Shashwat Tyagi
Software Engineer at Wayground | prev. at Unacademy
- Role
- Software Engineer at Wayground (formerly Quizizz)
- Location
- New Delhi, DL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shashwat Tyagi
Software Engineer at Quizizz with a focus on building high-scale product features and optimising frontend infrastructure. I manage the full development lifecycle from initial architecture to deployment, ensuring high system reliability and performance. My role includes leading on-call rotations, refactoring legacy codebases to improve load times, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical execution with user growth. I also contribute to engineering excellence by conducting technical interviews and mentoring team members to maintain a high bar for code quality and scalable design.
Experience
Software Engineer
Aug 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Feature Ownership: Lead end-to-end development and release of high-impact product modes, including FlashQuiz and Mastery Peak, maintaining a consistent weekly release cycle with near-zero production bugs.Performance Infrastructure: Spearheaded a major performance initiative to eliminate all circular dependencies in the codebase, significantly reducing bundle size and improving join-page load times.System Reliability: Serve as a lead on-call engineer, managing stake bugs and ensuring all incoming production issues are resolved within expected timeframes.Technical Excellence: Optimized core systems by refactoring legacy modal code and removing dead code to reduce technical debt and improve overall system health.Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with Product and Design teams to evaluate technical feasibility and translate user behavior data into scalable architectural solutions.Team Growth: Contribute to engineering quality by conducting technical interviews and mentoring new engineers to maintain a high talent bar.
Education
Rainbow English Sr. Sec. School
Secondary Education
2011 — 2016
Rainbow English Sr. Sec. School
Senior Secondary, Science (Non-Medical)
2016 — 2018
Maharaja Surajmal Institute Of Technology
BTech - Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science
2018 — 2022
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