Mayank Soni

About

Mayank Soni is a seasoned Senior Software Engineer with experience at high-growth startups like CRED, ShareChat, and Quizizz (now Wayground). He specializes in building scalable, high-performance softwares. With a strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design, Mayank consistently delivers robust engineering solutions across multiple stack.

Senior Software Engineer

Degree: B. Tech (Computer Science and Engineering)
City: Bengaluru, India
Email: mayank.soni055@gmail.com

Mayank has led critical backend projects across Quizizz, CRED, and ShareChat, delivering high-impact systems with real business value. At Quizizz, he enabled school onboarding via SSO integrations. At CRED, he built platforms for defect detection, chargeback automation, and support callbacks that improved reliability and customer experience. At ShareChat, he helped scale the Ads Manager, Ads Analytics, and Wallet systems to support thousands of advertisers and billions of events. His work reflects strong system design skills, ownership, and a focus on performance and impact.

Professional Experience & Resume

Mayank is a Senior Software Engineer with a B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering from IET Lucknow. He has worked at top startups like CRED, ShareChat, and Quizizz, building scalable, production-grade systems with real business impact.

Contact

Senior Software Engineer focused on system design and scalable softwares.

Bangalore, India
mayank.soni055@gmail.com
Linkedin: mayank-soni-05

Education

B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering

2016 - 2020

Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow

CGPA: 8.1/10

Achievements & Contributions

Awarded Ace Of Initiative and Fire Fighter at CRED for consistent delivery and support
Advanced Level CodeChef Certified in Data Structures and Algorithms
Top 5% in ACM-ICPC India Regionals 2018 (Online Round)
Winner, CODE19 Hackathon by Motwani Jadeja Foundation
Delivered tech talks on CI/CD and Ads Platform at ShareChat
Mentored over 10 juniors and taken 30+ interviews across roles

Professional Experience

Software Development Engineer 2

Dec 2024 – Present

Quizizz

Led SSO & API integrations with Wonde for seamless school onboarding in the UK
Built hybrid sync systems for school data, driving adoption and projected 5% revenue boost

Software Development Engineer 2

Jan 2023 – Nov 2024

CRED

Built distributed, event-driven defect management platform handling millions of events daily
Designed real-time and batch processing using Apache Flink, Spark, and Pinot
Developed chargeback automation with zero data loss and callback systems that improved CSAT by 12%

Software Development Engineer 2

Nov 2020 – Jan 2023

ShareChat

Built and scaled Ads Manager, Wallet, and Analytics systems for 1000+ advertisers
Handled 1B+ events/day pipelines with real-time dashboards (P99 < 200ms)
Led junior developers, conducted interviews, and drove platform adoption

Technical Skills & Proficiencies

Mayank has strong professional experience in backend development, primarily using Java and Node.js to build scalable, high-performance systems. He has also worked with ReactJS (JavaScript) through internships and personal projects. With a solid understanding of core computer science subjects such as Operating Systems, Database Management Systems, and Object-Oriented Programming, he has delivered robust solutions across the stack. His technical toolkit includes Kafka, MySQL, MongoDB, and deployment experience on cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Mayank is also well-versed in System Design and building production-grade distributed architectures.