Summary
Rushabh Mehta is a Senior Software Engineer based in San Jose with eight years of hands-on experience building scalable full-stack web applications and backend services. Currently pursuing an MS in Computer Software Engineering at San José State University, he has advanced expertise in Java, JavaScript, Spring, Node, React, Kafka, Docker, and AWS, and a proven track record of performance-driven optimizations in low-latency systems. At PayPal he progressed from intern to senior engineer, delivering critical improvements—such as a tree-based comparison algorithm and async processing—that cut API response times by roughly 70% and significantly reduced memory footprint. Earlier roles at startups and CleverTap reflect strong product sensibility: subscription tiers, dynamic forms, Redis caching, and OAuth-backed email flows that improved revenue, engagement, and load times. He also contributes to data-science education projects, adding linear regression and pandas notebooks to a popular “26 Weeks of Data Science” course, showing a curiosity that spans production engineering and analytical tooling.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS Computer Software Engineering at San José State University
Bachelor of Engineering Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Computer Engineering at University of Mumbai
X (Secondary), X (Secondary) at Shishuvan
XII (Senior Secondary) Science, XII (Senior Secondary) Science at PACE Junior Science College
English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi