Bishnu Saikia
@bishnusaikia
Founding Engineer at PauseSetu who took a fintech product from idea to Google Play closed testing alone.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At PauseSetu, formerly PausePay, I took a fintech product from idea to Google Play closed testing alone. I developed its FastAPI and PostgreSQL backend, Flutter app, and B2B merchant API, with 58/58 automated tests passing.
I built application-layer security into the product with HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks and Firebase ID-token verification, and integrated Razorpay payments and mandates around RBI recurring-payment rules. I also handled deployment, incident fixes, and business setup.
My earlier work included owning delivery of an HRMS for the Directorate of Agriculture, Assam, at the National Institute for Smart Government, and research into machine-learning-based Mirai botnet detection in IoT at IIT Guwahati. I co-authored a Springer publication on energy-efficient communication protocols for constrained IoT devices, and I'm looking to own a 0-to-1 initiative end to end.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder & CEO
PauseSetu
Apr 2026 - Present (6 months)
Took a fintech product from idea to Google Play closed testing alone, building a FastAPI/PostgreSQL/Redis backend, Flutter app, and B2B merchant API with 58/58 automated tests passing. Built security features including HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks, Firebase ID-token verification, and Razorpay payment integration.
Executive – Product Owner
National Institute for Smart Government
Jan 2022 - Jul 2024 (2 years 6 months)
Owned delivery of an HRMS for the Directorate of Agriculture, Assam, from kickoff to live deployment, translating government compliance requirements into specifications and running UAT. Managed regional LANs and MIS platforms for a state directorate within government IT constraints.
Systems Analyst
Ozosoft India Pvt Ltd / NEDFi Entertainment
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022 (2 years 11 months)
Handled system integrations, API latency analysis and troubleshooting; ran UAT cycles and wrote functional specifications.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Gauhati University
Bachelor of Technology, Information Technology
Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology with an elective in AI from Gauhati University in 2020.
IBM
Machine Learning with Python, Machine Learning
Earned the IBM Machine Learning with Python certification.
Project Management Professional, Project Management
Earned the Google Project Management Professional certification.
IRDAI
IC38, Insurance
Passed the IRDAI IC38 examination for insurance agents.
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