About

Divyansh Saxena is a highly accomplished Staff Software Engineer at Updraft, a London-based fintech start-up with over 200,000 users. Divyansh is a graduate of the University of Mumbai, where he earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering. He is also currently pursuing a Master of Science in Machine Learning at Imperial College London, which he will complete in 2024. Divyansh has extensive experience in the tech industry, having worked for several companies in various capacities. He has worked as a Tech Advisor for Creditstar Group AS, a fintech company that offers services to consumers in over eight countries. He was responsible for migrating the existing monolith system to a micro-services architecture. He also worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Multiply. Divyansh has a passion for applied machine learning, which he explored during his undergraduate years through internships with UC Berkeley, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Mahindra, and Teach For India. He is also an entrepreneur who built an e-commerce platform at the age of 19, which was used by students from over 20 colleges and recognized by top Indian newspapers and magazines. Divyansh's experience in the tech industry has given him a wealth of knowledge and skills. He has built large-scale machine learning applications using AWS, Spark, and Python, solving real-world problems such as price prediction, retention, and marketing attribution. He has also engineered backend systems using Python, Django, Flask, SQLAlchemy, AWS, and GCP. Over the years, he has moved to roles with more responsibilities, from software engineer to senior software engineer and now staff software engineer. In addition to his current role, Divyansh advises startups in Europe, helping them tackle technological challenges. With his extensive experience and knowledge, he is a valuable asset to any organization.