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title: "Saravanan C MaheshBabu - Technical Lead in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Saravanan C MaheshBabu, Technical Lead | Backend Engineering | Scalable Systems | Python, FastAPI, Kafka, AWS | Data Engineering | GenAI based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude code, codex, and cursor. Explore public work links including github, leetcode, and linkedin.com."
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# Saravanan C MaheshBabu on Tal

## Headline

Technical Lead \| Backend Engineering \| Scalable Systems \| Python, FastAPI, Kafka, AWS \| Data Engineering \| GenAI

## About

Technical Lead \| Backend Engineering \| Data Engineering \| Distributed Systems \| GenAI • \~10 years of experience in Backend Engineering and Data Engineering, building scalable SaaS platforms, distributed systems, backend architecture, microservices, ETL workflows, secure APIs, and real\-time data pipelines • Strong expertise in Python, FastAPI, Flask, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, AWS, System Design, cloud\-native development, CI/CD, scalability, and performance optimization • Experienced in technical architecture, cross\-functional engineering leadership, mentoring developers, hiring, code reviews, and driving delivery of scalable, high\-impact systems aligned with business goals • Proven track record of modernizing monoliths into microservices, improving platform reliability, scalability, and developer productivity • Hands\-on experience building high\-scale backend systems, SaaS integrations, event\-driven systems, and intelligent automation workflows • Recently completed IBM’s Develop Generative AI Applications certification, with hands\-on exposure to LLMs, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI concepts, Python, and Flask • Exploring GenAI, Agentic AI, AI\-assisted engineering, and intelligent automation for data\-driven systems

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

codex

cursor

openai

githubcopilot

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Technical Lead at ITILITE, Oct 2023 \- Present · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Technical Lead at Saama, Dec 2021 \- Sep 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, • Spearheaded a team of 3 developers to implement a Kafka data pipeline from scratch to consume clinical data; reduced processing time by 40% and enabled real\-time analysis of patient data\. • Engineered a Release management feature that streamlined the release process on a cloud\-based platform, reducing deployment time by 50% • Continuous Integration/Deployment Pipeline Integration, pull requests, code reviews, integration/e2e testing\.

Lead Software Engineer at ITILITE, Apr 2021 \- Dec 2021 · 9 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, • Led the development of an Expense Management product from scratch to launch; utilized React, Python, Flask, MySQL, Redis, and AWS to build a scalable, cloud\-based solution that increased by 30% in revenue in the first year\. • Took ownership in managing the Integrations team and linked with leading Saas products like Google, Zoho, Expensify, Fyle, etc\.,

Senior Software Engineer at ITILITE, Jan 2019 \- Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Redesigned the complete backend of the product from PHP to Python in a more scalable way with proper microservice architecture\. • Introduced booking automation in the mobile app using Node\.js to make the Itilite handy and user\-friendly\. It reduced the manual flight booking efforts by automating 90% of mobile bookings\.

Software Engineer 1 at Smartron, Aug 2017 \- Dec 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, • Built an AI Voice Assistant product called Maya and fed it with core skills like IOT commands, Alarm & Reminder, Music controls, Flipkart product search, Cricket, etc\., using Node\.js and Python • Built an Internal admin panel to ease the unit and e2e testing process of Maya\. Enhanced Maya with basic skills in Hindi\. • Integrated multiple third\-party systems with Maya\(AI voice assistant\), including Flipkart, Cricbuzz, Slack, Saavn, etc\.,

Full Stack Developer at Freshmarketer, Feb 2017 \- Aug 2017 · 7 mos, Chennai Area, India, • One of the core full\-stack developers of the Integration team and experienced with Java and Ember\.js • Connected Zarget with Google suite of products \- Google Sign\-In, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Customer support product Freshworks\.

## Education

Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Anna University Chennai

## Public links

- github: https://github\.com/saravanan\-cm
- leetcode: https://leetcode\.com/saracmmce
- linkedin\.com: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/saravanan\-cm

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