Atul Sharma

Co-Founder

Gurugram, Haryana, India5 yrs 3 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Expert in building high-frequency trading engines.
Led AI initiatives in product development.
Proven track record in startup scaling and product management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with strong backend and AI engineering skills.

Contact

atul@algotest.in LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Machine LearningQuantitative FinanceRuby On RailsProduct ManagementSoftware Design And DevelopmentKotlinAndroid DevelopmentGo

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Analytical SkillsAndroidAndroid JetpackAndroid SDKApplied AIBack-End Web DevelopmentBashC++CLICSSCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Computer Science

About

Software Engineer currently working at a derivatives trading firm, where I’m building the core trading engine that powers high-frequency, low-latency trades. My work primarily focuses on Backend, Infrastructure, and AI, while earlier I built exceptional experiences across Mobile and Web platforms. Previously, I’ve been part of GitHub, HackerRank, Mercari Inc., Upraised, and Harman International, contributing to client-side product development and user experience.

Experience

5 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 1 mo

Average Tenure

1 yr 4 mos

Current Experience

Algotest (yc s22)

Founding Engineer

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Building a scalable, low-latency, high-frequency trading engine and execution platform for an algorithmic derivatives firm.
Leading AI engineering initiatives across the entire product stack to deliver exceptional experiences for retail traders and best-in-class trading performance.

FastAPIPythonDistributed SystemsPostgreSQLMachine LearningApplied AI+1

Hackerrank

Software Engineer

Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Part of the Integrity Team focused on reducing malpractices during candidate assessments.
Key contributions include enhancing AI-powered plagiarism detection for LLM-generated code and improving webcam-based ML proctoring systems.
Additionally, led the development of a liveness detection service, architected and designed a PII-compliant identity verification system, and spearheaded engineering efforts for bias audits on HackerRank’s AEDT tools.

Ruby on RailsMachine LearningPythonReactMySQLAmazon Web Services (AWS)

Mercari, inc.

Software Engineer

Jan 2023 – Jun 2023 · 5 mos · Tokyo, Japan · On-site

Worked with the Core Customer Experience Team, focusing on improving the checkout process and item details page for the Mercari JP Android app.
Led the migration of the checkout fee calculator logic from the client side to the server side, ensuring consistency and maintainability across iOS, Android, and web platforms.

Jetpack ComposeCoroutinesKotlinUnit TestingDependency InjectiongRPC+1

Github

Software Engineer

Feb 2022 – May 2022 · 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Remote

Worked with the GitHub Actions Team, to implement a multi-version migration service for GitHub Templates through GitHub CLI tool.

GoBashRuby on RailsGraphQLAmazon Web Services (AWS)

Scaler

Technical Content Writer

Dec 2021 – May 2022 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Created multiple technical articles focused on C++ & Core Java for Scaler Topics.

C++Core Java

Spacenos

Android Developer

Sep 2021 – Dec 2021 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Worked on two client projects named Dibbs Technology & MetaHacker.

FirebaseAndroid DevelopmentJava

The streamliners

Product & Engineering

Jan 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Jaipur, Rajasthan, India · Hybrid

Built and scaled two startups, leading the development of LocatIN, an indoor maps and navigation tool designed to optimize wayfinding within large infrastructure facilities, and Karobar Easy, a comprehensive business management solution tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Additionally, supported early-stage startups by delivering MVP prototypes, enabling them to validate ideas and accelerate growth.

Product ManagementSoftware Design and DevelopmentMarket ResearchUser Experience Design (UED)Data Analytics

Logocial

Android Engineer

Jan 2021 – Aug 2021 · 7 mos · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India · Remote

FirebaseAndroidJavaAndroid Development

E-cell, jecrc university

Management Team Member

Oct 2019 – May 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Jaipur · On-site

- Conducted and Co-organized a big Intern Fair with 30+ companies onboard from different domains with a footfall of 5000+ candidates from various parts of Jaipur city trying their luck.

Engagement ManagementEvent PlanningMarketing