--- title: "Gaurav Dudeja - Co-Founder and Backend Architect in Gurugram | Tal" description: "Meet Gaurav Dudeja, Immediate Available | Staff Backend Engineer (Go|Java|Python) | Scaling Systems from 1K → 100K RPS | Ex-MakeMyTrip · Airtel · HelloFresh · Vio | Distributed Systems · gRPC · Kafka | India | EU | APAC | EMEA | Remote based in Gurugram. AI stack includes anthropic apis, antigravit..." image: "https://tal.club/meet/gaurav-dudeja/share-image" --- # Gaurav Dudeja on Tal ## Headline Immediate Available \| Staff Backend Engineer \(Go\|Java\|Python\) \| Scaling Systems from 1K → 100K RPS \| Ex\-MakeMyTrip · Airtel · HelloFresh · Vio \| Distributed Systems · gRPC · Kafka \| India \| EU \| APAC \| EMEA \| Remote ## About I scale backend systems from thousands to hundreds of millions of users — in Go\. For 12\+ years across MakeMyTrip, Airtel Wynk, HelloFresh, and Vio\.com, I've shipped distributed architectures where every millisecond and rupee/euro counts\. My sweet spot: the chaotic window between Series B and IPO, when systems start cracking under their own success\. What I've actually shipped: → Vio\.com \(Amsterdam\): Built a Go service handling 5,000 RPS, enabling 10x traffic growth with zero new infrastructure spend → Airtel Wynk: Scaled streaming infra to 100M\+ daily streams; cut infra cost 30% while improving p99 latency → MakeMyTrip: Migrated legacy Java to gRPC microservices, slashing high\-volume API latency by 40% for 50M\+ users → HelloFresh \(Berlin\): Architected Kafka pipelines enabling multi\-region menu planning for international expansion → Ephesoft: Engineered a distributed pipeline that lifted document throughput by 4,000% Core stack: Go, gRPC, Kafka, PostgreSQL, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, PySpark\. Core focus: Throughput, latency, fault tolerance, observability, cost\. Currently open to: \- Staff / Principal / Architect roles at growth\-stage startups or scale\-ups \- Backend platform engineering ownership \- High\-throughput Go systems \- India\-based, remote\-EU, EU, MENA, APAC\. If you're scaling past your current architecture's limits — let's talk\. DM open\. ## Location Gurugram ## AI stack anthropic apis antigravity claude code cursor opencode claudecode ## Work experience Co\-Founder and Backend Architect at CLUVIO, Nov 2025 \- Apr 2026 · 6 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, • Built and scaled a backend pipeline in Go, deployed on Railway with PostgreSQL, enabling efficient capture and processing of customer intent in a lean operating model\. • Closed ₹30 lakh in revenue within 3 months in the electronics domain — running on the same Go backend\. • Led end\-to\-end operations including marketing, SEO, customer engagement, and vendor partnerships\. Golang Trainer and Consultant at Freelance, Sep 2025 \- Oct 2025 · 2 mos, Remote, Worked closely with clients to train and mentor engineering teams on migrating infrastructure from \.NET to Go, providing practical guidance, best practices, and ongoing support to ensure successful transitions Staff Engineer at Vio\.com, Dec 2024 \- Aug 2025 · 9 mos, Remote Staff Engineer at Vio\.com, Dec 2023 \- Dec 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Lead backend architecture for a high\-growth travel platform serving millions of users Key Business Impacts: • Eliminated system bottlenecks by building a 5,000 RPS Go application, enabling 10x traffic scaling without infrastructure expansion • Reduced data processing time by 60% through PySpark pipeline migration, accelerating feature delivery and reducing operational overhead • Cut support team workload by 70% with an AI\-powered support bot, allowing the engineering team to focus on product development instead of firefighting Engineering Manager at Airtel Digital, Mar 2022 \- Nov 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, Led backend infrastructure serving 100M\+ daily streams across India's largest music and video platforms Key Business Impacts: • Scaled streaming infrastructure to handle 100M\+ daily streams without service interruptions, supporting Wynk's position as India's \#2 music platform • Reduced infrastructure costs by 30% while improving performance through microservices optimisation • Built a real\-time personalisation engine processing millions of user interactions, increasing user engagement and retention rates • Modernised legacy architecture with zero\-downtime migration, eliminating technical debt that was blocking new feature development • Led cross\-functional teams of 15\+ engineers across product, data, and infrastructure, delivering major platform upgrades on schedule Back End Developer/Contract at HelloFresh, Aug 2021 \- Feb 2022 · 7 mos, Berlin, Germany, Built data infrastructure powering meal planning for millions of customers across multiple countries Key Business Impacts: • Enabled HelloFresh's global expansion by architecting menu planning systems that scaled from single\-country to multi\-region operations • Built robust Kafka pipelines processing supplier and culinary data for millions of weekly meal deliveries, ensuring accurate inventory and menu availability • Integrated supplier split services providing real\-time SKU visibility at the distribution centre level, reducing food waste and improving delivery accuracy • Designed event\-driven architecture for menu generation, improving data warehouse efficiency and enabling faster business decision\-making Back End Developer at HelloFresh, Aug 2021 \- Feb 2022 · 7 mos, Architected multi\-region menu planning systems, enabling HelloFresh’s international expansion across multiple markets\. ## Education Bachelor of Computer Science, Computational Science, Maharshi Dayanand University \(MDU\), Rohtak Bachelor of Technology, Computational Science, Maharshi Dayanand University [View the original profile](https://tal.club/meet/gaurav-dudeja) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/gaurav-dudeja#person", "name": "Gaurav Dudeja", "url": "https://tal.club/meet/gaurav-dudeja", "image": "https://tal.club/meet/gaurav-dudeja/profile-photo.jpg", "description": "Meet Gaurav Dudeja, Immediate Available | Staff Backend Engineer (Go|Java|Python) | Scaling Systems from 1K → 100K RPS | Ex-MakeMyTrip · Airtel · HelloFresh · Vio | Distributed Systems · gRPC · Kafka | India | EU | APAC | EMEA | Remote based in Gurugram. 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