Siddharth Magadum
@siddharthmagadum
I am a backend-focused software engineer building scalable TypeScript systems and AI-driven features.
What I'm looking for
I am a software engineer specializing in TypeScript and Node.js, focused on building scalable, data-driven backend systems and AI-enabled features. At Urban Company I led PII data centralization, encrypting and migrating MongoDB collections of 12M+ records to stop misuse and meet IPO requirements.
I built a production-ready AI professional portrait generator that scaled to 50K partner profiles using Gemini and OpenAI image models, integrated voice-over text-to-translated-speech with OpenAI LLMs, and implemented WhatsApp flows and hub-selection features that improved onboarding and partner experience. I optimized a high-throughput bulk API with Redis cache to reduce response time by 63%, transitioned PAN verification to IDfy saving 60%, and designed Elasticsearch-backed APIs to surface real-time business metrics.
I enjoy owning end-to-end features, contributing to open source, and solving hard problems—evidenced by competitive programming ranks and production deployments. I look for roles where I can drive performance, privacy, and AI-driven product improvements in a collaborative, impact-oriented team.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Software Engineer - I
Urban Company
Jul 2023 - Present (2 years 1 month)
Led organization-wide PII centralization and encrypted migration of 12M+ MongoDB records to prevent misuse and meet IPO requirements; reduced a critical bulk API's latency by 63% via Redis caching, and scaled AI-generated professional photos to 50K partner profiles while implementing WhatsApp flows and TTS integrations that cut PAN verification costs by 60%.
Software Engineer Intern
Urban Company
Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 (5 months)
Developed hub-selection using Google's Geocode API for WhatsApp messages, reducing onboarding drop-off by 21%, and implemented rate limiting and scheduled outbound messages to improve reliability.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
PES University
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science
2019 - 2023
Activities and societies: Open-source contributions (Ploomber, Joplin); Winner - Hackathon @ Urban Company (AI professional photo generator); CloudHack Hackathon - microservice architecture using Docker; Developed MERN video-chat project.
Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science at PES University (Bengaluru) from 2019 to 2023.
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