Sounak Gupta

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India5 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in backend development with a focus on Python and FastAPI.
Proven track record in optimizing complex systems for efficiency.
Strong experience in cloud infrastructure and CI/CD practices.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer with expertise in SaaS and Fintech, focusing on scalable systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

PythonGcpFast ApiPostgresqlReactTypescriptNode.js

Other Skills

Python (Programming Language)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)CeleryRabbitMQKubernetesCI/CDDatadogSentryGrafanafaissC++React.jsReduxHTMLApache Kafka

About

Thanks for taking the time to review my profile. I'm Sounak Gupta a Backend Engineer currently working at raft.ai. I have a huge passion for technology and the positive impact it creates in business transformations and process improvements. I focus on the ideation, development, and execution of large-scale problems. I am a problem solver. I love to learn new technologies and consider myself a team player who can learn and adapt at a speedy rate. Skilled in nodejs, typescript ,Python, FastApi , C++/C, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Reactjs, redux, AWS, Docker, Terraform etc I am immensely interested in distributed systems, database engineering, and systems at scale. I am always looking to connect with people with similar interests. When I'm not on my desk, you can find me on the football field, working out, or traveling around new places. I am open to opportunities that will help me grow, learn and further my career. If you would like to connect with me, please feel free to drop me a mail at sounakume@gmail.com

Experience

5 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 11 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Raft

2 roles

Senior Software Engineer I

Nov 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Python (Programming Language)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)PythonGCP

Software Engineer II

Jul 2022 – Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Finance Integrations Team
Designed and developed the Cargowise Ref Service from scratch, implementing an EAV pattern, async workflows
with celery to efficiently parse and store reference files, improving file read efficiency by 50%.
Engineered and built Cargowise AP Processing service to handle increasing volumes, architecting a command and
composition-based architecture that optimized workflow execution improving AP matching performance by 3x.
Spearheaded Statements Integration, enhancing customer visibility and reducing payment delays by 30%.
Established test automation, code standards, CI/CD pipelines, Helm charts, and telemetry with Datadog and
Sentry enhancing observability, reliability, and deployment efficiency ensuring seamless scalability.
Revamped and parallelized the multi-shipment & multi-currency AP validation process, developed large-scale batch
processing for GCP to DB migrations using Python generators, ensuring high performance and fault tolerance.
Played a pivotal role in strategizing and defining engineering projects to ensure alignment with business objectives,
technical feasibility, and resource constraints. Collaborate cross-functionally to prioritize initiatives, establish
timelines, and drive successful execution.
Actively contributed to the design and development of timescale db to enhance observability of nightly
revalidation building Grafana dashboards transforming raw data into actionable insights.
Revamped react components introducing Generic Tables, debouncing, and throttling wherever feasible.
Tech Stack: Python, Fast API, PostgreSQL, Celery, RabbitMQ, Typescript, React, GCP, Kubernetes.

Fast apiPython (Programming Language)PostgreSQLCeleryRabbitMQTypescript+4

Hyperverge inc.

2 roles

Software Engineer

Jan 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Remote

Face recognization and Orion team
Designed and developed Sim-SaaS, a CPU based vector similarity search service from scratch using FastApi and faiss, scaling it to support very high number search requests with a recall of 99.77 %, potentially saving a fortune over GPU based systems. Built cloud infra using Terraform, created deployment Pipeline.
Revamped the entire backend for Orion’s aggregator using Typescript, making the service highly Generic and configurable based on regions/countries which ensured quicker deployment and onboarding of new clients.
Designed and built test cases for unit and integration testing of the components of Sim-SaaS and Orion. Utilized GitLab CI/CD to ensure successful execution of the test cases.
Assisted in conducting multiple Dedup POCs incorporating an Algorithm for classification and detection of fraud clusters which lead to successful onboarding of multiple clients.
of fraud clusters which lead to successful onboarding of multiple clients.
Assisted in development and scaling of FRaaS, a face digitization and face recognition service, making it highly configurable based on regions, clients or AI models which ensured hassle free integration across different services.
Collaborated with the Al team to compete for NIST leader-board, achieving a world rank of 7 in 1:1 and 11 in 1:N submissions respectively.
Tech Stack : C++, nodejs, javascript/Typescript , Python, PostgresQL, Fastapi , ELK , Grafana ,AWS , Terraform etc

Python (Programming Language)PostgreSQLPython

Software Engineer Intern

Jul 2020 – Dec 2020 · 5 mos · Remote

Conceptualized, designed and built a prototype to demonstrate 1:N face search which lead to multiple clients onboarding. Built REST APIs in nodejs and a service in C++ to communicate with AI models.
Deployed the services on AWS EC2 and enabled AWS Auto Scaling to ensure the availability of the servers. Built the cloud infra using Terraform.
Tech Stack : C++, nodejs, javascript/Typescript, AWS

Node.jsTypeScript

Upscale

Software Engineering Intern

May 2020 – Jul 2020 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Contributed to a platform to unify sales engagement to accelerate sal
Revamped the User dashboard by optimizing it for speed and performance which enhanced the user engagement by 15%.
Created UML diagrams and documented implemented features to make the code more maintainable.
Tech Stack: React, HTML, CSS

React.jsReduxReact

Nineleaps

Software Engineering intern

Jun 2019 – Aug 2019 · 2 mos · Bangalore, India

Part of the React team developing design studio for Total Environment.
A platform that lets customers design their apartment on a 3D model of the house.
Designed and developed reusable React components that enhanced the functionality and user experience of the platform.
Tech Stack : Reactjs, HTML, CSS

HTMLReact.jsReact