Amit Bahir
About Amit Bahir
Amit Bahir is a Software Development Engineer II currently working at Upswing Financial Technologies in Bengaluru, India. He has a background in integrating payment gateways and banking APIs, and has held various roles in software engineering and leadership during his career.
Current Role at Upswing Financial Technologies
Amit Bahir currently serves as a Software Development Engineer II (SDE-II) at Upswing Financial Technologies, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he contributes to the development and enhancement of financial technology solutions. His work focuses on improving user experience and integrating various financial services.
Previous Experience in Software Engineering
Amit has a diverse background in software engineering, having held various internships and full-time positions. He worked as a Software Engineer Intern at Optum in 2020, where he integrated over six Bank/NBFC API stacks. He also interned at BrowserStack in 2021, contributing to software development for four months. Prior to his current role, he was employed as a Software Development Engineer I (SDE-I) at MindTickle from 2021 to 2022.
Education and Academic Involvement
Amit Bahir completed his Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science at the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur from 2017 to 2021. During his time at NIT Jamshedpur, he was actively involved in the Programming Club, serving as General Secretary from 2020 to 2021. He also held the position of Training and Placement Coordinator at the institute during the same period.
Internship Experience
Amit gained valuable experience through internships at various organizations. He interned at Career Launcher in 2019 for one month, where he gained insights into the education sector. His internship at Optum in 2020 lasted one month, focusing on API integration. Additionally, he completed a four-month internship at BrowserStack in 2021, where he contributed to software development projects.
Technical Contributions and Projects
Amit has made significant technical contributions throughout his career. He developed a payments service capable of handling approximately $500,000 in daily transactions from scratch. Additionally, he integrated more than five payment gateways to facilitate transactions across various products, showcasing his expertise in payment processing and API integration.