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Ashpak Shaikh

Critic · DISC type C
Principal Software Engineer at Intuit
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Ashpak Shaikh is a Principal Software Engineer at Intuit, specializing in GraphQL, open-source software, and API development. An alumnus of the Rochester Institute of Technology, he is recognized for his technical expertise and is described by colleagues as diligent, knowledgeable, and a quick study.

His academic interests included coursework in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics. He maintains an interest in the broader enterprise technology sector, following major corporations like Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle.

He is an inventor on multiple patents and co-created an open-source library called the Graph Quilt Orchestrator for combining GraphQL APIs.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Principal Software Engineer
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Diego, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Ashpak shows up

ROI Driven
Objective Thinker
Information Seeker

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Priorities

Topics Ashpak cares about

GraphQL Federation
He spoke at GraphQLConf 2023 on building federated platforms at scale and co-created an open-source orchestration tool to combine multiple GraphQL APIs.
Open-Source Development
Demonstrated a commitment to open-source by co-creating and releasing "The Graph Quilt Orchestrator, " a library for the developer community.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Principal Software Engineer
Intuit
2-2023 - 2-2025
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Intuit
2-2021 - 1-2023
Staff Software Engineer
Intuit
8-2018 - 1-2021
Senior Software Engineer
Intuit
8-2016 - 7-2018
Software Engineer 2
Intuit
In the press

Media appearances

The evolution of the GraphQL Orchestrator powering Intuit …. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2012 - 2014
Master of Science (MS)
Rochester Institute of Technology
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
University of Mumbai
2006 - 2008
Higher Secondary Education
Ramnivas Ruia College, Mumbai
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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