Gautam Sachdeva

SDE @ District x Zomato | Ex-SDE Intern @ Swiggy | Backend & Distributed Systems | Samsung PRISM Hackathon Rank-1 | 2100+ LeetCode (Guardian) | Codeforces Specialist | CodeChef 3⭐ | Flipkart GRID 6.0 Finalist

Karnal, Haryana, India

About

I enjoy solving problems that look straightforward at first — until the constraints reveal the real challenge. Competitive Programming has trained me to think under pressure, optimize aggressively, and appreciate how a single overlooked edge case can break an otherwise “perfect” solution. Most of my growth has come from failed submissions, debugging sessions, rethinking approaches, and finally reaching that satisfying “now it makes sense” moment after hours of iteration. That mindset naturally carried into my engineering work at Swiggy, where I work on backend systems in a production environment. It taught me that writing code is not just about making things work, but about building systems that remain reliable, efficient, and scalable under real-world load. Over time, I’ve developed a strong interest in backend engineering, distributed systems, clean architecture, and performance-focused problem solving. Currently obsessed with DSA, system design, and the endless pursuit of writing code that passes on the first try someday.

Experience

  • Software Engineer at Zomato
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    pushing bugs to prod

  • Software Engineer at District
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    pushing bugs to prod

  • Software Engineer Intern at Instamart
    Nov 2025 - May 2026 · 7 mos

    • Contributed to the backend services of Swiggy Instamart Ads Platform, enhancing system scalability. • Implemented and optimized REST APIs, significantly improving response times. • Optimized JWT authorization workflows, reducing token payload overhead by ~40% and improving backend response efficiency. • Built scalable onboarding and role-based access-management systems supporting thousands of business-user operations. • Gained hands-on experience in debugging production issues and ensuring system reliability. • Focused on writing clean, efficient code to elevate overall system performance.

  • Software Engineer Intern at Swiggy
    Nov 2025 - May 2026 · 7 mos

    • Developed microservices-based backend workflows using gRPC APIs for secure and efficient inter-service communication. • Improved operational efficiency by automating onboarding, persona management, and audit-tracking workflows. • Enhanced backend maintainability and scalability through modular service architecture and reusable APIs in production systems.