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title: "Saurabh Katkar - Software Engineer 2 (IC2) in Pune District | Tal"
description: "Meet Saurabh Katkar, SDE 2 at Avalara | Ex- Optum, UHG | IIT Patna ’22 based in Pune District. AI stack includes claude, cursor, and github copilot."
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# Saurabh Katkar on Tal

## Headline

SDE 2 at Avalara \| Ex\- Optum, UHG \| IIT Patna ’22

## About

SDE 2 at Avalara, skilled in building dynamic and user\-friendly web applications, leveraging expertise in JavaScript, React\.js, Node\.js and MongoDB\. Eager to apply my skills and collaborate on impactful projects within the tech industry\.

## Location

Pune District

## AI stack

claude

cursor

github copilot

windsurf

Amazon Q Developer

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Software Engineer 2 \(IC2\) at Avalara India, Feb 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 6 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Software Engineer at Optum, Jul 2022 \- Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Hyderabad, India

Software Intern at NXP Semiconductors, Sep 2021 \- Jun 2022 · 10 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Software Intern at NXP India, Sep 2021 \- Jun 2022 · 10 mos, Gained hands\-on experience with JavaScript and React, contributing to development projects\. Implemented reusable functional components using React\. Fixed bugs to improve application stability\.

## Education

Master of Technology \- MTech, Mathematics and Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Government College of Engineering Aurangabad

[View the original profile](https://tal.club/meet/saurabh-katkar)

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