Mathew Jacob
@mathewjacob
Backend engineer specializing in scalable Django APIs, payments systems, and team leadership.
What I'm looking for
I am a backend engineer with three years of experience building and scaling Django APIs and leading core system design at a YCombinator-backed startup. I specialize in backend architecture, RESTful APIs, performance optimization, and maintainable codebases.
At OneFin I led an eight-engineer backend squad while remaining hands-on, scaling a payments platform to 90,000+ monthly transactions and 100,000+ monthly API requests, achieving 99.9% uptime and sub-200ms p95 latency. I drove enterprise integrations, automated loan-book workflows that freed 40+ ops hours per month, and helped double AUM from ₹500Cr to ₹1,000Cr in 18 months.
I built internal frameworks for AI agents, developed high-traffic REST APIs, and mentored junior engineers to improve code quality and team performance. I am seeking an SDE-2 role where I can deepen system design work and contribute to fast-moving product teams solving complex backend problems at scale.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Backend Engineer / Team Lead
OneFin
Feb 2023 - Present (2 years 8 months)
Led an 8-engineer backend squad and designed high-performance payments and lending systems that scaled to 90k+ monthly transactions and 100k+ API requests while maintaining 99.9% uptime and <200ms p95 latency.
Software Engineer
Passport
Jul 2022 - Feb 2023 (7 months)
Contributed to core application development, implemented three critical app modules, and built a personalized content delivery API that increased average session duration from 5 to 16 minutes.
Data Science Intern
Wipro Digital
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 (2 months)
Worked on a fashion-trend prediction solution that was accepted by VP of Analytics and integrated into Wipro's analytics offerings sold to Fortune 500 clients.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science, Liberal Arts (Computer Science minor)
2018 - 2022
Activities and societies: Batch Representative; Student Council member; awarded ₹1,00,000 merit scholarship in 5th semester
Completed a BA/B.Sc. Liberal Arts with core computer science coursework and a CS minor; received a merit scholarship and served on the student council.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Website
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