Tanvi Bagwe
Staff Software Engineer
Sunnyvale,CA
Summary
Results-driven Staff Software Engineer with 14+ years of experience transforming business challenges into scalable technical solutions. Demonstrated expertise in building revenue-protecting fraud detection systems ($150K+ savings), customer experience platforms and AI-powered marketing tools that drive engagement and conversion. Proven leader in architecting enterprise-scale systems processing 100K+ daily events with sub-30ms latency, while collaborating across engineering, product, and business teams to deliver measurable outcomes. Deep technical expertise spans ML infrastructure, real-time data processing, and full-stack development, with a focus on creating inclusive, customer-centric solutions that accelerate business growth and operational efficiency.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Software Engineer
Walmart
Sunnyvale, CA
11.2023 - Current
- Designed and implemented a high-performance real-time fraud detection system processing 10K+ requests/minute with sub-30ms latency, leveraging ensemble learning models delivering 90% precision in threat identification, reducing malicious sign-ups by 42%, and generating $150K+ cost savings through automated verification workflows and third-party service optimization.
- Architected a data-driven Voice of Customer framework for automated feedback segmentation and insight generation through NLP-based thematic clustering, enabling rapid identification of website friction points and customer pain points, resulting in optimized user journeys that increased customer satisfaction scores and drove higher purchase volumes.
- Pioneered Generative Engine Optimization methodology that transforms unstructured customer feedback into AI-discoverable content systems, resulting in enhanced search engine visibility, increased organic B2B traffic, improved user engagement metrics, and accelerated customer acquisition through intelligent self-service tools.
Senior Software Engineer
Walmart
Sunnyvale, California
01.2023 - 11.2023
- Led cross-functional data analysis initiatives spanning multiple business units to architect generalizable fraud detection models, reducing false positives by 35% and enabling enterprise-wide deployment across 15+ organizational divisions..
- Partnered with ML science teams to design and optimize feature engineering pipelines supporting real-time model inference, enabling seamless deployment reducing time-to-production from 6 weeks to 2 weeks..
- Collaborated with ML scientists to align engineering pipelines with modeling needs.
- Built GCP-powered data lake ingesting data for B2B organizations.
Senior Software Engineer
Meta
Menlo Park, California
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Built automated ML training pipelines and real-time contextual signal processing systems, enabling continuous model optimization that increased ad relevance scores by 30% and reduced inference latency
- Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
Senior Software Engineer
Walmart
Sunnyvale, CA
06.2020 - 05.2022
- Transformed 1M+ unstructured recipe records into actionable product recommendations using advanced text mining and semantic analysis, driving 25% increase in average order value and 35% improvement in customer retention through personalized shopping experiences.
- Built and deployed named entity recognition models with 92% F1-score, automating ingredient extraction for 50K+ recipes and enabling intelligent product suggestions that increased conversion rates by 12%.
Senior Software Engineer
Walmart-Vudu
Sunnyvale, CA
05.2019 - 06.2020
- Designed and built REST APIs and MongoDB‐based backend for deployment automation.
- Implemented reusable BSON object structures for operational scalability.
- Designed MEAN stack orchestration tool managing 5K+ containers across hybrid cloud.
Software Engineer
TCS
Sunnyvale, CA
12.2010 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: (Cisco Client)
- Led backend and full-stack development for Cisco's B2B Quoting platform.
- Developed microservices for product configuration, quote generation, and deal management.
- Worked with Kafka, JPA, Hibernate, and RESTful APIs to build scalable systems.
- Provided design leadership and coordinated solutioning across dev and business teams.
- (Cisco Client)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Mumbai University
Mumbai 06.2006 - 05.2010
Skills
Java,Scala,Python
GCP, BigQuery,Cloud Storage
Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Airflow
Pytorch
NLP,Sentiment Analysis, Text Classification
undefinedCertification
Cornell Machine Learning
Accomplishments
- Built and productionized real-time ML inference pipeline achieving 90% precision in fraud detection, preventing $150K+ in losses within 6 months while reducing false positives by 42%
- Led cross-functional teams of 15+ engineers, data scientists, and product managers to deliver enterprise-scale platforms
- Created inclusive content generation frameworks amplifying marginalized voices and improving accessibility.
Publication
Tanvi Bagwe,(2024)
Leveraging Ensemble Learning Paradigms for B2B E‐Commerce Fraud Detection In: Data Science (CSCE 2024). Springer.
doi.org/10.1007/978‐3‐031‐85856‐7_10
Timeline
Staff Software Engineer
Walmart
11.2023 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Walmart
01.2023 - 11.2023
Senior Software Engineer
Meta
05.2022 - 01.2023
Senior Software Engineer
Walmart
06.2020 - 05.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Walmart-Vudu
05.2019 - 06.2020
Software Engineer
TCS
12.2010 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Mumbai University
06.2006 - 05.2010
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