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Vikas TC

Bengaluru

Summary

Software Engineer with 2½ years of experience building high-throughput Node.js APIs, blockchain SDKs, and serverless cloud platforms. Skilled at optimizing database performance (40%+ gains), scaling services (2× concurrency), and passionate about contributing to impactful open-source projects.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer

Dhiway
Bengaluru
11.2022 - Current
  • Built and optimized high-traffic Node.js APIs for a credentialing platform—implemented the cluster module for 2× concurrent request handling, optimized PostgreSQL queries for 40% faster response times, and integrated Redis caching to reduce database load and improve scalability.
  • Designed a scalable, serverless result-distribution system for the Maharashtra State Board that handled over 3 million hits in a single day using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, ElastiCache, S3, and EC2 to handle millions of daily requests with sub-200 ms average latency and 99.99% uptime. uptime.
  • Key contributor to CORD—India’s first token-less blockchain on Polkadot—designing and developing its Rust-based SDK to enable verifiable document issuance for a SaaS client, driving significant platform adoption.
  • Developed and deployed smart contracts and backend services for the 'Finternet' platform to support tokenized asset transfers, automated atomic settlements, and built-in compliance checks on a unified ledger—improving transaction speed and accessibility in a blockchain financial ecosystem.
  • Architected and delivered a cross-border verifiable-credentials demo presented to the World Bank, implementing OID4VP-based sharing and automated decentralized-directory protocol verification (issuer trust, revocation checks, schema compliance), reducing manual document handling in job applications by over 70%.
  • Contributed to and led key open-source GovTech projects, mentoring through Code for GovTech (C4GT) to deliver public-good digital credential solutions, and enhancing the Sunbird-RC framework for electronic registries and verifiable credentials.
  • Represented Dhiway at the prestigious DPG Tech Fusion event, showcasing the integration of Confidex (public blockchain) with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), and exploring its transformative impact on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

Research Associate

Indian Institute of science
Bengaluru
09.2021 - 08.2022
  • 3D visualizations for clients, publications in forms of renders, presentations and physical models using surface 3D & surfseis software.
  • Processed MASW (multi-channel analysis of surface waves) data to generate subsurface profiles.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) -

BMS Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
01.2020

Skills

  • Nodejs development
  • Docker containerization
  • Database optimization (Postgres)
  • Cloud architecture (AWS)
  • Smart contract development
  • Blockchain technology

Timeline

Software Engineer - Dhiway
11.2022 - Current
Research Associate - Indian Institute of science
09.2021 - 08.2022
BMS Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Engineering (Civil),
Vikas TC