Founding Engineer • Technical Architect • Senior Software Engineer

With nearly two decades of engineering leadership across Big Tech, gaming, and startups, I thrive at the intersection of scalable software, AI innovation, and product impact. From architecting India’s first large-scale e-commerce gaming platform at Flipkart, to building AAA titles at Electronic Arts, and now pioneering AI-powered, accessible digital experiences as a startup CTO and MSc researcher at King’s College London, I combine deep technical expertise with a passion for solving complex, high-impact problems. My strengths include: - Architecting distributed systems, microservices, and real-time multiplayer platforms - Leading cross-functional teams from concept to global deployment - Integrating AI/ML, LLMs, and transformative tech into product pipelines - Making digital content accessible through advanced AI research (RAG, LLMs, diffusion models) Currently, I’m co-founding Skeptiq, building AI-first products

Experience
19+ yrs
Helloplay
10M+ Downloads, 3M+ MAU
Game Programming
C/C++|Physics Engine| OpenGL| Graphics | 3D Math
Stack
Kafka | K8s | GCP
AI/ML
PyTorch | VertexAI | LLM | RAG
Languages
Python | Java | Go | C# | C/C++ | Kotlin

Based in London, UKdwitee.panda@gmail.com

Flipkart logo
MechMocha logo
Electronic Arts logo
Infosys (Boeing) logo
IKA logo
KCL logo
jumpstart logo
19+
Years
25+
Products Shipped
2
Hackathon Winner
10+
Talks/Workshops

Featured Projects

Real systems, shipped to users

Experience

Companies & roles

  1. MSc Student — Advanced Software EngineeringKing’s College London

    Sep 2024 – Present
    • Built ReMindMap with Whisper + Transformers (BART, T5, Zephyr, Qwen2.5-7B).
    • Explored RAG grounding; agents & multi-agent systems; security engineering papers.
    • Ran quantized GGUF LLMs with llama.cpp on GPU-enabled GCP VMs.
  2. Technical Architect / Software EngineerFreelance

    Jan 2023 – Jul 2024
    • Integrated BERT/Gemini/diffusion models into Unity/XR pipelines for NPC dialogue & content gen.
    • Whisper-based STT, dialogue summarization, sentiment-aware NPC reactions.
    • Built ML pipelines for personalization using Spark, HBase, MongoDB; mentored teams on AI-first architecture.
  3. Software Development Engineer 3 — GameZoneFlipkart

    Sep 2020 – Sep 2022
    • Java/Spring + Golang services with MongoDB, Redis, HBase, Kafka for high-throughput features.
    • Shipped leaderboards, tournaments, rewards/currency; integrated into Flipkart app.
    • Improved reliability via Grafana/Kibana/Alertz; lifted DAU/MAU and session duration.
  4. Technical ArchitectMechMocha Games

    Mar 2017 – Sep 2020
    • Designed scalable game backends with Go + Kafka microservices; real-time A/V chat (Agora).
    • Led Jetpack Joyride India features (dynamic level generator, boss levels) and analytics stack.
  5. Senior Software EngineerIKA

    Dec 2015 – Mar 2017
    • Enhanced analytical lab software; integrated AR/VR UI and IBM Watson STT/TTS.
    • Drove performance improvements and feature prioritization with product teams.
  6. Senior Software EngineerJumpstart Games

    Aug 2014 – Feb 2016
    • iOS/Android educational games; MMO rooms and buddy chat; in-app purchases.
    • Built level manager, avatar controllers, and NGUI-based UI/UX.
  7. Senior Software EngineerElectronic Arts

    Nov 2011 – Jul 2014
    • Gameplay systems for The Sims & Monopoly; cross-platform C/C++ (OpenGL/DirectX/Unity3D).
    • Engine VFX (GLSL/particles); improved proprietary engine reliability and performance.
  8. Software EngineerGeometric Ltd

    Nov 2010 – Nov 2011
    • CAD/PLM features; PhysX-based cloth/rigid-body physics; 3D visualizations & collision.
  9. Senior Software EngineerInfosys (Boeing)

    Jul 2005 – Oct 2010
    • Enterprise engineering projects for Boeing (details on request).

Academia & Research

Degrees, publications, teaching

Degrees

  • MSc, Advanced Software Engineering — King’s College London
    2024–2025
    AI accessibility research project with BBC R&D (CA11y)
  • BEng, Mechanical Engineering — VSSUT (formerly UCE) Burla
    2001–2005

Hackathons

What I built, learned, and shipped fast

Upcoming

  • Encode AI Coding Hackathon
    Nov 2025
    Focus: Prompt-driven 3D worlds

Past

  • Google AI Hackathon
    Jun 2025
    Prototype finalist
  • Encode AI Coding Hackathon
    Apr 2025
    Finalist
  • ElevenLab hackathon
    Sep 2025
    Finalist

Tech Stack

Breadth with depth

PythonJavaGolangC/C++/C#TypeScriptReact/Next.jsKafkaKubernetesDockerMongoDBPostgreSQLHBaseRedisGCPVertex AIHugging FacePyTorchTransformersWhisperUnity3DOpenGL/DirectXNLP/NER/RAGDistributed SystemsSystem DesignAgile/Sprint Planning

Demo Videos

Let’s build something great

Open to Senior/Staff roles in AI, gaming, or platform engineering. Also exploring CTO/Founding Engineer roles at ambitious startups.

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Upcoming Events I will be attending

Where to meet me (talks, hackathons, meetups)