About

Pooja Biswas is a Senior Backend Engineer at Microsoft with over 8 years of experience in the tech industry. She is a self-taught investor in the stock market and has a passion for food photography. Pooja is also a mentor at Topmate, where she has conducted over 20 sessions to help aspiring tech professionals. Pooja is a distributed systems enthusiast and has worked extensively in the areas of ML, search, recommendation systems, and big data. She is proficient in several programming languages such as Python, Java, and JavaScript and has experience working with popular libraries such as Keras, TensorFlow, and OpenCV. Pooja has a Master's degree in Computer Science & Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Technology from Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur. She has previously worked at Microsoft as a Software Engineer, where she focused on improving the performance of the Bing search engine. At Microsoft, Pooja is currently working on Microsoft Teams, a collaboration platform used by millions of users worldwide. Her technical expertise and experience in building scalable and reliable systems have been instrumental in the success of the platform. Pooja is passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion in the tech industry, particularly for women in tech. She is an inspiration to many aspiring tech professionals and has made significant contributions to the industry through her work and mentorship.