# Sudipta Dey - Portfolio

> Founding Engineer scaling products from zero to millions.

## About

Sudipta Dey is a Founding Engineer who builds and scales. At Transpacks Technologies (IIT Kanpur incubated), he took a patented anti-counterfeiting idea from zero to 100M+ labels processed annually—architecting the platform, hiring an 8-engineer team, halving infrastructure costs, and closing enterprise deals with Godrej, Amazon, and Indian Oil.

He operates at the intersection of engineering and business: writing code, designing systems, modeling ROI, and pitching to stakeholders. He has won hackathons against 5,000+ participants and consults for startups across US, Singapore, and India on technical architecture and 0-to-1 challenges.

CS background from SMIT (8.13 CGPA). Former President of Photography and Art Clubs.

- Location: Hyderabad, India
- Email: dey.sudipta@outlook.in
- Available for: Consulting, Technical Advisory, Full-time roles

## Key Achievements

- 100M+ labels processed annually
- 100K+ app downloads
- 20K+ MAUs across 4 countries
- 30% cost reduction via Knative autoscaling
- 5x deployment velocity improvement
- Built and led 8-engineer team
- 2 hackathon wins (MongoDB AI Hackathon, OpenText Hacknosis)
- IIT Kanpur Incubated startup

## Experience

### Transpacks Technologies - Founding Engineer (Apr 2021 - Present)
- IIT Kanpur incubated startup building patented 3D PUF anti-counterfeiting tech
- Partnered with multiple printing partners including India Security Press
- Led platform engineering from scratch, scaling to 100M+ label uploads/year with 300% faster turnaround
- Halved tech spend and reduced compute costs 30% via Knative autoscaling and Cloud Run spot instances
- Scaled consumer apps to 100K+ downloads and 20K+ MAUs across 4 countries
- Hired and mentored 8-engineer team; implemented CI/CD increasing deployment velocity 5×
- Closed enterprise deals with Godrej, Amazon, and Indian Oil via technical pitches and ROI modeling

### Startup Consulting - Technical Consultant (Ongoing)
- Consulting for multiple startups from pre-seed to mid-sized stages
- Advising on technical architecture, scalability, and engineering practices
- Helping founders navigate 0-to-1 engineering challenges and MVP launches

### NCFlexE, IIT Kanpur - Research Associate (Jun 2020 - Mar 2021)
- Delivered 4+ R&D projects across ML, automation, and backend
- Built Android apps with OpenCV, TensorFlow, and ML Kit
- Managed GCP/AWS services for datasets with 100K+ records

### Boston Scientific - SDE Intern (Jan 2020 - Jun 2020)
- Developed internal web apps using PrimeFaces and ThingWorx
- Integrated Windchill data via Swagger REST APIs

## Projects

### Trott (Side Project)
AI-powered app to organize saved reels, shorts & videos. Chat with your content, extract context (locations, recipes, product specs), and find anything with semantic search.
- Stack: Flutter, FastAPI, GCP, LLMs
- Stats: 250+ users
- Links: App Store, Play Store, Devpost

### Capywarz (Game Dev)
Multiplayer game built solo in Unity in 30 days. Complete game loop with mechanics and progression.
- Stack: Unity, C#, Game Networking
- Links: GitHub, AWS Builder Article, Devpost

### Distributed Label Pipeline (Transpacks)
High-throughput image processing system for security labels. Processes 1 Cr images in 30 mins (previously 1-4 days).
- Stack: Python, FastAPI, GCP Cloud Run, PostgreSQL, CV

### Checko App (Transpacks)
Cross-platform apps scaled to 100K+ downloads and 20K+ MAUs across 4 countries.
- Stack: Kotlin, Android, Firebase
- Links: App Store, Play Store

## Hackathon Wins

### Mentation - Best Use of Amazon Bedrock
MongoDB AI Hackathon (5,000+ participants)
AI-powered mental health companion with journaling, emotion tracking, and personalized support.
- Stack: AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, Next.js, MongoDB, Cognito

### Pathsure - Best PHI & PII Solution
OpenText Hacknosis Hackathon (Top 3% of 1968 teams)
Secure medical document management system for patients and doctors.
- Stack: OpenText APIs, Android, Web App, Security

## Tech Stack

- Languages: Python, Kotlin, TypeScript
- Backend: FastAPI, gRPC, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
- Cloud: GCP Cloud Run, AWS, Knative, Docker
- DevOps: GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Grafana
- Mobile: Android SDK, Flutter, Firebase

## Writing

- "How I Hired Myself Out of a Job (and Why You Should Too)" - Leadership, Startup
- "CapyWarz: A Quirky Bullet Hell Adventure in the Human Heart" - Game Dev, AWS
- "Setting Up Strapi on Google Cloud Run with Cloud SQL and GCP Bucket" - GCP, Strapi
- "Exploring Google Cloud API Gateway with Google Cloud Functions" - GCP, API Gateway
- "Exploring OCR Capabilities of ML Kit using CameraX" - Android, ML Kit

## Social Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sudipta-dey/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Doom_S_Dey
- GitHub: https://github.com/doomSDey
- Medium: https://medium.com/@sdptd20

## Contact

For work inquiries, consulting, or collaboration opportunities:
- Email: dey.sudipta@outlook.in
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sudipta-dey/