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title: "Soudeep shaw - Software Engineer in Kolkata | Tal"
description: "Meet Soudeep shaw, Founding Software Engineer | Backend & AI Systems | Node.js, Python, Apache Kafka, Microservices, AWS | GenAI, RAG, pgvector | @ Dotsin (Intel AI Partner) | Ex-Assessli | Bengaluru & Remote based in Kolkata. AI stack includes antigravity, claude code, and claude."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/soudeep-shaw/share-image"
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# Soudeep shaw on Tal

## Headline

Founding Software Engineer \| Backend & AI Systems \| Node\.js, Python, Apache Kafka, Microservices, AWS \| GenAI, RAG, pgvector \| @ Dotsin \(Intel AI Partner\) \| Ex\-Assessli \| Bengaluru & Remote

## About

Backend Distributed AI Systems Engineer with proven experience architecting scalable monorepo microservices, event\-driven streaming pipelines, and production GenAI infrastructure\.Currently building at Dotsin \(Intel AI Partner\), where I co\-architected a 15\-microservice platform, stabilized high\-throughput Apache Kafka event pipelines, and reduced LLM inferencing costs by up to 40x using OpenVINO vLLM optimizations\. Previously built fault\-tolerant evaluation pipelines at Assessli \($5M funded EdTech\)\.CORE COMPETENCIES:• Backend Architecture: Node\.js \(TypeScript\), Python \(FastAPI\), 15\+ Microservices, REST gRPC• Event Streaming Data: Apache Kafka \(Aiven, SCRAM/SSL\), Redis, PostgreSQL, pgvector• AI ML Systems: LLM Orchestration, RAG Pipelines, vLLM, Intel OpenVINO, Thompson Sampling Bandits• Cloud DevOps: AWS \(EC2, S3, IAM\), GCP \(Cloud Tasks, Pub/Sub\), Docker, Turborepo MonorepoLooking to drive high\-impact architecture as a Backend, AI Systems, or Founding Engineer across high\-growth startups and tech teams\.📍 Bengaluru Remote

## Location

Kolkata

## AI stack

antigravity

claude code

claude

codex

## Work experience

Software Engineer at Dotsin, May 2026 \- Present · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Co\-architected a pnpm \+ Turborepo monorepo with 15 independently deployable services \(14 TypeScript/Express, 1 Python/FastAPI\)\. Stabilized Kafka\-based event infrastructure \(Aiven, SASL SCRAM\-SHA\-256 over SSL\) powering 4 critical consumer groups for discovery and engagement loops\. Resolved a production consumer\-eviction issue and reduced projected LLM/API waste by 30\-50x via timeout tuning and in\-memory deduplication\. Built hybrid feed ranking with dense retrieval, Thompson Sampling contextual bandits, and Gemini reranking with live reward updates\.

Software Developer at Assessli, Aug 2024 \- Apr 2026 · 1 yr 9 mos, Kolkata, Architected a market\-first AI grading engine integrating OCR \+ LLM evaluation for handwritten assessments at human\-comparable quality\.Built fault\-tolerant async processing with GCP Cloud Tasks, Pub/Sub, and Redis queues to absorb high\-volume PDF and AI workloads with zero loss\.Engineered Gemini\-based question generation workflows to automate structured exam creation from document references\.

Project Developer Intern at NIT Durgapur, May 2024 \- Jul 2024 · 3 mos, Remote

Software Engineer Intern at NIT Durgapur, May 2024 \- Jul 2024 · 3 mos, Durgapur, Developed secure Node\.js backend services for a rural telemedicine platform delivered through NGO healthcare partnerships\. Modeled medicine inventory flows with expiry\-aware tracking and supply optimization logic for operational continuity\.

## Education

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Engineering, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Computer Science Engineering, Budge Budge institute of technology

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