Shantanu Johri

Engineering Leader with 9+ years of experience building scalable distributed systems and leading cross-functional engineering teams. Specialized in Python, FastAPI, AWS, and cloud-native architectures. Scaled a visual no-code algorithmic trading platform to 50,000+ users, drove engineering execution from concept to production, and helped secure £750K in venture funding.

Co-founder, Head of Engineering at Level2 (2022-02 – 2026-07)

• Architected and built a distributed, multi-tenant algorithmic trading platform with microservice-based architecture, enabling no-code strategy creation, backtesting, and live deployment at scale.
• Optimized data access through Redis caching, database indexing, connection pooling, query optimization, and horizontal partitioning strategies, significantly improving API latency and throughput.
• Led a 5-engineer cross-functional team, driving system architecture, technical roadmap, code quality, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure while delivering a highly available B2B2C SaaS platform serving 50,000+ users.
• Partnered with executive leadership on technical strategy, architecture reviews, and investor due diligence, contributing to Techstars '23 ABN AMRO Future of Finance selection and a £750K venture funding round.

Founding Technology Lead at PeakPerformer.io (2019-09 – 2022-02)

• Founding Engineer responsible for platform architecture, backend systems, product strategy, and user experience, delivering an end-to-end SaaS product from inception to commercial scale.
• Architected and delivered a scalable cloud-native platform that grew to $60K MRR and contributed to the company's successful fundraising from Antler and Sequoia-backed investors.

Software Developer at Internshala (2017-05 – 2019-09)

• Designed and developed scalable backend services and Android features, including real-time chat, asynchronous messaging, and ML-powered functionality. (Android + Web dev)
• Built the Android learning platform for Internshala Trainings, serving more than 1 million students at scale.

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering – SRM University (2017)