Rishab Kanwal

Rishab Kanwal

Full-stack software engineer with 8 years of experience building production systems at scale. Passionate about investment intelligence and building products that matter.

8+
Years Experience
London
Based
Full
Stack

Professional Experience

Software Engineer
The Trade Desk, Inc.
Aug 2017 - Present
  • Currently: CTV (Connected TV) team working on improving ad targeting for live events
  • 7 years in United States (2017-2024), 1 year in United Kingdom (2024-present)
  • Implemented task to assign spend priorities to ad groups based on performance metrics
  • Implemented new fee model in public-facing REST API and UI
  • Fully developed geo-targeting data update tool with automated update workflow
  • Experience with high-scale production systems serving billions of ad requests daily
Software Engineer
Sigmend, Inc.
Jun - Aug 2016
  • Part of Techstars Accelerator Program (investor-backed startup experience)
  • Developed team sentiment tracking Slack application from scratch using Node.js and botkit
  • Managed application deployment to AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Software Engineering Intern
Free & For Sale, Inc.
Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
  • Created REST API using Django REST Framework and PostgreSQL database
  • Integrated Facebook's authentication and graph APIs into Django backend

Technical Skills

Languages

Python, C#, JavaScript, SQL, Java, Swift, Scala

Backend & APIs

Django, Django REST Framework, .NET, Node.js

Frontend & Mobile

React, AngularJS, Native iOS (Swift), Native Android (Java)

Databases

PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, Vertica, Google Cloud SQL

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS), GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud Build

Data Engineering

Apache Spark, ETL pipelines, Large-scale data processing

Notable Projects

Musiers - Social Network for Musicians
Aug 2018 - Jan 2019
  • Fully designed and developed REST API, database, storage and deployment infrastructure
  • Tech Stack: React, Django REST API, Google Cloud SQL, Kubernetes/Docker
  • Implemented Facebook and Google OAuth login/signup
Party Catering - Catering Marketplace
Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
  • Fully designed and developed database models, storage and deployment infrastructure
  • Live Platform: party.catering
Scrobblify - Last.fm Viewer for Apple Music
Jun - Aug 2017
  • Fully designed and developed open-source native iOS application in Swift
  • Open Source: GitHub
Twittical - Political Sentiment Analysis
Big Data Course Spring 2016
  • AngularJS frontend, Django REST API, Cassandra database, Apache Spark for batch processing
  • Real-time political sentiment tracking over 10-day periods
OmMake - Project Management Tool
CU Entrepreneurial Capstone | 2016-2017
  • Achievement: Third place in IT Track for university competition
  • Node.js REST API, AngularJS web console, native Android app, MongoDB

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
University of Colorado, Boulder
Aug 2014 - May 2017
  • Entrepreneurial track capstone project
  • Focus on software engineering, data structures, algorithms, and business fundamentals

Investment Experience

Active Retail Investor
2017 - Present
  • Systematic trading approach across multiple strategies
  • Specialized in LEAP options with documented entry/exit criteria
  • Deep understanding of financial markets and valuation

Demonstrated Capabilities

  • Solo execution: Built multiple full-stack products independently from concept to deployment
  • Rapid development: Shipped production systems in 3-6 month timeframes
  • Modern architecture: Experience with microservices, cloud infrastructure, scalable databases
  • Product thinking: Design, development, deployment, and user experience across entire stack

Languages

English (Native/Fluent) Hindi (Native/Fluent)