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Sarthak Singhal

Backend Engineer | Building Scalable & High-Performance APIs | Java, Microservices

Bengaluru

7+ years of work experience

Traceable AI
May 20215 yrs 6 mosPresent

Bengaluru

- Owned and delivered an AI-driven Auth Hook Generator that converts natural language prompts into working authentication scripts, solving a major usability bottleneck in AST. Took the feature from POC to production with full UI integration, safety guardrails, and real-world edge case handling, materially reducing customer effort to configure authenticated scans and accelerating product adoption. - Designed and implemented an incremental scanning feature for API vulnerability testing, reducing scan times and improving efficiency by focusing only on new and updated endpoints, with scalable benefits for large enterprise customers. - Created custom CI/CD templates for integrating API vulnerability scans across GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Harness, automating vulnerability checks for every code change, resulting in early issue detection. - Redesigned the API scanning dashboard with an advanced UI/UX using gRPC and GraphQL, by introducing customizable scan suites to improve user management and reduce support dependency, now fully operational for independent use. - Revamped API scanning architecture using Kafka Streams for efficient request batching, which reduced MongoDB load and improved overall system performance and efficiency. - Implemented HTTP/2 and SOAP protocol support in the AST CLI, extending scanning capabilities to modern HTTP/2-based services and legacy SOAP applications, directly unblocking critical customer POVs. - Led the AST Scan Completion feature, creating a reliable distributed workflow framework using Redis to accurately track scan lifecycle across services, resolving long-standing 10–20\% discrepancies in scan and test counts by establishing a single source of truth for scan state and metrics.
IIIT Hyderabad
Jul 202010 mosApr 2021

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Developed a dataset hosting platform for medical datasets under the guidance of Prof. Vikram Pudi. The project involved designing and implementing a robust system to manage and provide access to a variety of medical data, ensuring data integrity, security, and usability for research and clinical applications.
MyHealthBuddy
Jun 20203 mosAug 2020

- Improved operational efficiency by automating the manual entry of customer sales data into the database, reducing data entry time by over 50% and minimizing errors, resulting in more accurate reporting and streamlined workflows. - Designed and implemented advanced features in an RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) dashboard, tailoring functionalities for specific roles to enhance user experience, security, and access management. - Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and align development with business needs and contributed to the overall project architecture and integration, ensuring seamless deployment and maintenance while optimizing performance for the end-users.
IIIT Hyderabad
Jan 20201 yrDec 2020

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Worked on a project analyzing the impact of rainfall and temperature on water scarcity across various regions. This involved classifying regions into water and energy zones using Indian meteorological data. Conducted analysis at multiple temporal and spatial scales to account for diverse climatic conditions throughout the country, providing insights into regional water resource challenges.
IIIT Hyderabad
Jan 20205 mosMay 2020

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Assisted faculty in conducting a large-scale 'Psychology' course with over 250 students enrolled. Responsibilities included addressing student queries, providing academic support, and grading assignments and exams to ensure accurate and timely feedback.
Aided
May 20194 mosAug 2019

Gachibowli, Hyderabad

- Led a team of five in successfully transitioning the company’s product to an online platform, overseeing the entire process from planning to deployment. - Spearheaded the setup and management of the company’s website, web application, and database, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance. - Coordinated cross-functional efforts to define project requirements, align on technical goals, and establish timelines, resulting in a smooth and timely launch. - Implemented best practices for security, scalability, and reliability, laying a solid foundation for future growth and enhancements.
Aug 20185 mosDec 2018

Gachibowli, Hyderabad

I contributed to a computer vision project focused on creating cylindrical panoramas through image stitching. My role involved researching and evaluating various feature detection methods to determine the most suitable approach for the task. This project provided valuable experience in the software development lifecycle and offered hands-on exposure to real-world industry practices.

Sarthak’s AI Stack

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Education

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

20174 yrs2021

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Headline

Backend Engineer | Building Scalable & High-Performance APIs | Java, Microservices

About

Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience building scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend systems. I specialize in Java and microservices architecture, with a strong focus on designing APIs and services that are clean, maintainable, and built to handle real-world production scale. My work has consistently focused on improving system performance, enhancing reliability, and solving backend challenges that directly impact user experience and product scalability. I enjoy working on systems where latency, throughput, and stability are critical. Core strengths: • Designing and building scalable APIs and microservices • Optimizing performance through efficient system design, caching, and database tuning • Writing clean, maintainable, and production-ready code • Collaborating cross-functionally to deliver reliable and impactful features I’m particularly interested in backend roles involving distributed systems, scalable architecture, and performance optimization.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

Work experience

Software Engineer at Traceable AI, May 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru, - Owned and delivered an AI-driven Auth Hook Generator that converts natural language prompts into working authentication scripts, solving a major usability bottleneck in AST. Took the feature from POC to production with full UI integration, safety guardrails, and real-world edge case handling, materially reducing customer effort to configure authenticated scans and accelerating product adoption. - Designed and implemented an incremental scanning feature for API vulnerability testing, reducing scan times and improving efficiency by focusing only on new and updated endpoints, with scalable benefits for large enterprise customers. - Created custom CI/CD templates for integrating API vulnerability scans across GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, and Harness, automating vulnerability checks for every code change, resulting in early issue detection. - Redesigned the API scanning dashboard with an advanced UI/UX using gRPC and GraphQL, by introducing customizable scan suites to improve user management and reduce support dependency, now fully operational for independent use. - Revamped API scanning architecture using Kafka Streams for efficient request batching, which reduced MongoDB load and improved overall system performance and efficiency. - Implemented HTTP/2 and SOAP protocol support in the AST CLI, extending scanning capabilities to modern HTTP/2-based services and legacy SOAP applications, directly unblocking critical customer POVs. - Led the AST Scan Completion feature, creating a reliable distributed workflow framework using Redis to accurately track scan lifecycle across services, resolving long-standing 10–20\% discrepancies in scan and test counts by establishing a single source of truth for scan state and metrics.

Research Assistant at IIIT Hyderabad, Jul 2020 - Apr 2021 · 10 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Developed a dataset hosting platform for medical datasets under the guidance of Prof. Vikram Pudi. The project involved designing and implementing a robust system to manage and provide access to a variety of medical data, ensuring data integrity, security, and usability for research and clinical applications.

Software Developer at MyHealthBuddy, Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 · 3 mos, - Improved operational efficiency by automating the manual entry of customer sales data into the database, reducing data entry time by over 50% and minimizing errors, resulting in more accurate reporting and streamlined workflows. - Designed and implemented advanced features in an RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) dashboard, tailoring functionalities for specific roles to enhance user experience, security, and access management. - Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and align development with business needs and contributed to the overall project architecture and integration, ensuring seamless deployment and maintenance while optimizing performance for the end-users.

Research Assistant at IIIT Hyderabad, Jan 2020 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Worked on a project analyzing the impact of rainfall and temperature on water scarcity across various regions. This involved classifying regions into water and energy zones using Indian meteorological data. Conducted analysis at multiple temporal and spatial scales to account for diverse climatic conditions throughout the country, providing insights into regional water resource challenges.

Teaching Assistant at IIIT Hyderabad, Jan 2020 - May 2020 · 5 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Assisted faculty in conducting a large-scale 'Psychology' course with over 250 students enrolled. Responsibilities included addressing student queries, providing academic support, and grading assignments and exams to ensure accurate and timely feedback.

Software Engineer at Aided, May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, - Led a team of five in successfully transitioning the company’s product to an online platform, overseeing the entire process from planning to deployment. - Spearheaded the setup and management of the company’s website, web application, and database, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance. - Coordinated cross-functional efforts to define project requirements, align on technical goals, and establish timelines, resulting in a smooth and timely launch. - Implemented best practices for security, scalability, and reliability, laying a solid foundation for future growth and enhancements.

Project Trainee at five finger solutions, Aug 2018 - Dec 2018 · 5 mos, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, I contributed to a computer vision project focused on creating cylindrical panoramas through image stitching. My role involved researching and evaluating various feature detection methods to determine the most suitable approach for the task. This project provided valuable experience in the software development lifecycle and offered hands-on exposure to real-world industry practices.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)