# Vardhan Mehan

> Software Engineer @ Upstart | Ex-Meta, Capital One

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/vardhanmehan

I’m a Software Engineer at Meta with experience building large-scale distributed systems, high-throughput messaging platforms, and full-stack products used by millions of users. My work spans backend systems, data models, infra optimization, and end-to-end feature delivery across API, storage, and client layers.

Previously at Capital One and Amazon, I built high-volume data pipelines, low-latency ingestion systems, and mission-critical services serving billions of requests daily. Across roles, I focus on designing reliable systems, improving performance, reducing infra cost, and shipping production-ready solutions that directly impact users and revenue.

I’m especially interested in backend infrastructure, large-scale messaging, distributed systems, applied ML pipelines, and high-impact engineering at the intersection of scalability and product.

Core Strengths:
• Distributed systems & backend engineering
• API design, data modeling, and infra efficiency
• Large-scale pipeline development (10M+ events/day)
• High-reliability systems (SEV mitigation, SLA ownership)
• Full-stack development (React/GraphQL)
• AWS, Airflow, Nginx/Lua, Java, Python, Go

Always open to connecting with engineers, builders, and teams solving challenging technical problems at scale.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Upstart
Jan 2026 – Present | New York, NY

### Software Engineer @ Meta
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | New York, NY

### Senior Software Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States

### Associate Software Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer Intern @ Capital One
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | McLean, Virginia

### Software Development Engineer Intern @ Amazon
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Seattle Area

### Software Engineering Intern @ FEDMINE.US - Federal Big Data
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Rockville, MD
- Assisted in optimization of user search interface by creating scripts to fetch and analyze thousands of entry and key word results via python
- Helped manage the development of an iOS application to create an easy to use mobile user interface for a complex existing web application that aggregates federal contracting and spending data from multiple databases

### Teaching Assistant @ Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Rockville, MD
-Taught and clarified various new concepts in engineering to students (civil, chemical, electrical, and mechanical).
-Assisted faculty with lectures, preparing labs, grading papers, and proctoring examinations.

### Research Associate @ Associates in Oncology and Hematology
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Rockville, MD
-Shadowed lead Oncologist and met with patients.
-Assisted with recruitment for a clinical trial, data entry, and file organization.


## Education
### Master's degree in Quantitative Finance
University of Maryland

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Maryland


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-05