Portrait of Sudip Bhandari

Sudip Bhandari

CTO & Backend Developer

I design and build reliable backend systems — APIs, data, and the teams that ship them.

CTO &BackendDeveloper

CTO & Backend Developer at YHH IT Solutions | Lecturer at Informatics College Pokhara | Python, Django, ASP.NET, REST APIs, CI/CD

years in tech
7+
years lecturing
2+
companies
4
at YHH IT
CTO

About

I lead technical strategy and the engineering team at YHH IT Solutions, taking projects from architecture to deployment — and I still write backend code every day.

I also teach Application Development at Informatics College Pokhara, assess skills for CTEVT, and am pursuing an MSc in Computer Science at Pokhara University.

My stack, layer by layer

  1. 01

    Interfaces

    • REST APIs
    • WebSockets
    • Django Channels
  2. 02

    Application

    • Python
    • Django
    • DRF
    • C#
    • ASP.NET Core
  3. 03

    Async & cache

    • Celery
    • Redis
  4. 04

    Data

    • PostgreSQL
  5. 05

    Infrastructure

    • Docker
    • Linux
    • NGINX
    • AWS
    • Azure
    • CI/CD

Experience

  1. Pokhara UniversityMSc. Computer Science

    2026 — Present
  2. YHH IT SolutionsCTO & Software Engineer

    Jul 2024 — Present
  3. Informatics CollegeLecturer

    Mar 2024 — Present
  4. Aarambha ITSenior Python/Django Dev

    May 2023 — Jul 2024
  5. Python Tech ComPython Developer

    Sep 2021 — Apr 2023
  6. Hillside SchoolWeb Dev & Head of CS

    2019 — 2022
  7. CSITAN PokharaExec Member → Treasurer

    Sep 2020 — Nov 2023
  8. Prithvi Narayan CampusBSc. CSIT

    Sep 2018 — Nov 2022
Career at a glance — engineering, teaching and community, side by side.
  1. Jul 2024 — Present

    CTO & Software Engineer · YHH IT Solutions ↗

    Lead technical strategy and take projects from planning to deployment. Joined as Associate Software Engineer, promoted to Software Engineer, now heading the technology function.

    • Architect backend systems, APIs and database structures for performance and reliability.
    • Manage the development team, run code reviews and set coding standards.
    • Work with clients on requirements; own deployment, servers and maintenance.
    • Leadership
    • Architecture
    • ASP.NET
    • Django
  2. Mar 2024 — Present

    Lecturer · Informatics College Pokhara

    Subject Module Leader for Application Development. Teach students to design and build ASP.NET applications through lectures, workshops, labs and real-world projects. Visiting Lecturer from Mar 2024, Lecturer since Feb 2025.

    • Teaching
    • ASP.NET
    • Mentoring
  3. May 2023 — Jul 2024

    Senior Python/Django Developer · Aarambha IT Research Center

    Led development teams and project lifecycles, from architecture to deployment.

    • Built a multi-tenant booking system for salons with per-tenant domains, deployable in minutes.
    • Built the web app and REST APIs, with mobile integration, for a job application system for Business Promotion Center Pokhara (Pokhara Metropolitan City).
    • Set up Linux VPS environments, CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows; ran performance and security audits.
    • Python
    • Django
    • PostgreSQL
    • CI/CD
  4. Sep 2021 — Apr 2023

    Python Developer · Python Tech Com Nepal

    Built a telemedicine platform: authentication, doctor profiles, appointment scheduling and video consultations, with third-party audio/video integration and REST APIs for the mobile app.

    • Python
    • Django
    • REST APIs
  5. 2019 — 2022

    Web Developer & Head of Computer Science · Hillside English School

    Built and ran the school website, and led the computer science department.

    • Web
    • Leadership

Projects

  • Sajilo Share — Bulk IPO Apply ↗

    Android app for Nepali investors: apply for an IPO from every family MeroShare account in one run, check allotment results in bulk, and see the whole family’s portfolio with WACC and after-tax receivable amounts. MeroShare passwords never leave the phone.

    10K+
    downloads
    4.6★
    266 reviews
    • Flutter
    • Django
    • Celery
    • Redis
    • PostgreSQL
  • SecureText — Encrypted Notepad ↗

    Free zero-knowledge online notepad: notes are encrypted with AES-256 in the browser before they leave the device, so the server never sees the password or the plain text. No accounts, no tracking, no ads.

    • AES-256
    • Zero-knowledge
    • Client-side encryption
  • Multi-tenant Salon Booking Platform

    Booking system for parlors and salons where each business gets its own domain and isolated data, and a new tenant can be deployed within minutes.

    • Django
    • PostgreSQL
    • Multi-tenancy
  • Job Application System — BPC Pokhara

    Full-stack web app and REST APIs for processing vacancies and job applications for Business Promotion Center Pokhara, with a companion mobile app.

    • Django
    • DRF
    • Mobile API
  • Real-time Chat System

    Chat over WebSockets with Django Channels, PostgreSQL storage, and authentication and authorization on every connection.

    • Django Channels
    • WebSockets
    • PostgreSQL
  • WorkLink — Job Portal

    Final-year project connecting job seekers and employers: profiles, job postings, applications, recommendations and payment gateway integration.

    • Django
    • Payments
    • Recommendations

Education & Community

  • 2026 — Present

    MSc. Computer Science

    Pokhara University

  • 2018 — 2022

    BSc. Computer Science & Information Technology

    Prithvi Narayan Campus, Tribhuvan University

  • 2020 — 2023

    Treasurer (2022–23) · Executive Member (2021–22)

    CSIT Association of Nepal — CSITAN Pokhara

  • May 2024

    Mentor, 6-day Python & Django Workshop

    CSITAN Pokhara

  • May 2023

    Mentor, Microsoft Skills Training — Chakra 2.0

    Rotaract Club of Pokhara University

Writing

  1. · 13 min read

    ASP.NET Core for Beginners: HttpContext, IHttpContextAccessor, IConfiguration & IOptions<T>

    A hands-on guide using a real ProductAPI project — with every concept explained line by line.

  2. · 3 min read

    How to Deploy a Django App with PostgreSQL on cPanel: A Beginner's Guide

    Deploying a Django application on cPanel shared hosting may look confusing at first, especially when PostgreSQL and Python virtual environments are involved.

  3. · 1 min read

    Easy Steps to Create a Maui Blazor Hybrid App Using VS Code

    This guide explains how to set up and run .NET MAUI apps on Windows and macOS using Visual Studio Code.

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