Sajal Rastogi

CTO

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India3 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Scaled system performance by 10x at Naukri.com
  • Developed a chatbot reducing assessment time by 50%
  • Mentored junior engineers to foster growth and innovation
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer with expertise in SaaS and system scalability.

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Skills

Core Skills

Backend DevelopmentSystem DesignSystem ScalabilityData Engineering

Other Skills

AJAXAWSAWS LambdaArtificial Intelligence (AI)BootstrapCC++CinematographyData AnalysisData ScienceDeep LearningDjangoDjango REST FrameworkE-commerceElasticsearch

About

Graduated from IIIT Kota with a BTech in Computer Science Engineering, bringing a strong foundation in backend development, Python programming, and scalable system design. Currently contributing as a Lead Engineer at Naukri.com, leveraging expertise in Python, Django, Redis, and AWS to optimize system performance and scalability. Collaborated with the team to scale up concurrent users by 10x and improve proctoring system efficiency by 40%. At Naukri.com, developed a GenAI-powered chatbot to streamline assessment creation, reducing time spent by 50%. Automated system scaling to enhance uptime and reliability. Motivated by a passion for building efficient, scalable, and user-centric solutions, while mentoring junior engineers to foster a culture of growth and innovation.

Experience

Naukri.com

3 roles

Lead Engineer

Apr 2025Present · 11 mos · Hybrid

  • Owned and led the end-to-end development of an organization-wide Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) system and centralized authentication gateway.
  • Enhanced platform security, access governance, and operational control across all internal and external applications.
  • Mentored and guided a team of junior engineers throughout system
  • design, development, and deployment phases.
  • Upgraded the searching ability of system by migrating code from elasticsearch 2.x to elasticsearch 5.x
PythonDjangoRedisAWSElasticsearchBackend Development+1

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2023Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Hybrid

  • Tech stack: python, django, redis, postgres, AWS, mongo, rabbitMQ
  • Scaled up system from ~15K concurrent user to 150K by sharding multiple tables and using clustered redis cache as primary database. Eliminated multiple query choke points using batching and query optimisations .
  • Increased the efficiency of proctoring system by 40% thus decreasing the cost and amount of resources used for computation.
  • Automated system scaling with cron jobs, resulting in fewer API failures and better uptime of ~99.9%
  • Developed a chatbot using GenAI which can help in assessment creation reducing time spent by 50%. Also enhancing recruitment efficiency by scoring candidates increasing product adoption
  • Mentored juniors through designing architecture and system flows, grooming tasks, and driving features to production.
PythonDjangoRedisPostgreSQLAWSMongoDB+3

Software Engineer

Jun 2022Apr 2023 · 10 mos · Hybrid

  • Integrated DoSelect platform with Naukri's backend.
  • Increased the data capture of proctor engine from ~75% to ~97% leading to increase company sales from 600 tests/day to 4000 test/days.
  • Reduced report generation time from ~509 sec to ~135 sec.
  • Automated the process of reporting and system failures. Created alerting scripts for rapid.
  • Improved proctoring algorithm reducing noise in recruiter reports and thus increasing overall confidence.
PythonData AnalysisProctoring AlgorithmsData Engineering

Decision point analytics

Python Developer Intern

Sep 2021Dec 2021 · 3 mos · Remote

  • Developed multiple APIs using Python, AWS Lambda, and Flask to handle large amounts of data efficiently.
  • Collaborated with the Beagle team to enhance and customize the PVP tool for optimal results.
  • Utilised technology stack including Python, AWS Lambda, S3, and Flask to modify and manipulate tools for Decision Point Analytics.
PythonAWS LambdaFlaskBackend Development

Education

Indian Institute of Information Technology Kota

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Computer Science Engineering

Jan 2018Jan 2022

Seth AnandRam Jaipuria School

Intermediate

Apr 2017Mar 2018

St. Mary's Convent Senior Secondary School

Jan 2015Jan 2016

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