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title: "Shivam Raj - Software Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Shivam Raj on Tal

## Headline

Techie \| IIT BHU \| Addressing cognitive atrophy of AI

## About

Technocrat who loves building, solving problems, love to talk about future, AI automation and agents, shaping world, Dangers of AI etc\. Currently working on addressing Cognitive atrophy in AI\. Prototype here : https://cogniquest\-tau\.vercel\.app/

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

cursor

claudecode

githubcopilot

## Work experience

Software Engineer at Freelance, Jul 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru

SDE 2 at Porter, Sep 2024 \- Jun 2025 · 10 mos, Bengaluru, 1\. Served as a Senior Backend Engineer in the Load Assist team, designing and delivering scalable backend solutions for core logistics workflows\. 2\. Led the redesign and implementation of the driver allocation broadcasting model, improving the efficiency, scalability, and reliability of driver assignment\. 3\. Designed and implemented a centralized Role\-Based Access Control \(RBAC\) solution using Keycloak, enabling secure authentication and authorization across multiple internal support services\. 4\. Drove the adoption of Appsmith for internal operations by onboarding multiple cross\-functional stakeholders and implementing RBAC, feature flagging, and A/B testing capabilities to accelerate operational workflows\. 5\. Engineered the backend systems for launching Household Items Pickup \(supporting up to five items per order\), contributing to a 25% increase in revenue through expanded service offerings\. 6\. Worked on engineering excellence by introducing best practices and establishing biweekly knowledge\-sharing sessions, fostering continuous learning across engineering, QA, and product teams on modern technologies, architecture, and development practices\.

Personal goal pursuit at Career Break, Dec 2023 \- Aug 2024 · 9 mos, India, Took an intentional career break to prioritize family and invest in personal growth\. During this time, I: \* Spent quality time caring for my parents\. \* Explored solo travel across few destinations in India, embracing new cultures and experiences, Learnt to play electric guitar\.

Software Developer engineer 2 at Amazon, Mar 2023 \- Dec 2023 · 10 mos, Bengalore, Worked in Seller Registration org\. as SDE 2 to build and maintain services to onboard sellers in the marketplace\.

Member of Technical Staff at Siply \- India ka savings, Sep 2021 \- Dec 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos, Bengaluru, An impactful stint in the startup world\. As a member of technical staff, I led the development of a Chit Fund product from the ground up while contributing across the Siply app — most notably architecting and delivering an in\-house referral system to accelerate user acquisition\.

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Indian Institute of Technology \(Banaras Hindu University\), Varanasi

Intermediate, PCM, Sr\. Seconadry Delhi Public School, Saharsa

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