Saumya Tiwari

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I am a Senior Fullstack Engineer with over 7 years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications serving millions of users.

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I am a Senior Fullstack Engineer with over 7 years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications serving millions of users. I excel in leading critical infrastructure migrations and platform redesigns, with proven expertise in React, Node.js, TypeScript, and cloud platforms such as AWS and Google Cloud Platform.

I pride myself on driving business impact through innovative solutions, improving user retention, performance, and cost efficiency. I have extensive experience mentoring engineers, conducting technical interviews, and promoting best practices across teams.

  • 8 years' experience
  • Joined August 2025

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education

Work experience· 8 roles

Frontend Engineer · VdoCipherJun 2022 – Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Responsible for protecting $50M+ in content value annually from piracy on this secure video platform. I single-handedly migrated the main website from React SSR to Gatsby, improving Core Web Vitals by 40% (FCP and load time) and boosting SEO rankings by 25% while serving 500K+ monthly visitors. Developed responsive dashboard interfaces with React, Material-UI, and Redux managing 57,000+ blocked piracy sessions. Implemented a customizable video player engine with 20+ player settings, adopted by 1,500+ education platforms. Created key user features such as IP-Geo restrictions that prevented 290+ piracy attempts monthly, dynamic watermark previews, video thumbnail generation, and improved onboarding flow increasing completion by 30%. Modernized documentation platform from Gitbook to Docusaurus, improving developer experience for 2,000+ API users.

Senior Fullstack Engineer · VdoCipherJun 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

At VdoCipher, a leading secure video hosting platform serving 10,000+ creators across 120+ countries with $2.5M+ annual revenue, I modernized the dashboard for 10K+ users resulting in 15-20% more signups and retention. I led a secure distributed search system architecture reducing PostgreSQL CPU load by 40% and improving response time by 10x. I improved site speed and Core Web Vitals through performance debugging and Gatsby migration, boosting SEO by 25%. I partnered on a cloud migration from AWS to GCP handling 100TB+ monthly video processing, achieving 15% projected cost reduction. I built a real-time encoding progress system using Server-Sent Events and Kinesis, projected to improve user experience for 3,000+ platforms by reducing polling overhead by 80%. I developed a video thumbnail selection POC using FFMPEG on Lambda and shipped revenue-driving features including feature flag system and lite pricing tiers. Additionally, I led technical excellence by mentoring 5+ engineers, condu

Frontend Engineer · VdoCipherJun 2022 – Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Single-handedly migrated main website from React SSR to Gatsby, improving Core Web Vitals by 40%, faster loads, and boosting SEO rankings by 25%, serving 500,000+ monthly visitors. Built responsive dashboard interfaces using React, Material-UI, and Redux for video management handling 57,000+ blocked piracy sessions. Implemented video player customization engine controlling 20+ player settings, adopted by 1,500+ education platforms. Developed key user features improving IP-geo restrictions preventing 290+ piracy attempts monthly, dynamic watermarking preview, video thumbnail generation, and onboarding flow increasing completion by 30%. Modernized documentation platform from Gitbook to Docusaurus, improving developer experience for 2,000+ API users.

Senior Fullstack Engineer · VdoCipherJun 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos
Fullstack Engineer · ExpeditionDec 2018 – Aug 2025 · 6 yrs 9 mos
Fullstack Engineer · ExpeditionDec 2018 – Aug 2025 · 6 yrs 9 mos
Software Intern · Samsung R&D InstituteMay 2018 – Aug 2025 · 7 yrs 4 mos
Software Intern · Samsung R&D InstituteMay 2018 – Aug 2025 · 7 yrs 4 mos

Education

BE/B.Tech in Computer Science · India2014 – 2018

Certifications and awards

BE/B.Tech in Computer Science2014 – 2018

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