Souvik Kar Mahapatra on Tal
Headline: Tech Lead @TalBoss
Location: Bengaluru
Work experience:
- Back End and AI Engineer at Tal: the app where bosses hire directly, Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Backend Lead & Member of Technical Staff at Tal: the app where bosses hire directly, Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, Building TAL :)
- Co-Founder & CTO at Zero, Jun 2024 - Nov 2024 · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 1. Built and launched seoautolink.com, automating the discovery and integration of contextually relevant, SEO-friendly links, resulting in a 25% average increase in client website rankings and improved navigation. 2. Optimized script performance, reducing load times by 40% while maintaining compatibility with existing SEO metrics of the site integrating us. 3. Analyzed user behavior and engagement patterns, driving product iterations that resulted in a 30% increase in conversions from passive to active users. 4. Developed a keyword-matching engine using NLP and RAG, achieving 80-90% accuracy in linking contextually relevant keywords to blogs and supporting multi-language capabilities.
- Back End Developer at GoComet, Feb 2024 - Aug 2024 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 1. Refactored technical debt in the detention and demurrage module handling edge cases and worked on combined detention and demurrage 2. Optimized SQL search queries for internal use cases through query plan and new relic analysis, leading to 20-30% improvement in query performance 3. Automated data extraction, and migration processes with internal scripts, streamlining operations and saving team hours. 4. Built a Slack-based support query resolution tool to track team responsibilities, improving transparency and response times. 5. Resolved 5+ critical bugs, addressing edge cases and improving task management and estimation for ad-hoc tasks, leading to faster and more reliable deliveries from my end.
- Junior Backend developer at Listed Inc, Jul 2023 - Feb 2024 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Worked on a calendar booking system for influencers, handling concurrent and conflict-free booking experiences. • Implemented an algorithm for identifying free time based on user calendars, enhancing scheduling efficiency. • Engineered Shopify in-app browser redirection and attribution, utilizing web-hooks and webpixels ensuring accurate attribution. • Worked on product discovery platform from images, reducing request drop-offs by incorporating RabbitMQ and a pub-sub model.
Education:
- Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
- High School, Army Public School (APS)
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Souvik Kar Mahapatra

Tech Lead @TalBoss

Bengaluru

3+ years of work experience

Tal: the app where bosses hire directly
Jul 20251 yr 3 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Tal: the app where bosses hire directly
Feb 20251 yr 8 mosPresent

Bengaluru

Building TAL :)
Zero
Jun 20246 mosNov 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

1. Built and launched seoautolink.com, automating the discovery and integration of contextually relevant, SEO-friendly links, resulting in a 25% average increase in client website rankings and improved navigation. 2. Optimized script performance, reducing load times by 40% while maintaining compatibility with existing SEO metrics of the site integrating us. 3. Analyzed user behavior and engagement patterns, driving product iterations that resulted in a 30% increase in conversions from passive to active users. 4. Developed a keyword-matching engine using NLP and RAG, achieving 80-90% accuracy in linking contextually relevant keywords to blogs and supporting multi-language capabilities.
GoComet
Feb 20247 mosAug 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

1. Refactored technical debt in the detention and demurrage module handling edge cases and worked on combined detention and demurrage 2. Optimized SQL search queries for internal use cases through query plan and new relic analysis, leading to 20-30% improvement in query performance 3. Automated data extraction, and migration processes with internal scripts, streamlining operations and saving team hours. 4. Built a Slack-based support query resolution tool to track team responsibilities, improving transparency and response times. 5. Resolved 5+ critical bugs, addressing edge cases and improving task management and estimation for ad-hoc tasks, leading to faster and more reliable deliveries from my end.
Listed Inc
Jul 20238 mosFeb 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Worked on a calendar booking system for influencers, handling concurrent and conflict-free booking experiences. • Implemented an algorithm for identifying free time based on user calendars, enhancing scheduling efficiency. • Engineered Shopify in-app browser redirection and attribution, utilizing web-hooks and webpixels ensuring accurate attribution. • Worked on product discovery platform from images, reducing request drop-offs by incorporating RabbitMQ and a pub-sub model.
Digital Product School by UnternehmerTUM
Sep 20227 mosMar 2023

Remote

• Developed data management software for pfaff-mold.de streamlining the collection of diagnostic information on mold manufacturing data from machines. • Designed and implemented a system to capture high-speed time series data from sensors using MQTT protocol, and stored it in PostgreSQL database. • Conducted technical feasibility studies, utilizing design thinking methods to evaluate the viability of potential solutions. • Visualized the real-time sensor data in the frontend providing intuitive and actionable insights leading to an 80% reduction in manual input time. • Collaborated with cross-functional and distributed teams. • Utilized Agile methodology to develop high-quality product 30% faster that met customer needs and delivered value.

Education

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar

20204 yrs2024
Army Public School (APS)

High School

Army Public School (APS)

20154 yrs2019

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