Amit Bahir
About Amit Bahir
Amit Bahir is an SDE-II at Upswing Financial Technologies in Bengaluru, India, where he has worked since 2022. He has experience in developing payment services and integrating banking APIs, having previously held positions at MindTickle and various internships.
Work at Upswing Financial Technologies
Amit Bahir has been employed at Upswing Financial Technologies as a Software Development Engineer II (SDE-II) since 2022. He is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. In this role, he contributes to the development of financial technology solutions, leveraging his expertise in software engineering.
Previous Experience at MindTickle
Before joining Upswing, Amit worked at MindTickle as a Software Development Engineer I (SDE-I) from 2021 to 2022. His role involved software development tasks that contributed to the company's projects in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Technical Contributions and Projects
Amit Bahir developed a payments service that manages approximately $500,000 in daily transactions from the ground up. He has integrated over six Bank/NBFC API stacks to create a user-friendly API-driven platform for banking services. Additionally, he orchestrated the stabilization of term deposit products across more than seven partners and integrated more than five payment gateways to facilitate transactions across various products.
Education and Training Background
Amit 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 served as the Training and Placement Coordinator and as the General Secretary of the Programming Club, where he was involved in various student-led initiatives.
Internship Experience
Amit has gained valuable experience through several internships. He interned at Career Launcher in 2019 and at Optum in 2020, each for one month. He also completed a four-month internship at BrowserStack in 2021, where he further developed his software engineering skills.