Mridu

Mridu Bhatnagar

Backend engineer with 7+ years of experience. I care about product and systems thinking. AI has helped me look at projects as a whole — not just the code. Interested in working at the intersection of product, engineering, and AI.

Experience

Senior Software Engineer · IIT Madras Jul 2024 – Present
  • Developed a bulk student-marks upsert feature that removed repetitive manual uploads and streamlined workflows for the academic team.
  • Built an exam city preference management module with validation, payment handling, and user flow improvements.
  • Delivered backend and frontend (JavaScript) implementation across multiple platform enhancements.
  • Resolved production bugs and kept the platform running smoothly for day-to-day academic operations.
Senior Software Engineer · Peppo Technologies Aug 2021 – Apr 2024
  • Owned end-to-end development and maintenance of the settlement service, including new features and documentation.
  • Built the settlement service for the Deals product from scratch — rolled out to 8,000+ customers.
  • Integrated Razorpay Route APIs for accurate and timely merchant settlements in production.
  • Automated GST reporting and monthly invoice generation, reducing manual effort by 50%.
  • Mentored a junior engineer and collaborated with Razorpay's technical team to resolve API issues.
Independent Consultant Jan 2020 – Jul 2021
  • Created Python-focused technical content — courses, short-form lessons, API projects, blogs, and conference talks.
  • Worked with LinkedIn Learning, Twilio, egghead.io, Team4Adventure, and international Python conferences.
Software Engineer · Goibibo 2018 – 2020
  • Built and maintained internal and external API integrations for partners including Criteo and WebEngage.
  • Automated data pipelines to generate daily reports, reducing manual effort.
Data Engineer · Finnovation Services Dec 2017 – Aug 2018
  • Designed and implemented APIs and core business logic for the product's rule engine.
  • Integrated multiple external fintech partner APIs for data exchange across workflows.
Software Engineer · Reckonsys Tech Labs Aug 2017 – Dec 2017
  • Built backend features for Kredily using Django REST Framework.

Projects

Prepit ↗ Live ↗ GitHub ↗ Case Study →

RAG-based knowledge base for interview prep — built end to end.

Education

B.Tech, Computer Science · NIIT University 2013 – 2017

Skills

Languages
Python, JavaScript
Frameworks
Flask
Databases
PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, SQLite, Weaviate, Google Datastore
Infrastructure
Docker, AWS (EC2, S3, CloudWatch, IAM), Google Cloud (Bucket, Pub/Sub, Log Explorer)
APIs
REST, gRPC
AI Tools
Claude Code
Tools
Git, Linux, Celery, Sentry
AI / LLMs
RAG pipelines, vector search, embeddings, OpenAI API
Frontend
HTML, CSS