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title: "Ishan Kalra - Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Ishan Kalra, Engineering @ Marrow | 1x Founding Engineer @ topdoc.com | Ex-Juspay based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes antigravity and cursor."
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# Ishan Kalra on Tal

## Headline

Engineering @ Marrow \| 1x Founding Engineer @ topdoc\.com \| Ex\-Juspay

## About

Senior Software Engineer at a Stealth Startup, where I focus on leveraging AI to automate healthcare operations\. My core competencies include backend development, data analysis, and implementing secure and scalable solutions using technologies such as JavaScript, MongoDB, and FastAPI, Python and exposure to foundational models like Med\-Gemma\. At Sequoia, I contributed to key backend engineering projects, including optimizing HRIS modules, implementing OAuth integration, and building an Equity Management module\. My work reflects a strong commitment to improving system reliability and delivering user\-centered solutions\. I aim to bring my technical expertise, collaborative approach, and innovative mindset to drive impactful advancements in technology and healthcare\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

antigravity

cursor

## Work experience

Engineer at DailyRounds / Marrow, Jul 2026 \- Present · 2 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Backend Engineering & AI\.

Founding Engineer at topdoc\.com, Sep 2025 \- Jul 2026 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, https://topdoc\.com/ • Leading the end\-to\-end development of an automated surgical navigation product, integrating AI for surgical guidance\. • Managed the scheduling pod for automated diagnostic tests, enhancing operational efficiency\. • Conducted research on foundational medical AI models like Med\-Gemma and Resnet to improve healthcare outcomes\. • Developed chat features to facilitate effective communication among stakeholders, streamlining collaboration\. \* Worked on streamlining prior auths, AI suggestions and EHR integrations\. Experience working with eCW, modmed, ethermed, stedi\. \* Worked on Integrated payments module for efficient fund movement\.

Software Engineer II at Sequoia, Jan 2025 \- Aug 2025 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, As part of my backend engineering role at Sequoia, I contributed to building and enhancing modules such as HRIS, Equity Management, and Organisational Management\. I led critical initiatives including the migration of legacy code, where I optimized existing implementations and rewrote components to align with modern security and coding standards\. I implemented new features in HRIS modules, such as OAuth integration and resolution of key security issues\. Additionally, I developed a new Equity Management module from the ground up\. To improve system reliability, I built a configurable logging framework that prevents sensitive data exposure, supports effective debugging, and generates logs in a format easily consumable by data systems\. I also designed and implemented an Organisational Hierarchy View, providing a graphical visualization of organisational units and employees\.

Software Engineer I \- Backend at JUSPAY, Jun 2021 \- Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Engineering Lead \- Juspay Recon

Backend Engineer at JUSPAY, May 2019 \- May 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru Area, India, Working closely with banks and merchants to make UPI payments simple\. I analyse the data to gather insights, make reports & dashboards, build real time monitoring\.

Intern \- Data at JUSPAY, Dec 2018 \- May 2019 · 6 mos, Bengaluru Area, India

Big data intern at Celebal Technologies, Aug 2018 \- Oct 2018 · 3 mos, Jaipur Area, India

## Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, swami keshwanand institute of technology

high school, science and maths, swami vivekanand senior secondary school

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