Ritish Verma — Senior Software Engineer

Something about me: 1. With over 11 years of experience in the IT domain, my expertise spans software engineering, freelancing, and content creation. 2. 5 Years+ experience in Software engineering domain, serving as a technical leader for over 2 years now. 3. Deeply passionate about leading and growing teams, mentoring individuals, and driving impactful initiatives with a results-driven approach. Current Experience: Working as a tech lead senior software engineer in a team of 30+ engineers, who thrives in fostering collaboration and driving innovation. Currently part of the Content Moderation team at LinkedIn, where we develop scalable systems that detect abuse and uphold the content professionalism of the platform. I take pride in creating solutions that can handle 6 million+ queries per second. Additionally, I possess a strong background in machine learning infrastructure, hosting ML models dedicated to content moderation and abuse detection. Tech stack: Python, Golang, Java, Redis, Couchbase, SQL, NoSQL, Kafka, Samza, SaltStack, and Puppet. By leveraging my leadership expertise, I have successfully built and nurtured cohesive teams while mentoring individuals on their software engineering journey. I actively participate in the hiring process within my company, ensuring we attract and onboard top talent. Previous Experiences: 1. Senior Software Engineer in the Infrastructure Tools team at LinkedIn, I focused on developing scalable and critical backend systems and tools that formed the backbone of the LinkedIn Infrastructure. The systems I contributed to handled over 100,000 queries per second, supporting the platform's seamless operations. 2. Technical Content Creator on YouTube with over 5000 subscribers and 2 million+ views. 3. Writer and founder of a technology website (achieved alexa ranking <1000 across India) 4. Freelance Video editor on platforms like Fiverr and Upwork Educational Qualifications: I hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree (B.Tech) in IT from Netaji Subhas University of Technology, where I gained a solid foundation in computer science and technology.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in scalable systems for Social Media platforms.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 9 yrs 1 mo