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title: "Tirth Patel - SDE 2 in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Tirth Patel, SDE 2 @ Belong | Ex SDE @ Salt (YC W’22) | Solving Problems with Tech based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes antigravity, opencode, and claudecode. Explore public work links including github."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/tirth-patel/share-image"
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# Tirth Patel on Tal

## 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

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