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title: "Rahul Goyal - SDE3 - Backend in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Rahul Goyal, Senior Engineer @Smallcase | Distributed Systems | Fintech | Ex-Anukai, Cleartrip(Flipkart) | Google Foobar | AWS based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude code, meta, and Browserbase. Explore public work links including github."
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# Rahul Goyal on Tal

## Headline

Senior Engineer @Smallcase \| Distributed Systems \| Fintech \| Ex\-Anukai, Cleartrip\(Flipkart\) \| Google Foobar \| AWS

## About

Backend Engineer with 5\+ years of experience designing high\-performance distributed systems at scale\. I've architected infrastructure handling significant financial transaction volumes with 90% error reduction and scaled backend services from 2M to 15M\+ users while maintaining sub\-200ms response times\. My technical expertise includes: \- Building distributed transaction systems with strong consistency guarantees across microservices \- Implementing domain\-driven design to reduce system coupling \- Optimizing complex real\-time data aggregation systems \- Designing fault\-tolerant systems with extensive error handling Core tech stack: Node\.js, Golang, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, AWS Notable projects: \- Architected order flow system at Smallcase achieving 90% error reduction \- Architected microservices backend for INTELIGHTS traffic management system processing 16M\+ rows/day \- Developed real\-time emergency response system with geospatial optimization \(deployed for Punjab government\) I'm passionate about solving complex engineering challenges at scale and creating systems with real\-world impact\. Always interested in connecting with fellow engineers and discussing distributed systems architecture\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

meta

Browserbase

Fireworks AI

## Work experience

SDE3 \- Backend at smallcase, Mar 2026 \- Present · 8 mos, Bengaluru

Mentor at Mentro, Mar 2022 \- Present · 4 yrs 8 mos, \- Provide 1:1 technical mentorship to early\-career backend engineers on distributed systems, API design, and database optimization\. \- Run code reviews and architecture sessions on real\-world fintech scenarios; advise on skill roadmaps and technical growth\. \- Tech: Node\.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Microservices

SDE2 \- Backend at smallcase, Apr 2023 \- Mar 2026 · 3 yrs, Bengaluru, \- Led order flow architecture redesign supporting millions of concurrent users \- Scaled backend infrastructure from 2M to 15M\+ users while maintaining performance SLAs \- Designed fault\-tolerant systems with comprehensive retry mechanisms and circuit breakers \- Owned critical incident response and root cause analysis for production issues \- Mentored junior engineers on system design principles and best practices \- Technologies: Node\.js, Golang, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, AWS

SDE1 \- Backend at smallcase, Apr 2021 \- Mar 2023 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, \- Developed distributed transaction system handling INR 20,000\+ crores with 90% error reduction \- Implemented domain\-driven design patterns to reduce coupling between services \- Built real\-time data aggregation pipelines for wealth tracking functionality \- Optimized database queries and caching strategies to maintain sub\-200ms response times \- Technologies: Node\.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, Docker

Founding engineer at Anukai Solutions Pvt\. Ltd\., May 2020 \- Apr 2021 · 1 yr, Patiala, \- Founding engineer at a funded IoT/traffic\-tech startup; company wound down operations due to COVID\-19 impact\. \- Architected microservices backend for IoT edge data, decomposing an initial monolith; built a fault\-tolerant API layer with extensive retry/error handling\. \- Implemented edge inference for computer\-vision pipelines, achieving a 600% efficiency gain; reduced infra costs by 50% through containerization\. \- Coordinated a small freelance engineering team alongside hands\-on architecture and delivery\. \- Tech: Node\.js, Python, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, REST

Software Engineer at Cleartrip\.com, Feb 2020 \- May 2020 · 4 mos, India, \- Built B2C platform automation, a service integration layer, and a real\-time notification service for booking updates and itinerary changes\. \- Tech: Node\.js, MongoDB, MySQL, REST

Backend Developer @Ucollege at Udacity, Feb 2019 \- Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Chitkara University, \- Ran hands\-on sessions on Node\.js, databases, and API design for engineering students\. \- Built joint learning events, technical workshops, and hackathons with the Developer Student Club\. \- Tech: Node\.js, Databases, REST APIs

Backend Engineer at Anukai Solutions Pvt\. Ltd\., Jan 2019 \- Apr 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos, Patiala, Punjab, India, \- Built internal data processing application for dataset preparation using Node\.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis \- Developed backend system for real\-time traffic data ingestion and analysis with Node\.js and MongoDB \- Created Python\-based edge computing solutions for traffic light control with real\-time decision making \- Optimized Raspbian OS for edge deployments, improving performance and reliability \- Implemented data processing pipelines for computer vision models Tech Stack: Node\.js, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Linux

Backend Engineer at Anukai Solutions Pvt\. Ltd\., Jan 2019 \- Apr 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos, Patiala, Punjab, India, \- Built a real\-time traffic\-data ingestion system and Python\-based edge computing for traffic\-light control, running on optimized Raspbian OS deployments\. \- Tech: Python, Node\.js

## Education

B\.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering, Chitkara University

## Public links

- github: https://github\.com/rahulgoyal911

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