CTO & Technical Lead · Ride-Hailing Startup · System Design · Node.js · Python · Backend Engineering
India
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science
Loyola Institute of Technology and Science
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I spent the last two years as the technical lead of Cabocab - a ride-hailing startup we built targeting Tier-3 India. I joined during my final year of university and went full-time after graduating. My job was everything on the technical side: designing the system architecture, defining API contracts, directing an outsourced development team, debugging live production failures, and keeping the infrastructure running. I didn't have a senior engineer to hand things off to - if something broke in production, I found it and fixed it. The stack we shipped was Node.js/Express.js. When it started breaking under load, I designed the replacement - FastAPI + PostgreSQL/PostGIS + Redis with real-time GPS pub/sub and geospatial queries. I'm building that out now alongside the acquisition process. A few specific things I'm proud of: · Redesigned the booking flow from 4 screens to 3 clicks with a live driver-location view - drop-offs fell from day one · Replaced a recurring paid mapping API with a self-hosted OSRM instance in Docker - accurate road-distance reporting at zero ongoing cost · Kept the production stack (Linux, Nginx, SSL, PM2) stable throughout the entire pilot with zero deployment failures Outside of Cabocab, I build tools for myself - a multi-agent API testing framework, a bulk image scraper, a note pipeline connected to Obsidian. These are how I learn: pick a real problem, design the system, build it. I'm strongest at system design and technical decision-making. My hands-on Python and PostgreSQL depth is where I'm actively growing - not something I'll pretend is already there. Open to backend and full-stack engineering roles where system thinking matters as much as writing code.
Kanyakumari
Chief Technology Officer at CABOCAB, Jun 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos, India
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Loyola Institute of Technology and Science