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title: "Tharun Balaji R - Associate SDE in Chennai | Tal"
description: "Meet Tharun Balaji R, Associate SDE @ Juspay (UPI) | SIH '24 Winner 🥇 | Android Developer📱| MERN Fullstack Developer 🌐 | Leetcode (800+) | Codechef 2⭐ (max 1437) | Codeforces (1115) | GDSC CIT Core Team '22 | CIT Chennai '25 🎓 based in Chennai. AI stack includes claude code, codex, and gemini...."
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# Tharun Balaji R on Tal

## Headline

Associate SDE @ Juspay \(UPI\) \| SIH '24 Winner 🥇 \| Android Developer📱\| MERN Fullstack Developer 🌐 \| Leetcode \(800\+\) \| Codechef 2⭐ \(max 1437\) \| Codeforces \(1115\) \| GDSC CIT Core Team '22 \| CIT Chennai '25 🎓

## About

I’m Tharun Balaji, a Software Development Engineer with experience in Android and Full\-stack development\. I graduated with a B\.E\. in Computer Science from Chennai Institute of Technology and currently work as an SDE at Juspay\. My core development experience includes Java, Kotlin, Android, Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines, Flutter, Node\.js, TypeScript, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and MySQL\. I’ve also worked with Docker, AWS, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and CloudFront\. I’m particularly interested in backend engineering, system design, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure\. I actively practice Data Structures and Algorithms to strengthen my problem\-solving fundamentals\. I’m also exploring Generative AI and Agentic AI, with a growing interest in building, orchestrating, evaluating, securing, and deploying AI\-powered systems using technologies such as Google ADK and Google Cloud\. Outside of day\-to\-day engineering, I’ve been actively involved in developer communities\. I was part of the GDSC CIT Core Team and co\-founded Edu Engineering, an engineering\-focused learning community with 12K\+ members\. Building, learning, and continuously improving as a software engineer\. 🚀

## Location

Chennai

## AI stack

claude code

codex

gemini

kimi

ChatGPT

Retell AI

## Work experience

Associate SDE at JUSPAY, Apr 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Developer Engineer Intern at JUSPAY, Jun 2024 \- Apr 2025 · 11 mos, On\-site

Android & DSA Mentor at REVAMP, Apr 2024 \- Jan 2025 · 10 mos, Greater Chennai Area

Android Open Source Contributor at Hacktoberfest, Oct 2023 \- Oct 2023 · 1 mo, Remote, • PR 0: Added GitHub card \#ivywallet project • PR 1: Fixed Navigation issue • PR 2: Styling of Notes Card UI • PR 3: Changed to GridView system • PR 4: Fixed a typo in API model class

Backend Developer Intern at createur\.ai, Sep 2023 \- Oct 2023 · 2 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, • Demonstrated proficiency in utilizing Node\.js, Express\.js, Prisma ORM, and TypeScript to build robust and scalable backend systems • Successfully managed and interacted with PostgreSQL databases, implementing efficient data storage and retrieval strategies\. • Designed and implemented RESTful APIs, adhering to the Model\-View\-Controller \(MVC\) architectural pattern\. This ensured a structured and organized codebase, enhancing maintainability and scalability\. • Utilised and integrated some services of Amazon Web Services \(AWS\) for block storage and used Nodemailer to send emails using SMTP servers

Co\-Founder at Edu Engineering, Apr 2022 \- Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Greater Chennai Area, • Established and currently heading Edu Engineering, Tamil Nadu's All\-in\-one EdTech platform that revolutionizes engineering education through curated online courses and academic resources\. • Successfully led the development and implementation of a comprehensive course catalog, empowering engineering enthusiasts with in\-depth knowledge and practical skills for real\-world challenges\. • Cultivated a vibrant learning community, fostering collaboration and support among students while ensuring seamless access to expert instructors and interactive learning experiences\. • Continuously innovating and updating course content to stay at the forefront of industry trends, equipping learners with relevant and up\-to\-date expertise

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Computer Science and Engineering, Chennai Institute of Technology

9\-12th CBSE, Computer Science group, Vetri Vikaas Public School \(CBSE\), Rasipuram, Namakkal

## Public links

- github: https://github\.com/TharunBalaji2004
- leetcode: https://leetcode\.com/tharunbalaji31
- codeforces: https://codeforces\.com/profile/tharunbalaji31
- tharunbalaji\.vercel\.app: https://tharunbalaji\.vercel\.app/

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