- 🌱 I'm a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
- 🧠 I'm deeply passionate about distributed systems, databases, and algorithms
- 🛠️ Open-source contributor to Apache DataFusion and ParadeDB
- 🚀 I've solved 500+ problems on LeetCode and enjoy sharpening my problem-solving skills
- 📖 Always looking for great tech reads! Got a CS book recommendation? Drop me an email or reach out on LinkedIn!
- 📫 Reach me at: saadtajwar19@gmail.com
Apache DataFusion · PRs · Embedded query engine in Rust: repartitioning/exchange operators, join streams, query optimization, and I/O.
ParadeDB · PRs · Postgres search/analytics in Rust: deferred visibility for joins, query progress reporting, and collation-aware ORDER BY pushdown.
- The Garbage Collection Handbook — Richard Jones et al.
- Designing Data-Intensive Applications — Martin Kleppmann
- Database Internals — Alex Petrov
- System Design Interview – An Insider’s Guide (Vol. 1 & 2) — Alex Xu
- Streaming Systems — Tyler Akidau, Slava Chernyak, Reuven Lax
- Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces — Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau, Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau
- Crafting Interpreters — Robert Nystrom
- Designing Distributed Systems — Brendan Burns
- The Art of Multiprocessor Programming — Herlihy et al.