Master of Technology (M.Tech.)

B.Tech

As part of a small engineering team at an early-stage fintech startup (later acquired by Edelweiss), I was responsible for building the core backend architecture to support the main mobile application.

- Architected and developed the primary Python and Django backend from scratch, acting as the sole backend engineer during the foundational stage.

- Created RESTful APIs consumed by the Android application and implemented secure token-based user authentication using Django REST Framework.

- Built web scraping and data extraction pipelines using Selenium and BeautifulSoup to automate data collection workflows.

- Configured background task processing using Celery and Redis to optimize application performance.

Backend Developer

Joined Edelweiss following its acquisition of WealthPack (50,000+ users). Operating within a large corporate enterprise, I managed the technical transition of the startup's tech stack and developed new internal services.

- Managed the technical acquisition, successfully migrating the entire WealthPack backend from AWS to Edelweiss' in-house corporate servers with under 30 minutes of system downtime.

- Built a complete, role-based internal corporate dashboard from scratch using React.js, Redux, and Django.

- Developed a multithreaded Python service to clean and ingest frequently updating stock market data from FTP directories into the primary database during active trading hours.

- Developed RESTful APIs using Java and Spring Boot to support separate enterprise financial projects within the broader corporate ecosystem.

Full Stack Engineer

In my first full-time role at an early-stage edtech startup, I focused entirely on backend development and API integrations to support the main web application.

- Developed RESTful APIs using Python and Django REST Framework to power the core frontend web application.

- Implemented secure user authentication and managed foundational database operations using PostgreSQL.

- Integrated third-party services, including Google Maps API, Facebook Graph API, and Firebase for real-time user notifications.

- Wrote Python scripts to extract, clean, and load bulk educational data from spreadsheets directly into the database.

Joined at the startup's inception as the foundational engineer and transitioned into a Technical Lead role, driving the core architecture and providing direct technical consultation to the CEO as we scaled.

- Architected and developed the primary backend from scratch to support both a mobile app for job seekers and a web app for employers, scaling the platform to over 300,000 users.

- Built the initial employer web application from scratch using ReactJS to successfully onboard early paying customers before expanding the frontend team.

- Managed platform deployments and AWS infrastructure, ensuring 99.9% application availability as the platform scaled over 8 years.

- Engineered core platform features, including an interactive scheduling system that allowed job seekers and employers to seamlessly propose and manage interview times.

- Designed and built a highly secure backend for a company spin-off (Metaverse Job Japan), automating daily operations like crypto wallet creation, NFT t

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