About

Harshil Lodhi is a Senior Software Engineer at Google Pay, specializing in Full Stack development on Cloud. With over 8 years of relevant experience, he has extensive knowledge of back-end scaling in Java, C#, Node.Js, SQL, and Azure, and has worked extensively on React, Javascript, and Typescript on the front-end side. Additionally, Harshil has a deep understanding of DevOps and CI/CD setup and best practices. Harshil has worked at Google for several years, where he has held various positions. As a Tech Lead for the India Payments Platform team, he was responsible for building, scaling, and maintaining payments infrastructure for UPI, driving over a billion transactions every month on GPay and having 1xx M MAU. In his role as a Software Engineer on the Google Pay Growth team, he developed and maintained offers and rewards features and infrastructure across Google Pay, making significant contributions such as tech lead for offers & rewards infrastructure, launching app referrals in SG & US, and data localization. Harshil's education background includes a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. He also has experience in Physical Sciences and Basic Science + IT from IIT-JEE Preparation and Yashoda Junior College, respectively. Outside of his work, Harshil is an avid Hacker News reader and has special interests in Networks, Databases, Distributed Systems, and Security. He pursues these interests to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and developments in the industry. Overall, Harshil is a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer with a diverse skill set and a passion for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest technology trends. With his strong technical expertise and experience working at Google, he is well-equipped to take on new challenges and drive innovation in the industry.