# Ikshu Bhalla

> Staff Software Engineer at Instacart | ex-Google

Location: Burlingame, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ikshu

Strong and experienced engineering professional; Senior Software Engineer with a demonstrated history in industry (over 5 years at Google). Skilled in Java, API development, Algorithms & Data Structures, Software Development, and technical leadership.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Instacart
Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Senior Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Mountain View, California, United States
Working on core Maps editing API involving design of data schema and processing systems that allow Google to build and maintain an up-to-date and accurate model of the physical world, powering Google Maps and Search among products reaching more than a billion users.  
I have worked on all aspects of the system's design - APIs, backends, monitoring, alerting, testing, documentation, production hygiene and support duties to ensure stable and reliable products. I have built configurable and extensible systems that enables launching new features swiftly. The flexibility of designs enables on boarding new clients with minimal bespoke work.  I work on designs that aid in processing of quality enforced data from multiple sources such as end users and merchants that is served on Google Maps.

### Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | London, United Kingdom
I worked on Google My Business, a product which assists businesses in managing their presence on Google Maps and Search. I specialized in growth and anti-spam aspect of the product. I contributed 7.5% to the team's goal of increasing instant verification by 10% in 1 year.
I designed and implemented the solution to problem of conflicting merchant claims for the same business location on Google Maps, the biggest operational cost for the product at the time. Automated the ownership conflict resolution, saving Google millions of dollars in operation cost.I led 2 other engineers on the team through the multiple phases of project.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Google
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Bangalore, India
I worked on Google Mapmaker - product that allowed users to edit Google maps by adding roads, buildings, and other such features.
I built a model for detecting colluding users that spammed the product and analyzed spam patterns using Map-Reduce on huge data.


## Education
### Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Engineering
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ikshubhalla

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Last updated: 2026-04-12