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title: "Gagan Chandra - Open Source Contributor in Noida | Tal"
description: "Meet Gagan Chandra, Backend Engineer | Software Engineer | Python, FastAPI & REST APIs | AI/ML Applications | Open Source Contributor | GATE 2026 Qualified based in Noida."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/gagan-chandra/share-image"
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# Gagan Chandra on Tal

## Headline

Backend Engineer \| Software Engineer \| Python, FastAPI & REST APIs \| AI/ML Applications \| Open Source Contributor \| GATE 2026 Qualified

## About

I'm a Backend Engineer and final\-year Computer Science \(AI\) student passionate about building scalable software systems, APIs, and AI\-powered applications\. Over the past two years, I've designed, developed, and deployed production\-grade software across backend engineering, machine learning, and full\-stack development\. My experience includes building REST APIs, deploying machine learning models, integrating LLMs into applications, and shipping systems used in real\-world environments\. Some of the projects I've built include a disease prediction platform serving 141 disease classes through FastAPI, an AI\-powered GitHub repository analysis tool using LLMs, a production\-ready URL shortener with analytics and CI/CD automation, and a collaborative task management platform with authentication and role\-based access control\. My primary technical interests include: • Backend Engineering • API Design & Distributed Systems • Cloud Deployment & DevOps • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning • System Design Achievements: • GATE 2026 Qualified in both CS & IT and Data Science & AI • Solved 520\+ Data Structures & Algorithms problems • 5\-Star HackerRank ratings in Problem Solving and Python • Salesforce Agentblazer Champion \(Mountaineer Rank\) I enjoy understanding how systems work, diagnosing complex problems, and building reliable software that scales\. Open to Software Engineer, Backend Engineer, Python Developer, and AI/ML Engineer opportunities\.

## Location

Noida

## Work experience

Open Source Contributor at GitHub, Jan 2026 \- Present · 6 mos, Contribute to open\-source Python and JavaScript projects by diagnosing bugs, improving test coverage, enhancing documentation, and collaborating with maintainers through pull requests and code reviews\. Key Contributions: • Diagnosed and fixed a GPIO debounce initialization bug by tracing incorrect state\-machine pin assignment and delivering a targeted production\-ready fix\. • Improved testing, documentation, and code quality across multiple repositories to increase maintainability and reliability\. • Participated in issue triage, root\-cause analysis, and collaborative code review processes with distributed development teams\.

## Education

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Engineering, PSIT Kanpur \(Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology\)

Intermediate, Kendriya Vidyalaya \(KV\)

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