Tapan Rai

Software Engineer

I build scalable software.

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About me

I started my career back when I was a sophomore in college. My goal at the time was to build cool stuff and I was lucky enough to find people near me who wanted to do the same. Fast-forward to today and I'm still chasing after the coolest of ideas. I've worked across various domains viz. AR/VR, Productivity, Fin-tech and now crypto at Bitfinex.

I enjoy solving hard-problems (which is convenient because AI has solved all the smaller easier problems) and focus on building things that scale the business and not just tech.

PS: When I'm not in front a screen, I'm usually out playing with my dogs, learning some obscure facts, trying to figure out how to reduce my carbon footprint or simply listening to podcasts.

Experience

  1. Bitfinex

    2024-Present

    At Bitfinex, I worked on third party integrations, responsible for handling the execution of wire transfers across the platform.

    • JavaScript
    • Node.js
    • MySQL
  2. Numans

    2022-2024

    As the CTO of Numans, I led the development of our product, designed to automate the onboarding process for remote employees. I built and managed a team of five engineers, promoting synergy and cross collaboration between operations, product, and CX. We had raised $650K in pre-seed funding in 2021 and as of 2024 Numans processes over 300 new hires every month.

    • TypeScript
    • JavaScript
    • Node.js
    • Nest.js
    • MongoDB
    • AWS
    • GraphQL
    • HTML
    • CSS
    • Tailwind CSS
    • React
    • Next.js
  3. Niyo

    2021 — 2022

    At Niyo, my responsibilities included overseeing backends that facilitated transactions and bank transfer services, ensuring seamless financial operations. I led the development of integrations for transaction enrichment with M2P, to expand our service capabilities globally. Additionally, I led the implementation of testing workflows in our CI/CD pipelines across all BFFs, to ensure high reliability and performance of our banking solutions.

    • Nest.js
    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • MongoDB
    • React
  4. OSlash

    2019 — 2021

    At OSlash, I contributed to the development of a Chrome extension aimed at improving workspace productivity and access control. My work included creating an end-to-end encryption SDK for the password manager using Elliptic Curve Cryptography, enabling secure data sharing among users and groups. Additionally, I led the development of the short links product, simplifying resource sharing and management within the workspace.

    • AppSync
    • GraphQL
    • TypeScript
    • JavaScript
    • Node.js
    • MongoDB
    • React
    • HTML
    • CSS
    • Tailwind CSS
    • AWS
    • Next.js
  5. Scapic

    2019 — 2019

    At Scapic, a pioneering company in the Augmented and Virtual Reality sector, I focused on developing solutions that bridge the gap between AR/VR content creators and users. My contributions included creating a compression pipeline for 3D models, significantly reducing their size from multiple megabytes to just kilobytes, which streamlined the content distribution process. Additionally, I developed the backend for Scapic's AR SDK, which has been utilized by over 8 million people.

    • Three.js
    • WebGL
    • TypeScript
    • JavaScript
    • Node.js
    • MongoDB
    • React
    • AWS
  6. Cryptorai

    2018 — 2019

    At Cryptorai, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency portfolio management tool, I implemented a data aggregation pipeline that collects information on 1000+ coins from 60+ crypto exchanges, utilizing multi-threaded cron instances for efficiency. To accommodate the vast amount of data, I scaled our infrastructure to support the storage and processing of 7.2 billion data points monthly. Furthermore, I led the migration of the application's frontend database from AsyncStorage to Realm, doubling the app's performance and improving user experience by facilitating faster data retrieval and smoother interactions.

    • React Native
    • TypeScript
    • JavaScript
    • Node.js
    • MongoDB
    • React
    • Azure
Resume

Writings on the wall