Jugal Bhatt — Software Engineer
Hi, I'm Jugal Bhatt I grew up in India, graduated a year early just so I could start working sooner. Not because I had to. Because I was impatient to build things. That impatience took me from VIT to UIUC for my Masters, from interning at companies like Verint to becoming a Founding Engineer at a YC startup, to now building systems at Amazon that serve millions of users. Each step taught me something the previous one couldn't. But the chapter I am most proud of is not on my resume. In my final year of college, I applied to over 700 roles and got 3 interviews. I was doing everything I was told to do and it was not working. So I stopped following the playbook and started building one of my own. I optimized my LinkedIn, got deliberate about my brand, and started sharing what I was learning publicly. Now I get 50+ inbound recruiter messages every single month without applying to a single role. Today I create content around AI, tech, and careers for 30K+ people on LinkedIn and 170K+ on Instagram. I have been featured in Business Insider, judged hackathons, and spoken at events across the Bay Area. I collaborate with companies and share practical, no-fluff advice for engineers who are figuring it out the same way I had to. I care especially about: Engineers who are early in their careers and do not know where to start Making AI tools actually useful for everyday people Honest conversations about what job searching really looks like Building in public and letting the work speak for itself If you are navigating a job search, building something interesting, or just want to talk shop, reach out. Connect with me: jugal@thecherrymedia.com
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer with expertise in FinTech and SaaS.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 4 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Data Engineering
- Machine Learning
- Crisis Management
- System Architecture
- Distributed Systems
- Integration
- Fintech
- Research
- Backend Development
- Frontend Development
Career Highlights
- Built systems at Amazon serving millions of users.
- Created content for 200K+ followers on social media.
- Optimized job search strategies leading to 50+ recruiter messages monthly.
Work Experience
Amazon
Software Engineer (8 mos)
LiteLLM (YC W23)
Founding Software Engineer (1 mo)
Siebel School of Computing and Data Science
Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant (4 mos)
iSchool at Illinois
Graduate Teaching Assistant (5 mos)
Verint
Software Engineer Intern (3 mos)
Fam
Software Engineer (1 yr 2 mos)
Vellore Institute of Technology
Research Intern (8 mos)
Bobble AI
Software Engineer Intern (2 mos)
Trademarkia
Software Engineer (3 mos)
CodeChef-VIT Student Chapter
Chairperson (1 yr 3 mos)
Senior Core Committee Member (5 mos)
Core-Committee member (1 yr 1 mo)
Notifvia
Software Developer Intern (4 mos)
Josh Talks
Software Development lntern (1 mo)
Education
Masters at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.Tech at Vellore Institute of Technology
at Delhi Public School Surat