Tariq Shams

Software Engineer

I'm a Software Engineer with professional experience in Distributed (Microservices) Engineering, Fullstack Web Engineering and iOS Mobile Engineering.

I am interested in building beautiful performant front end experiences, distributed systems, machine learning & AI engineering based systems, and making tools and frameworks. Above all, I get immense joy by working on hard problems with passionate people.

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My Blog

June 20, 2025

When efficient code fails: Timing Attacks

Efficient code is normally what we professional software engineers strive for, but sometimes it could make us vulnerable to timing attacks.

October 12, 2024

Recursion - Part I - Beginners

A technique that is often neglected, Recursion can be a beautiful way to solve certain classes of problems.