Rishav Mandal
Senior Backend Developer & Team Lead · Laravel | Django
coder.rishav@gmail.com
+91-9702771532
Mumbai, Maharashtra (Open to Remote)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dev-rishav-mandal/
https://github.com/coder-rishav
Summary
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Senior Backend Developer and Team Lead with 5+ years of experience building scalable REST APIs and web platforms in PHP/Laravel and Python/Django (DRF)
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Led backend for GEN S (Django, live on Play Store and App Store) and Invoice Genie (Laravel, multi-database invoicing platform); delivered 10+ client projects
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Strong in MySQL/PostgreSQL optimization, payment gateway integration and AI API integrations (OpenAI, Claude)
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Skilled in code reviews, mentoring, Git, CI/CD and fully remote collaboration
Professional Experience
Support Hives Technology LLP
Senior Backend Developer & Team Lead (Malad, Mumbai)
Apr 2021 – Present
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Led backend for 10+ client projects using Laravel and Django/DRF, owning API design, database schema and production deployments
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Built and scaled REST APIs for GEN S (live on Play Store & App Store) covering memberships, community, events and safety features for 50K+ users
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Optimized MySQL/PostgreSQL queries and indexing, reducing API response time by 30%
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Integrated payment gateways ([Citigate/Razorpay/Stripe]) and AI APIs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq) across multiple production apps
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Mentored multiple developers, conducted code reviews and set up Git + CI/CD pipelines, cutting deployment time by [X]%
Education
University of Mumbai
Information Technology (Bachelors of Engineering)
Jun 2019 – Jul 2021
6.75
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE)
Computer Engineering (Diploma)
Jun 2016 – Jul 2019
7.8
Projects
NouraHair (D2C E-commerce)
Oct 2026
Tech Stack : Laravel • MySQL
Built backend of a UAE hair care e-commerce store: catalogue, cart, checkout in AED, user accounts, newsletter and cookie consent.
Magic Story Corner (EdTech / AI Content Generation)
Aug 2025
Tech Stack : Python • Django • PostgreSQL• AI/ML Integration
Django backend for an AI story-content platform: Custom payment gateway integration, reCAPTCHA protection and DOCX-to-HTML content migration.
Flawlex (LegalTech / AI SaaS)
Feb 2025
Tech Stack : Python • Flask • PostgreSQL• AI/ML Integration
Contributed to an AI legal research assistant for Italian lawyers, integrating OpenAI and Claude APIs for chat-based research.
Invoice Genie (B2B Invoicing / FinTech SaaS)
Mar 2024
Tech Stack : PHP • Laravel • MySQL
Led backend of a Laravel invoicing platform that connects to any ecommerce site via DB credentials, with live product sync, price editing and invoice generation.
Gen S (Senior Lifestyle / HealthTech)
Jan 2023
Tech Stack : Python • Django • DRF • MySQL
Backend lead for a senior lifestyle app on Play Store and App Store; built REST APIs in Django/DRF for memberships, community, events and safety features.
Backend lead for a senior lifestyle app on Play Store and App Store; built REST APIs in Django/DRF for memberships, community, events and safety features.
NovaNew Solutions (B2B Business Services / Back-Office SaaS)
Sep 2022
Tech Stack : Core PHP • MySQL
Contributed to the backend of a B2B back-office SaaS platform for business services (REST APIs, databases, integrations).
Contributed to the backend of a B2B back-office SaaS platform for business services (REST APIs, databases, integrations).
Achievements
Smart India Hackathon 2020 (National Round Qualifier)
Mar 2020
By Smart India Hackathon (Ministry of Education)
HackStomp 2020 (Runner-up)
Dec 2020
By HackStomp, UCOE
Skills
Backend
PHP 8, Laravel (Eloquent, Queues, Sanctum), Core PHP, Python 3, Django, DRF, Flask, Celery
Databases
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Query Optimization, Indexing
APIs
REST, JWT/OAuth, Payment Gateways, OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq, Postman, Swagger
DevOps
Git, CI/CD, Docker, Linux, Nginx, RunPod/Vast.ai (GPU infra)
Testing
PHPUnit, Pytest
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Bengali
Fluent