Rahul Suresh

Software Engineer

Austin, Texas, United States5 yrs 4 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Expert in full-stack development with a focus on JavaScript.
Led engineering initiatives in high-growth startups.
Strong background in mentoring and team productivity.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full-Stack Engineer with expertise in SaaS and EdTech industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

TypescriptJavascriptSoftware DesignFull-stack DevelopmentProject ManagementServerless ComputingWeb InfrastructureReact.jsNode.js

Other Skills

Go (Programming Language)ReactGoSoftware InfrastructureWeb EngineeringSvelteAttention to DetailDocker ProductsAgile MethodologiesCoding ExperiencePersonal DevelopmentNext.jsDatabasesWeb Application DesignBusiness Requirements

About

I'm Rahul Suresh, a Systems Engineer (SDE 2) at Cloudflare with a CS Masters degree from UIUC and 3+ years of experience in high growth startups. I work across the stack and have a deep expertise in JavaScript & Frontend Systems. I enjoy reducing code complexity, building software that users love, and thinking deeply about product decisions. Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or follow me on Twitter/X. Email: hello@rahulsuresh.net Website: https://rahulsuresh.net Twitter/X: https://x.com/fireblaze_15

Experience

5 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 4 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 4 mos

Current Experience

Cloudflare

2 roles

Systems Engineer

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Austin, TX · On-site

SDE 2 in the Cloudflare Workers org, working on the R2 Object Storage control plane. Building the next-generation of large-scale object storage on the edge.
Tech Stack: TypeScript on Cloudflare Workers, React, Go + a bunch of system design.
(also help with university recruiting)

TypeScriptJavaScriptReact.jsGo (Programming Language)

Software Engineer Intern

May 2024 – Aug 2024 · 3 mos · Austin, Texas, United States · On-site

As an intern in the Cloudflare Workers org, I architected systems and built full-stack projects that ran on Cloudflare's serverless runtime called Workers. My projects were built with a modern tech stack that included TypeScript, Svelte and Vite.
Tech Stack: TypeScript, Svelte

JavaScriptServerless ComputingBusiness RequirementsTypeScriptSQLiteSystems Design+1

University of illinois urbana-champaign

2 roles

Software Developer, TIMAN Labs

Aug 2024 – Dec 2024 · 4 mos · Champaign, Illinois, United States

Developed a voice-based LLM software application (stealth-mode) at TIMAN Labs (https://timan.cs.illinois.edu/ir/people.html)

Software InfrastructureSoftware DesignWeb EngineeringSvelteFull-Stack DevelopmentAttention to Detail+1

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 · 11 mos · Champaign, Illinois, United States

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant (tuition-waiver) for UIUC's CS 222: Software Design Lab, I supported a large-scale course of 500+ students for three semesters. I led the 8-person technical team and spearheaded the development of several projects. I worked directly with Prof. Michael Woodley to develop the course content and ensure a high-quality learning experience.

React.jsAgile MethodologiesJavaScriptProject ManagementCoding ExperiencePersonal Development+5

Unacademy

Software Engineer

Jun 2022 – Mar 2023 · 9 mos · Bengaluru

As a Software Engineer at Unacademy (a Meta & Sequoia-backed unicorn startup), I was part of the Web Platform team that owned the web codebase for unacademy.com, serving 50M+ users across the world. I led platform-wide initiatives in cost reduction and performance, spearheaded the migration to a serverless architecture, and established our in-house design system to unify development. I also actively mentored engineers to improve team velocity and collaboration.
Tech Stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js

MentoringTeam ProductivityReact.jsDefining RequirementsWeb InfrastructureJavaScript+18

Crio.do

Software Engineer (Early Engineer / Frontend Lead)

Jan 2020 – May 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

At Crio, I joined a small team of engineers and helped build the startup from $0 to over $300k ARR. I owned the entire frontend systems: architecting and building the core products (still in production today), hiring the team, and leading projects across the full lifecycle. Beyond technology, I shaped our engineering culture by creating onboarding processes, establishing documentation standards, and driving recruitment.
Tech Stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Gatsby

MentoringTeam ProductivityReact NativeCommunication SystemsReact.jsAgile Methodologies+15

Hasura

Product Development Fellow

Dec 2017 – Feb 2018 · 2 mos · Remote

At Hasura, I developed Node.js APIs, deployed them on Kubernetes clusters, and integrated them with the frontend. I created a Zapier-Google Sheets bot launched on the Hasura Marketplace. I was also named Distinguished Fellow for my contributions. This internship exposed me to full-stack development, API integration, and product strategy.

React.jsJavaScriptDebuggingCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Coding ExperienceGit+3