under load. Find the bug — get the breakdown.
server.jsjavascript
const server = http.createServer((req, res) => { const stream = fs.createReadStream(filepath); stream.pipe(res); // This code passed code review. // It will crash your server under load. // Can you spot why? });
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