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Tirth Patel

SDE 2 @ Belong | Ex SDE @ Salt (YC W’22) | Solving Problems with Tech

Bengaluru

5+ years of work experience

Belong - NRI savings & investments
Sep 20251 yrPresent

Bengaluru

• Led development of an event-driven portfolio service using Kafka, FastAPI, and MongoDB, fan-out processing NAV updates to trigger portfolio recalculations, enabling near real-time PnL/XIRR computation for 1000+ users. • Engineered an idle funds management system to enforce LRS repatriation requirements, automatically tracking and refunding unused balances after 180 days via event driven scheduling. • Built a CKYC based onboarding service with automated verification and consent workflows, reducing KYC completion time from 3+ days to under 1 day. • Developed a Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) plugin in Kong Gateway (Go) to enforce request-level security, blocking compromised clients at the API gateway.
Belong - NRI savings & investments
Sep 20241 yrAug 2025

On-site

• Architected and owned a secure document platform handling 100K+ documents using S3, KMS, and encryption, enabling OCR and dynamic PDF generation (20K+ forms) for KYC and onboarding workflows. • Engineered a ledger-based wallet system integrating bank escrow APIs (RBL Bank) and virtual accounts, enabling secure money movement, reconciliation, and lien-based balance controls, processing $10M+ in transactions. • Centralized request encryption at the API gateway by building a Kong (Go) plugin, reducing latency by ≈40–60% via multi-level caching and eliminating application-layer duplication. • Implemented a distributed event scheduler using Kafka and MongoDB (TTL indexes + Change Streams) to enable scalable delayed execution of time-based workflows, replacing polling systems.
SALT (YC W'22)
Jun 20231 yr 3 mosAug 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

SALT (YC W'22)
Aug 202211 mosJun 2023

Remote

• Developed Marketing Campaign Dashboards: Created visually appealing dashboards for marketing campaigns, increasing lead generation through engaging and fun campaigns. • Engineered Config-Based Forms: Developed recursive code to convert JSON configurations into dynamic UI forms, streamlining form creation and customization. • Upgraded Admin Dashboard: Migrated the inward remittance admin dashboard from React 16 to React 18, facilitating easier future development and maintenance.
Pedals Up
Nov 20217 mosMay 2022

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

• Built a staking platform, for Biconomy integrating WalletConnect for seamless wallet connectivity. • Developed an auctioning platform for Ethereum-based tokens, reverse-engineering existing mechanics. • Integrated existing APIs with the front-end user dashboard, enhancing functionality and user experience. • Created a component library used across multiple projects, significantly reducing front-end development time.
Ahmedabad University
Oct 20211 yr 9 mosJun 2023

Placement committee member at the Career Development Centre at Ahmedabad University. Managing a cohort of students seeking placement assistance from the University. Responsibilities: Managing student data, coordination, Liaison and Outreach
High On Life Foundation
Sep 20202 mosOct 2020

GitHub
@tirthPatel177

Tirth’s AI Stack

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claudecode
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Education

Ahmedabad University

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Engineering

Ahmedabad University

20194 yrs2023

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Headline

SDE 2 @ Belong | Ex SDE @ Salt (YC W’22) | Solving Problems with Tech

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

opencode

claudecode

Work experience

SDE 2 at Belong - NRI savings & investments, Sep 2025 - Present · 1 yr, Bengaluru, • Led development of an event-driven portfolio service using Kafka, FastAPI, and MongoDB, fan-out processing NAV updates to trigger portfolio recalculations, enabling near real-time PnL/XIRR computation for 1000+ users. • Engineered an idle funds management system to enforce LRS repatriation requirements, automatically tracking and refunding unused balances after 180 days via event driven scheduling. • Built a CKYC based onboarding service with automated verification and consent workflows, reducing KYC completion time from 3+ days to under 1 day. • Developed a Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) plugin in Kong Gateway (Go) to enforce request-level security, blocking compromised clients at the API gateway.

SDE Backend at Belong - NRI savings & investments, Sep 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr, On-site, • Architected and owned a secure document platform handling 100K+ documents using S3, KMS, and encryption, enabling OCR and dynamic PDF generation (20K+ forms) for KYC and onboarding workflows. • Engineered a ledger-based wallet system integrating bank escrow APIs (RBL Bank) and virtual accounts, enabling secure money movement, reconciliation, and lien-based balance controls, processing $10M+ in transactions. • Centralized request encryption at the API gateway by building a Kong (Go) plugin, reducing latency by ≈40–60% via multi-level caching and eliminating application-layer duplication. • Implemented a distributed event scheduler using Kafka and MongoDB (TTL indexes + Change Streams) to enable scalable delayed execution of time-based workflows, replacing polling systems.

Software Engineer at SALT (YC W'22), Jun 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Engineer Intern at SALT (YC W'22), Aug 2022 - Jun 2023 · 11 mos, Remote, • Developed Marketing Campaign Dashboards: Created visually appealing dashboards for marketing campaigns, increasing lead generation through engaging and fun campaigns. • Engineered Config-Based Forms: Developed recursive code to convert JSON configurations into dynamic UI forms, streamlining form creation and customization. • Upgraded Admin Dashboard: Migrated the inward remittance admin dashboard from React 16 to React 18, facilitating easier future development and maintenance.

Software Development Engineer Intern at Pedals Up, Nov 2021 - May 2022 · 7 mos, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, • Built a staking platform, for Biconomy integrating WalletConnect for seamless wallet connectivity. • Developed an auctioning platform for Ethereum-based tokens, reverse-engineering existing mechanics. • Integrated existing APIs with the front-end user dashboard, enhancing functionality and user experience. • Created a component library used across multiple projects, significantly reducing front-end development time.

Student Placement Committee Member at Ahmedabad University, Oct 2021 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos, Placement committee member at the Career Development Centre at Ahmedabad University. Managing a cohort of students seeking placement assistance from the University. Responsibilities: Managing student data, coordination, Liaison and Outreach

Volunteer at High On Life Foundation, Sep 2020 - Oct 2020 · 2 mos

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Engineering, Ahmedabad University

Public links

github: https://github.com/tirthPatel177