About

Kaustubh Hiware is a talented software engineer with extensive experience in backend development, search optimization, and natural language processing. He is currently working as a Software Engineer at Mercari JP, where he is responsible for building a metadata ecosystem to enable easier listing and better recommendations. In this role, he collaborates with other teams as a Scrum master to make actionable release schedules, proposes data-backed projects to improve key metrics, and conducts interviews for mid-career candidates and internships. He also mentors interns within the team for efficient project delivery. Before joining Mercari JP, Kaustubh worked as a Search Backend Engineer for Mercari US, where he improved the discovery of e-commerce listings through relevancy experiments and search ranking tweaks. He also designed and implemented search optimization projects for high-traffic, high-availability microservices and onboarded mid-career recruits into his team. Prior to that, he worked as an NLP Intern at StrideAI, where he used NLP and IR techniques to build information extraction pipelines for Robotic Process Automation. Kaustubh holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Computer Science from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He is a highly skilled software engineer with expertise in Go, Kubernetes, gRPC, and other relevant technologies. He is also a proficient Scrum master with a proven track record of delivering high-quality projects on time and under budget. In addition to his professional experience, Kaustubh is also an avid podcaster. He runs a fortnightly podcast on SaaS businesses, where he shares his insights and expertise with a global audience. He is an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills and a passion for sharing knowledge and helping others succeed. Overall, Kaustubh Hiware is a talented and experienced software engineer with a diverse skill set and a passion for innovation and excellence. He is actively NOT looking for work and is currently focused on delivering high-quality projects at Mercari JP while sharing his knowledge and expertise with others through his podcast.