Sunit Poddar — Senior Software Engineer
Backend Engineer | 8+ years experience building scalable systems serving millions Started as an Android developer, later transitioned to backend; bringing a well-rounded perspective to system design and product thinking. Currently leading and scaling Job Search at Apna. Impact & Achievements - Reduced infra costs by 50% while improving job search conversion metrics by 15% through a complete redesign of search infra at Apna -Led backend efforts on Search and Feed platforms, building location-aware search, external job ingestion, and personalized feeds that scaled to millions of users realtime - Set up engineering best practices around observability, performance monitoring, and data-driven experimentation - Mentored junior engineers and helped one transition from Java to Go, enabling independent feature delivery within a quarter Currently exploring AI; Learning and building on the side.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer with expertise in scalable systems and microservices architecture.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 9 yrs 2 mos
Career Highlights
- Reduced infrastructure costs by 50% at Apna.
- Improved job search conversion metrics by 15%.
- Mentored junior engineers, enabling independent feature delivery.
Work Experience
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) at Dr. D. Y. Patil School of Engineering, Lohegaon, Pune