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Mihir Dutta

Backend Engineer | Payments Specialist | Scaled Payment Systems to Process $10M+ Transactions/Month | API Integration

Bengaluru

5+ years of work experience

Rakuten India
Feb 20251 yr 8 mosPresent

On-site

Rakuten India
Oct 20222 yrs 5 mosFeb 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Wipro
Mar 20226 mosAug 2022

Remote

FoxTradingSolutions
May 20215 mosSep 2021

Remote

ACM Student Chapter, Medicaps
Mar 202110 mosDec 2021

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

IEEE Student Branch, Medicaps
Jan 20211 yr 1 moJan 2022

Indore

Mihir’s AI Stack

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codex
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gemini
gemini
github copilot
github copilot
obsidian
obsidian

Education

Medicaps university

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Medicaps university

20184 yrs2022

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Headline

Backend Engineer | Payments Specialist | Scaled Payment Systems to Process $10M+ Transactions/Month | API Integration

About

Hi there! I’m a backend engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience building robust, scalable, and secure systems—primarily in the fast-paced world of payments and financial technology. What excites me most about backend engineering is the thrill of solving complex problems that make a real impact. Whether it’s optimizing transaction flows to shave milliseconds off response times, designing APIs that are both powerful and easy to use, or ensuring data integrity across millions of transactions, I love diving deep into challenges and finding elegant, efficient solutions. My unique value? I combine a strong technical foundation with a relentless curiosity and a knack for seeing the bigger picture. I don’t just write code—I ask why, dig into root causes, and collaborate closely with product and frontend teams to deliver features that truly move the needle. I’m passionate about clean architecture, automation, and building systems that scale gracefully as user needs grow. In my current role, I’ve helped reduce payment processing latency by 30%, improved system reliability, and contributed to launching new features that have directly increased customer satisfaction. I thrive in environments where learning is constant and every day brings a new puzzle to solve. If you’re looking for someone who’s not afraid to tackle tough backend challenges and who genuinely cares about building products that work seamlessly for users, let’s connect!

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

codex

cursor

gemini

github copilot

obsidian

Work experience

Software Engineer at Rakuten India, Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos, On-site

Associate Software Engineer at Rakuten India, Oct 2022 - Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

.Net Full Stack Trainee at Wipro, Mar 2022 - Aug 2022 · 6 mos, Remote

Machine Learning Intern at FoxTradingSolutions, May 2021 - Sep 2021 · 5 mos, Remote

Head Of Web Development at ACM Student Chapter, Medicaps, Mar 2021 - Dec 2021 · 10 mos, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Founder at IEEE Student Branch, Medicaps, Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo, Indore

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Medicaps university

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