# About · Shashwat Mittal

Software Engineer (SDE-II) at Upstox in Mumbai. Joined as a Software Developer Intern in February 2024, became SDE-I in September 2024, and SDE-II in April 2026. Day-to-day work is the production trading platform · order placement flows, the option chain, the Upstox Scalper Terminal, and supporting features. Also drives AI-tooling adoption and engineering-efficiency improvements within the team.

Before Upstox, BTech in Information Technology at IIIT Allahabad (2020–2024), CGPA 8.75. Outside coursework I helped run the FOSS Wing at Geekhaven, organised OpenCode'22 (1000+ contestants), and mentored at Geekcamp'23 and APK Month'22. Earlier: schooling in Ahmedabad · DPS Bopal (CBSE 10, 96%) and SJIS Ahmedabad (CBSE 12, 92.6%).

I took 2nd in the Upstox CyberQuest CTF (company-wide), finished 9th of 1000+ in OpenCode'21 with 50+ open-source PRs merged across 10+ repos, and got AIR 3888 in JEE Mains 2020 (top 0.4%). I'm an Impact MBA Scholar through the Global Governance Initiative.

## Contact

- email: shashwat6479@gmail.com
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mittal-shashwat
- github: https://github.com/shashwat-mittal

## FAQ

### Who is Shashwat Mittal?

Shashwat Mittal is a Software Engineer (SDE-II) at Upstox in Mumbai, India. He works on the production trading platform in React, TypeScript, Redux, and Next.js, and drives AI-tooling adoption and engineering-efficiency improvements within the team.

### What does he do at Upstox?

He works on the trading platform · including the Upstox Scalper Terminal (POC to production), the responsive Upstox Plus page, the option chain optimisation, the TV-platform scalper widget and UI library, exit-all-positions, instant orders, Strategy Builder, Tick-by-Tick data orders, option tagging (ATM/ITM/OTM), MTF GTT orders, application memory optimisation, and the order placement API migration. He also drives AI-tooling adoption and engineering-efficiency improvements within the team. As an intern he migrated the CDSL authorization APIs across web, led the in-house EDIS CDSL monitoring system, contributed to the watchlists revamp, and worked on TradingView chart synchronisation with cloud storage.

### When did he join Upstox?

As a Software Developer Intern in February 2024. SDE-I in September 2024. SDE-II in April 2026.

### What technologies does he work with?

ReactJs, Redux, NextJs, CSS, SCSS, Tailwind, Bootstrap, Material UI on the application side. Languages: HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript, C++, Python, Java. Platform/tools: AWS, SQL, Coralogix, Git, Figma, Mixpanel.

### Where did he study?

BTech in Information Technology at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT Allahabad), 2020–2024, CGPA 8.75. Note: IIIT Allahabad is distinct from the IITs.

### Where is he based?

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Schooled in Ahmedabad before college.

### How can I contact him?

Email shashwat6479@gmail.com. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mittal-shashwat. GitHub: https://github.com/shashwat-mittal.