Headline

Engineering @ Itilite | Distributed Systems, Payments Infra & High-Scale Platforms | ex-CleverTap

About

I'm a Backend Engineer at CleverTap, and . Specializing in real-time data processing, I excel in crafting scalable tech solutions. My expertise spans Java, JavaScript, Flask, and more, enabling the development of robust systems that leverage data for business success. My journey includes valuable experience as an SDE1 and a transformative internship at LIDO Learning, where I worked with technologies like React, Hasura GraphQL, and AWS. This role deepened my commitment to crafting efficient, innovative solutions. I'm passionate about all things tech and enjoy collaborating with like-minded professionals. Whether it's discussing the latest tech trends, innovating on projects, or tackling complex challenges, I'm open to new opportunities and partnerships. Let's connect and explore the possibilities the tech world has to offer.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

mcp

Work experience

Lead Software Engineer at ITILITE, Mar 2026 - Present · 6 mos

Senior Software Engineer at ITILITE, Aug 2024 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 8 mos, Acting Associate Engineering Owner for Payments & Cards platform, responsible for reliability, access control, and transaction integrity across card issuance, reconciliation, and payment orchestration systems. • Reduced named hotel search latency from 30–45s to ~5s avg (P95 ~10s), improving direct hotel lookup performance by 4×+ • Optimized general hotel search pipeline, cutting average search time from ~75s to ~40s and reducing backend processing load by 47% • Implemented PCI proxy–based central + user card passing for hotel bookings (GDS + B.com), eliminating manual authorizations and reducing monthly card hold costs by over $36K and payment gateway charges by $1K+. • Cleaned and mapped ~1M hotel records (~90K US); removed non-existent listings and improved direct search accuracy • Standardized and deduplicated room data across vendors; eliminated duplicate room rates and improved ~70% room-name accuracy • Designed granular RBAC model (Bookkeeper role) to enforce least-privilege access and eliminate full-admin dependency • Built configurable limit-based auto-approval workflow for card issuance, enabling secure delegation without broad admin access

Senior Backend Developer at CleverTap, Jan 2024 - Aug 2024 · 8 mos, Mumbai

Backend Engineer at CleverTap, May 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Mumbai, - Worked extensively on the Shopify plugin - Enabled essential features like A/B testing, Split Campaign Delivery for various web channels

SDE-1 at LIDO, Aug 2020 - May 2021 · 10 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, - Worked as Pod Lead - Build 2 dashboards from scratch - Owned responsibility for maintaining and integrating new features in 4 dashboard

SDE intern at LIDO, Jan 2020 - Jul 2020 · 7 mos, Mumbai Area, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, University Institute of Technology, The University of Burdwan