About
Results-driven Software Engineer II with over 2 years of experience specializing in building scalable distributed backend systems and integrating advanced AI/ML solutions. Proven ability to optimize critical workflows, develop innovative AI agents, and deliver high-impact products that significantly enhance efficiency and user experience. A Google Summer of Code alumnus with strong expertise in Python, FastAPI, GenAI, and distributed queueing, passionate about solving complex problems at scale.
Work
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Fulltime
Summary
As a Software Engineer II, Shahaab Manzar drives backend system scalability and AI integration, optimizing critical workflows and ensuring robust, compliance-ready solutions.
Highlights
Boosted screenings throughput by 20% through strategic zero-downtime DB migrations and optimized Database Schema / Workflow, enhancing system efficiency. check it out here: https://www.getphyllo.com/social-screening
Developed and deployed an AI agent (CrewAI) to automate social screening workflows, reducing manual review time from over 60 minutes to under 15 minutes.
Engineered and implemented compliance-ready API Gateway authentication (JWT, SOC2), a semantic flagging engine, multi-tenancy architecture, and Pydantic v2 upgrades.
Architected and deployed a factory-based LLM layer (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) and semantic keyword engine, enabling client-specific brand safety workflows.
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Summary
As an Intern, Shahaab Manzar developed key customer-facing applications and backend services to drive early customer acquisition and merchant onboarding.
Highlights
Developed a micro-frontend React application and a robust backend discount service, successfully onboarding over 10 merchants and accelerating early customer acquisition.
Remote, US
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Summary
As a Student Developer, Shahaab Manzar led a significant UI layer redesign for an open-source project, impacting a large contributor base.
Highlights
Led the complete rewrite of the base UI layer, with the design selected and implemented across 100+ Figma components, now utilized by over 50 open-source contributors. (link)
Awards
DigitalOcean Hacktoberfest 2022 Contributor
Awarded By
DigitalOcean
Acknowledged for active participation and contributions during the Hacktoberfest open-source event.
Google Summer of Code 2022
Awarded By
Recognized as a Student Developer for significant contributions to an open-source project.
CodeChef Feb Long 2022 (Div II) Global Rank
Awarded By
CodeChef
Achieved a global rank of 157 out of 13,500+ participants in the CodeChef Feb Long 2022 (Division II) competitive programming contest.
Governor Awardee (Rajya Purushkar)
Awarded By
Bharat Scouts & Guides
Awarded the prestigious Governor Award (Rajya Purushkar) for exceptional achievement in scouting.
School House Captain
Awarded By
Vagdevi Vilas School
Appointed as School House Captain, demonstrating leadership and organizational skills.
Skills
Programming Languages
Python, Javascript, Java.
Databases
PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB.
Web Frameworks & Tools
FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, RabbitMQ, Docker, Springboot, Reactjs, HTML, CSS, REST API, GraphQL, Pydantic v2.
AI/Machine Learning
LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini), OCR, Prompt Engineering, GenAI, AI Agent, CrewAI, PyTorch, HuggingFace, CTGAN, Gensim, spaCy, NLTK, Pandas, Faker.
DevOps & Cloud
Jenkins, ArgoCD, Git, JWT, Grafana, Kibana, Distributed Systems, AWS.