Summary
Gopi Arivalagan is a backend engineer with 11 years of experience building scalable web and GenAI systems, currently driving backend architecture at Ikonz Studios. He blends strong algorithmic thinking and software architecture expertise with practical experience in web scaling and ML-informed product engineering from his years at Embibe. Early work includes designing payment gateway APIs and implementing secure backend services using Django/DRF, and research into OpenShift and web security during an internship at DreamWorks Animation India. Based in Karnataka, India, he brings a hands-on, production-first approach to distributed systems and is comfortable translating research-level ideas into reliable, testable services. Notably, his career shows a pattern of moving from implementation to product-focused engineering, making him effective at bridging technical depth and user-facing impact.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur