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Chiranjeet Baruah

Backend Engineer | Golang | Backend Engineering & Distributed Systems

Bengaluru

10+ years of work experience

Truecaller
Sep 20224 yrsPresent

Bengaluru

• Owned backend architecture for Truecaller’s Enterprise platform, ensuring 99.9% uptime for 2,200+ customers. • Developed Golang microservices and gRPC/REST APIs, enhancing service reliability and performance. • Led the migration of 2,000+ customers to a new platform with zero data loss and no downtime. • Mentored engineers on backend best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Hearst Magazines
Nov 20201 yr 11 mosSep 2022

India

• Developed and maintained data ingestion and processing pipelines using Apache Airflow and PostgreSQL. • Delivered feature enhancements and performance optimizations for Golang and Perl services. • Ensured reliable data flow and quality control for multiple internal teams at Hearst Magazines.
Semantics3
Sep 20182 yrs 3 mosNov 2020

Bengaluru

• Migrated critical data pipeline services from Perl to Golang, enhancing execution paths for improved performance. • Developed automated data quality assurance tools in Golang to detect anomalies and ensure data integrity. • Monitored data consistency across PostgreSQL and MongoDB, facilitating accurate reporting for stakeholders.
Tezpur University
Aug 20161 yr 11 mosJun 2018

Tezpur Area, India

• Assisted the Teacher-in-charge in conducting lab sessions for C Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms courses. • Provided guidance to students in understanding and implementing complex algorithms and data structures. • Fostered a collaborative learning environment that encouraged student engagement and problem-solving skills.
GitHub
@chiranjeet-baruah

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Education

Tezpur University

Master of Technology (MTech), Information Technology

Tezpur University

Gauhati University, Guwahati

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science and Engineering

Gauhati University, Guwahati

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Headline

Backend Engineer | Golang | Backend Engineering & Distributed Systems

About

Backend Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing and owning high-availability distributed systems in Go. Combines deep technical expertise in microservices, gRPC, Kafka, and event-driven architectures with strong ownership across the full lifecycle, from authoring Technical Requirement Documents and driving cross-team architectural decisions to mentoring engineers and ensuring production reliability at scale. Track record of delivering zero-downtime migrations, measurable latency improvements, and platform redesigns for enterprise products serving thousands of clients.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Software Engineer at Truecaller, Sep 2022 - Present · 4 yrs, Bengaluru, • Owned backend architecture for Truecaller’s Enterprise platform, ensuring 99.9% uptime for 2,200+ customers. • Developed Golang microservices and gRPC/REST APIs, enhancing service reliability and performance. • Led the migration of 2,000+ customers to a new platform with zero data loss and no downtime. • Mentored engineers on backend best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Software Engineer at Hearst Magazines, Nov 2020 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos, India, • Developed and maintained data ingestion and processing pipelines using Apache Airflow and PostgreSQL. • Delivered feature enhancements and performance optimizations for Golang and Perl services. • Ensured reliable data flow and quality control for multiple internal teams at Hearst Magazines.

Software Engineer at Semantics3, Sep 2018 - Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, • Migrated critical data pipeline services from Perl to Golang, enhancing execution paths for improved performance. • Developed automated data quality assurance tools in Golang to detect anomalies and ensure data integrity. • Monitored data consistency across PostgreSQL and MongoDB, facilitating accurate reporting for stakeholders.

Graduate Teaching Assistant at Tezpur University, Aug 2016 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos, Tezpur Area, India, • Assisted the Teacher-in-charge in conducting lab sessions for C Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms courses. • Provided guidance to students in understanding and implementing complex algorithms and data structures. • Fostered a collaborative learning environment that encouraged student engagement and problem-solving skills.

Education

Master of Technology (MTech), Information Technology, Tezpur University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science and Engineering, Gauhati University, Guwahati

Public links

github: https://github.com/chiranjeet-baruah