Surya Nath Sharma

Current (2024 – present)

Working on building scalable backend services, automation tools, and exploring the intersection of AI and real-world systems. Currently focused on shipping production-grade Python services and shipping developer productivity tools.

Experience

Backend Engineer – OTM / Logistics Platform

2023 – present

Building REST and XML-to-REST bridge services for DHL shipment integration, automating freight label generation and order workflows.

Independent Projects & Open Source

2021 – present

Built CLI tools, secure app setup scripts, automation pipelines, and explored AI tooling with Claude API integrations.

Pet Projects

XML → REST Service

Translates DHL XML shipment responses into clean REST JSON payloads for downstream logistics apps.

Python · FastAPI

Secure App Setup

One-shot shell script that hardens a fresh Linux server — firewall rules, SSH hardening, and app deploy.

Bash · DevOps

One-Click Deploy

Idempotent deployment script for spinning up services with minimal configuration on any Ubuntu host.

Shell · CI/CD

Claude OTM Agent

AI-powered agent that automates logistics order processing using Anthropic Claude API and OTM APIs.

Python · Claude API

Writing

Miscellaneous

I enjoy tinkering with new tools, reading about distributed systems, and occasionally going on long walks when debugging sessions get too long. This site is 0 frameworks — pure HTML & CSS in a single static file.