Software Engineer

Sarthak Dalabehera

I build the platform layer that powers everything else.

Software Engineer building scalable platform infrastructure at Rippling. Previously a founding engineer at Vedantu, where I shipped systems serving millions.

4+
Years of Experience
Millions
Users Impacted
2
Companies Scaled
OSS
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Systems I've designed, built, and shipped

Vedantu·Millions of live viewersFounding contributor

In-house Video Streaming Platform

Co-built a custom live video engine from the ground up, replacing third-party dependencies with a scalable in-house platform.

Impact: Powered live classes reaching millions of students. Became the backbone of Vedantu's real-time education delivery.

AWSNode.jsWebRTCReal-time Systems
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Vedantu·Solo developerProduction-scale

VQuiz Product Backend

Designed and built the entire quiz platform backend as the sole developer, from data modeling to real-time scoring.

Impact: Shipped a production system that became a core engagement driver across the platform.

Node.jsMongoDBReal-time Architecture
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Open Source·Open sourceSystems engineering

EntangleDB

An open-source database project exploring storage engine internals and query execution.

Impact: Open-source contribution demonstrating systems-level engineering and storage engine design.

RustStorage EnginesQuery Processing
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I'm drawn to the hard problems that sit beneath the surface — the platform primitives, data pipelines, and infrastructure decisions that determine whether a product can scale or not.

I think in systems, ship in iterations, and care deeply about the craft of building reliable software.

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