Ravi Kumar

My academic journey, professional experience, and competitive programming accomplishments

Education

Institution

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

2026

Degree Program

B.S.(Hons.) in Mathematics and Computing

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.

Key Highlights

Specialized coursework in algorithms, data structures, optimization, and mathematical modeling

Active participation in competitive programming, technical competitions, and inter-hall championships

Vice Captain - Open-Soft'25 Inter Hall General Championship Tech (Feb 2025 - Mar 2025)

Work Experience

SDE Intern

Local Narratives

Bangalore

May 2025 - Jul 2025

Worked on backend infrastructure, performance optimization, and payment integration for a scalable web platform.

Key Achievements:

Deployed and managed backend services & tools with PostgreSQL and Traefik on a self-hosted VPS for improved reliability and control

Built & optimized scalable Next.js features with SSR, ISR, & code-splitting on key routes for improved TTFB and LCP page performance

Integrated Razorpay with robust idempotent webhooks & retry logic on the backend to reduce failures and ensure strict ACID workflows

Added an automated CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions on a self-hosted VPS to automate build and deployment for consistent delivery

Technologies:

Next.jsPostgreSQLTraefikRazorpayGitHub ActionsVPS

Achievements

Competitive Programming

  • Expert on Codeforces (max rating 1647), ranking 1315th nationally out of 83,000+ active coders
  • 5-star on CodeChef (max rating 2009), ranked 1445th nationally and 2054th globally among 205,000+ coders
  • Ranked 609th in Codeforces Educational Round 176 & 750th in CF Round 1012 (Div 2) among 20,000+ coders
  • Secured global ranks 12 & 138 in CodeChef Starters 185 & 178 (Div 2) among 20,000+ coders

Honors & Awards

  • JEE Advanced 2022: All India Rank 2823 (GE), placing among top 0.03% out of one million candidates
  • JEE Mains 2022: 99.02 percentile, placing among top 0.08% out of one million candidates
  • Hall President's Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to tech & diverse hall activities
  • INSPIRE Scholarship recipient by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Relevant Coursework

* Courses with lab component

Computer Science & Programming

  • Programming & Data Structures*
  • Design & Analysis of Algorithms*
  • File Organization & Database Systems*
  • Computer Architecture*
  • Database Systems
  • Big Data Analysis

Mathematics & Theoretical

  • Mathematical Modelling & Simulation*
  • Optimization Techniques*
  • Linear Algebra
  • Probability & Statistics
  • Numerical & Complex Analysis
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Real Analysis
  • Modern Algebra
  • Transform Calculus

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