hey, i'm sahil 👋 swe at pictory ai, a video AI startup, where i basically own the money side of things: payments, pricing, quota, subscriptions. if you've ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when you hit "upgrade to pro," that's my world. stripe, chargebee, paypal, aws lambda, node, react, etc. 4 years in (1 internship + 3 full-time), remote, and still weirdly excited about billing edge cases nobody else wants to touch. i'm here if you want to talk: 🔹 backend / full-stack engineering 🔹 how payments & subscription systems actually work under the hood 🔹 career growth as a swe, especially early-to-mid career 🔹 breaking into remote roles 🔹 or just need someone to tell you that yes, that bug is cursed, and no, it's not your fault no fluff, no "let's circle back" energy. just real conversations from someone who's been in the trenches. book a call, let's talk 🚀