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title: "Rahul Kumar - SDE 1 in Pune City | Tal"
description: "Meet Rahul Kumar, Backend Engineer | Go & Python/Django | REST APIs, Microservices, gRPC | SQL/BigQuery | SDE 1 @ AgroStar based in Pune City. AI stack includes claude code and codex. Explore public work links including leetcode."
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# Rahul Kumar on Tal

## Headline

Backend Engineer \| Go & Python/Django \| REST APIs, Microservices, gRPC \| SQL/BigQuery \| SDE 1 @ AgroStar

## About

Backend engineer with 2 years of experience building and scaling services in Go and Python/Django, currently at AgroStar in Pune\. I work across the backend stack \- designing microservices in Go, building REST APIs, writing SQL against PostgreSQL/MySQL/BigQuery, and shipping features end\-to\-end with unit testing baked into the development lifecycle\. Recent work has included architecting distributed backend microservices for core business systems, optimizing large\-scale analytics queries against BigQuery, and partnering with cross\-functional teams to design and document APIs that ease onboarding and speed up cross\-team engineering work\. Outside of my day job, I've built a real\-time multiplayer backend in Go \(PostgreSQL\-backed leaderboard, unit\-tested game logic under concurrent play\) and a gRPC\-based chat application in Python/Django with MySQL\. I also co\-authored a paper on early detection of DDoS attacks in networks, published at IEEE LCN 2023\. I'm looking for backend / backend\-heavy full\-stack roles where I can keep deepening my distributed systems and API design experience \- open to opportunities in Pune or Hyderabad\. Core stack: Go, Python, Django, REST APIs, Microservices, gRPC, SQL \(PostgreSQL/MySQL/BigQuery\), Docker, Git, Unit Testing, System Design\.

## Location

Pune City

## AI stack

claude code

codex

## Work experience

SDE 1 at AgroStar, Jul 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, • Architected and built distributed backend microservices in Go, exposing REST APIs that power core business systems\. • Built backend services in Python/Django spanning the data layer and API endpoints for core product features\. • Wrote and optimized SQL queries against BigQuery for large\-scale analytics workloads, streamlining data retrieval for downstream teams\. • Introduced unit testing practices into the development lifecycle, strengthening code reliability and catching regressions earlier\. • Partnered with cross\-functional teams to design and document APIs, easing onboarding and improving cross\-team engineering velocity\.

Intern at AgroStar, Jan 2024 \- Jul 2024 · 7 mos, On\-site, • Built backend features and internal dashboards using JavaScript and REST APIs, cutting data retrieval time by 30%\. • Automated notification workflows via third\-party API integrations, improving user engagement and reducing manual effort\.

Teaching Assistant at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Oct 2022 \- Dec 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

## Education

Master of Engineering \- MEng Computer Science, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, R\.V\.S\. College of Engineering and Technology, Jamshedpur

## Public links

- leetcode: https://leetcode\.com/iamrahulabhi15

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