About

Samarth Tambad is a highly skilled software engineer with a passion for building robust microservices that solve complex business problems. Currently based in Austin, he works at eBay as a Software Engineer in the Identity org. He has a strong interest in backend engineering, algorithms, system design, distributed computing, and networking. Samarth enjoys learning about new technologies and creating useful tools and applications. He has a keen interest in cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and web3, and spends a lot of time learning about and building side projects related to this technology. With over 5 years of relevant experience, Samarth has a proven track record of delivering high-quality work. At eBay, he built and maintained microservices for backend REST APIs using Java and Spring, and frontend interfaces using Node.js and React. He received a Spot award for his contributions, which is generally given for going above and beyond what is expected. Prior to eBay, Samarth worked at Citi as a Dynamic Trading Researcher, where he redesigned the message communication architecture to fix core problems in message communication for the dynamic trading platform and scale up to support up to 1000 trading bots simultaneously. He also migrated from JSON to Protocol buffers for data serialization, reducing latency by reducing queuing delays by 80%. Samarth has a Master of Science in Computer Science from New York University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Ramaiah Institute of Technology. He has a strong tech stack that includes Software Engineering, Backend, Blockchain, Microservices, Web3, Javascript, Spring, Frontend, Research Scientist, NodeJS, Java, RabbitMQ, and Python. Overall, Samarth is a highly motivated and skilled software engineer with a passion for building innovative solutions that solve complex business problems. His expertise in backend engineering, algorithms, and distributed computing make him a valuable asset to any team.