SDE-1 @ WEX Fintech/IIT Kharagpur [2022 - 2026]

About, Experience & Skills

Software Engineer specializing in distributed systems, security, cloud infrastructure, and machine learning models. Combining rigorous mathematical foundations from IIT Kharagpur with real-world production engineering.

Work Experience

SDE-1

WEX FintechFull-Time
Jul 2026 - Present

Engineering core backend services, transaction pipelines, and financial infrastructure with high reliability and low latency.

Key Engineering Contributions
Architecting scalable backend microservices and API gateways for enterprise fintech operations
Optimizing system performance, database query execution, and transactional consistency across services
Collaborating on cloud infrastructure automation, security standards, and production monitoring
Node.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLMicroservicesFintech InfraDocker

Education

Undergraduate in Mathematics and Computing

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

2022 - 2026

Pursuing an integrated 4-year degree combining advanced mathematics, theoretical computer science, and computational applications. The program emphasizes problem-solving, algorithmic thinking, and mathematical modeling.

Specialized coursework in algorithms, data structures, optimization, and mathematical modeling
In-depth study of Data Structures, Algorithms, Graph Theory, and Dynamic Programming
Vice Captain - Open-Soft'25 Inter Hall General Championship Tech (Feb 2025 - Mar 2025)

Skills & Capabilities

Systems & Low-Level

C / C++

Async networking, Boost.Asio, memory management, matrix solvers

Rust

Native Linux GTK clipboard client, async tokio runtime

Linux / POSIX

System calls, process isolation, background services, shell scripting

WebSockets

Real-time bidirectional full-duplex protocol framing & broadcast

Backend, Databases & Security

Node.js / Express

REST APIs, real-time services, worker thread orchestration

Python / Django / FastAPI

Full-stack web frameworks, numerical computing, async APIs

PostgreSQL & SQLite

Normalized schemas, Drizzle ORM, embedded Durable Object storage

Redis & BullMQ

In-memory caching, distributed job queues, pub/sub messaging

Security & Encryption

OpenSSL RSA, E2E encryption, OAuth 2.0, bcrypt hashing, JWT

Infra, DevOps & Edge

Docker & Dockerode

Programmatic container orchestration, multi-tenant isolation

Cloudflare Workers

Serverless edge computing, Durable Objects, global deployment

Traefik & Nginx

Dynamic reverse proxy routing, SSL termination, load balancing

GitHub Actions

Automated CI/CD pipelines, VPS deployment workflows

Next.js & TypeScript

React 19, SSR, ISR, type-safe full-stack web applications

AI / ML & Mathematics

PyTorch & Deep Learning

From-scratch Transformer models, Multi-head attention, Encoders

Linear Programming & Solvers

Simplex, Big-M, Modified Simplex, Gauss-Seidel iterative algorithms

MATLAB & SymPy

Numerical methods, PDE solvers (Crank-Nicolson, Heat eq), Plotly

Data Structures & Algorithms

Graph theory, DP, trees, optimization techniques, computational complexity

Honors & Achievements

JEE Advanced 2022
All India Rank 2823 (GE) placing among top 0.03% out of 1M+ candidates
JEE Mains 2022
99.02 Percentile placing among top 0.08% out of 1M+ candidates
Hall President's Gold Medal
Awarded for outstanding contributions to tech & hall leadership at IIT Kharagpur
INSPIRE Scholar
Recipient of prestigious DST scholarship, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India

Relevant Coursework

Programming & Data StructuresDesign & Analysis of AlgorithmsOptimization TechniquesMathematical Modelling & SimulationLinear Algebra & Matrix AnalysisComputer ArchitectureDatabase Management SystemsProbability & StatisticsStochastic ProcessesNumerical Methods & Complex Analysis