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SDE-2 @Swiggy | Ex - Razorpay

About

Hi, I’m Pratham Gupta, a Software Development Engineer 2 (SDE-2) at Swiggy with 4+ years of experience building scalable backend systems, distributed applications, and high-impact products serving millions of users. Currently part of the Storefront (Merch) team at Swiggy, where I work on backend systems powering food discovery, merchandising, personalization, and customer experience initiatives across the platform. Over the course of my career, I have worked across fintech, insurance, banking, and consumer-tech domains at Swiggy, Vertafore, Razorpay, and Infosys, delivering solutions that improved scalability, reliability, operational efficiency, and developer productivity. Some highlights from my journey: ✅ Reduced debugging effort by 600% through improvements to application observability and logging systems. ✅ Reduced manual operational tracking by 90% by building automation solutions for business-critical workflows. ✅ Accelerated team velocity by 30% through rapid ownership of complex systems and delivery of key product enhancements. ✅ Improved onboarding and engineering productivity by automating development workflows and infrastructure setup. ✅ Built and contributed to scalable backend services, REST APIs, microservices, data processing pipelines, and full-stack applications. Core Expertise: ✅ Go, Java(Spring Boot) & Python - Crafting robust, high-performance backend systems. ✅ Microservices Architecture - Designing modular and scalable distributed systems. ✅ MySQL, MongoDB & Database Optimization - Effectively managing large datasets with optimized transactions. ✅ RESTful APIs - Creating secure, well-structured APIs for seamless integration. ✅ Version Control & Collaboration - Utilizing Git to boost development efficiency. I also have experience with Frontend technologies like React.js and Angular, which enables me to contribute effectively to full-stack development when needed. Technical Strengths: 🔹 Strong Problem-Solving Skills - In-depth knowledge of Data Structures & Algorithms(DSA) 🔹 System Design & Scalability - Proficient in Low-Level Design(LLD) and Database Management System(DBMS) 🔹 Competitive Programming - Regularly tackling challenges on LeetCode & Codeforces to enhance my problem-solving skills I am passionate about creating scalable, high-performance software solutions and enjoy tackling complex engineering challenges. Always eager to learn, innovate, and collaborate. I look forward to connecting with like-minded professionals and contributing to meaningful projects.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

codex

opencode

claudecode

Work experience

Software Development Engineer 2 at Swiggy, May 2026 - Present · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Started working as Software Development Engineer 2 (L7) as part of Storefront(Merch) Team, building and scaling backend systems powering food discovery, merchandising, and customer experience initiatives across the platform.

Senior Software Engineer at Vertafore, Oct 2025 - May 2026 · 8 mos, Hyderabad, • Accelerated team velocity by 30% by mastering the complex RiskMatch codebase within 3 weeks. • Enhanced system stability and reduced future bug debt by implementing a new testing framework, improving test coverage by 15%. • Improved development workflow by automating environment setup, reducing onboarding time for new hires by 40%.

Software Engineer 2 at Razorpay, Jul 2025 - Oct 2025 · 4 mos, Bengaluru, • Compilance-Ready Merchant Setup : Migrated critical merchant setup forms from RSPL to RZPX with on-demand generation, ensuring RBI compilance. • Scripting : Automated data correction and enrichment tasks using Python scripts, including fixes for 6000+ merchant forms, 22000+ MCC code generations, and geo-mapping with the google Geocoding API. • Unified Auth Flow : Contributed to the adaptation of Unified Signup/Login (USL) for Razorpay X, leading to a 15 % reduction in login issues. • PG Cross-Sell Enablement: Supported RazorpayX's PG cross-sell for Razorpay X by configuring modular onboarding flows, helping drive a 28% increase in MTUs and a 5% uplift in volume.

Software Engineer at InteligenAI, Apr 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Software Engineer at Infosys, Jun 2022 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos, Pune, • Successfully improved the comprehensibility of log points used for debugging in the bank’s application platform team. • Henceforth reduced the debugging time for each log point by 600% using Java, Python and Node JS. • Decreased manual tracking by 90% by setting up shift functionality for the Marketing and Sales division of the Banking and Insurance Domain using React and JavaScript.

Software Engineer Intern at Infosys, Apr 2022 - Jun 2022 · 3 mos, Hybrid, • Developed Full Stack Engineering Tool in a team of 6 members to access the progress of different internal departments on various backend technologies. • Contributed to the applications for RBS, thereby reducing the opening and downstream MI by up to 60% of customers.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur

Senior Secondary, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Alwar public school