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Senior SWE at CoinDCX · Python | Go | Distributed Systems

About

Ever since I was a 10-year old kid, computers have fascinated me, not just for what they could do, but for how they worked. I still remember the day our first computer arrived: a bulky monitor, gray speakers, and Windows XP welcoming me into a world I’d never seen before. While most people around me were excited to use it for games, I was captivated by the connections - how the CPU communicated with other components, and what made everything "click." That curiosity laid the foundation for a lifelong love for computer science. This fascination only deepened as I grew older. In 11th grade, I was introduced to C++, and I instantly fell in love with the logic, structure, and clarity that programming brought. It felt like solving puzzles with a purpose. My love for math and structured thinking seamlessly translated into code, and I knew from that point that this wasn’t just an interest, it was a calling. Choosing Computer Science for my undergraduate studies wasn’t a decision I struggled with; it felt like the only path that made sense. I explored Python early on, and it quickly became my favourite tool being elegant, expressive, and powerful. Over time, I picked up other languages like C, C++, Shell, Go, and Rust, but Python has remained my go-to for everything from quick scripts to robust systems. Beyond academics, I sought ways to build things that mattered. I developed a Twitter Sentiment Analyzer, a full-fledged banking system, and even helped build an IoT-based Smart Classroom project that was later published in an international conference. These experiences didn’t just improve my skills, they fuelled my curiosity and affirmed my passion for building solutions that solve real problems. Even as I moved into industry roles, first at Zoom and now at CoinDCX, what’s driven me hasn’t changed. Whether it was automating cloud workflows at Zoom or building out WebSocket frameworks and backend monitoring systems at CoinDCX, my motivation has always come from a desire to understand deeply, build meaningfully, and improve continuously. At CoinDCX, I’ve worked on scaling performance infrastructure, optimizing backend services, and developing tools to simulate real-world traffic and automate workflows. I’ve also grown into leadership roles: mentoring new hires, conducting interviews, and contributing to culture and outreach initiatives. But at the core, I’m still the same curious kid who wonders how it all works. I want to keep exploring cutting-edge technologies, contributing to impactful products, and writing clean, thoughtful code that others can build on.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

claude

cursor

gemini

github copilot

openai

Work experience

Senior Software Engineer 1 (SDE-2) at CoinDCX, Oct 2024 - Present · 2 yrs, Hybrid

Software Engineer 1 (SDE-1) at CoinDCX, Jul 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos, Remote

Security Operations Engineer at Zoom, Jul 2022 - Mar 2023 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech), Computer Science and Engineering, PES University

Public links

github: https://github.com/Bhavan-Naik

bhavannaik.com: https://bhavannaik.com/

leetcode: https://leetcode.com/bazman