Raj Vikramaditya

Experience

• Founder, CEO and CTO · takeUforward

  Aug 2024 - Present

  takeUforward is on a mission to build the ONE-STOP platform for every aspiring software engineer - covering everything from DSA and System Design to Core Subjects and Interview Prep. - Scaled TUF to 1M+ signed-up users with 5M+ monthly visits, purely through word of mouth - Maintained a strong user rating of 4.83 from learners who’ve subscribed to our offerings - Built and run a profitable tech-first business with long-term sustainability in mind - Lead the entire product and tech stack, developed fully in-house. - Working with a pizza-size team that ships fast and takes complete ownership of what they build - Focused on delivering a smooth, motivating, and outcome-driven experience that helps engineers stay consistent and grow We're not just another course site. We're building the platform that every engineer can trust throughout their learning journey.

• Software Engineer III · Google

  Jan 2024 - Jun 2025

  Building the best Google TV experience for your household.

• Software Engineer III · Google

  Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

• Software Engineer II · Google

  Feb 2022 - Oct 2023

• Software Development Engineer · Media.net

  Jul 2020 - Nov 2021

• Educator · Unacademy

  Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

• Software Development Engineer Intern · Amazon

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

• Instructor · GeeksforGeeks

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

• Summer Intern · GeeksforGeeks

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Summer Intern(2k18)

Education

• Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College

  B.TECH · Information Technology · 2016 - 2020

• Calcutta Public School

  ISC · Computer Science · 2013 - 2015

Skills

Go (Programming Language) · Product Thinking · Technical Architecture & Full-Stack Engineering · Team Leadership & Ownership Culture · Growth & User-Centric Strategy · AngularJS · Android Development · Google TV · c++ · Data Structures · competitive coding · java · C · Python · Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) · HTML · C (Programming Language) · Bootstrap · JavaScript · C++ · Algorithms · Back-End Web Development · Web Technologies · Node.js · MongoDB · Express.js · Java · React.js · Spring Boot

Recent posts (12)

• ImageMar 27, 2026📍 HSR Layout, Bengaluru

  It all started with a google doc which had the DSA Sheet (the first ever as a concept) Last year, I told my team - we will have our own office being bootstrapped. And today - we have it. Apni aukaat se zyada aur haisiyat se bada sochte rehna chahiye…kya pata upar wala dekh raha ho aur keh de - tathastu — Zakir Khan To everyone who has been part of this journey from Day (Any) to today - thank you for trusting, for staying, for building when it was uncertain. We are still early. But if this is what we could do with belief and consistency, imagine what’s coming your way this year. Grateful. Always. ❤️

• ImageFeb 17, 2025

  Mehnat. Overwhelmed, need some time to let it sink in. Thank you is all I can say. #striver

• ImageDec 14, 2024📍 Kolkata - The City of Joy

  New beginnings in our new home! 🏡 Couldn’t have done this without the incredible love and encouragement from all of you. Thank you for making this possible! Special shoutout to @sourav487 for taking care of interiors ⭐️ #striver

• SidecarOct 16, 2026

  Life has taken such a huge turn lately. Hardly any time for myself, but a lot to be grateful for. Blessed ♥️ ZENKAI launched, highest revenue month ever, 1M+ users on the platform last month. Received a lot of feedback, made improvements, fixed things, and kept moving forward. ZENKAI brought us closer as a team. Everyone stepped up, took ownership, and stayed late into the night. We had dinners together, worked through long nights, and some even slept at the office. More than the launch, it’s the people and the memories that made it special. Closed a massive B2B deal and onboarded one of Bangalore’s top 5 colleges. BMSIT placed its trust in us, and we’re committed to delivering on it. ❤️ Visited Roorkee for a college visit. Beautiful roads, mountains, and some views along the way. Found a beautiful café in Dehradun. Back to work mode, as my flight was late at night. Promised myself I’d run 5 km every day. Finally started the journey. Time to focus a little more on fitness, too. One month of WFH for everyone to enjoy the festive season with their families. And now, it’s just me in the office.

• VideoOct 13, 2026

  Doesn’t matter where you are today… Work hard, work hard, work hard - that’s the only weapon you have. #striver #takeUforward #engineering #tier3

• VideoOct 2, 2026

  What if your college gave every student TUF subscription? 👀 BMSIT just did. TUF x BMSIT 🤝 BMSIT has officially onboarded TUF as their placement preparation platform - giving every student access to TUF. Our biggest college collaboration yet. ❤️ The welcome and reception from the students was incredible. Thank you, BMSIT! Now, want TUF for everyone in your college too? Tag your college / placement cell below, or ask them to reach out to us at [hello@takeuforward.org] Maybe your college is next. 👀

• VideoSep 20, 2026

  ZENKAI is Live! 💙 We’ve been waiting to share this with you for so long. The team has put a lot into this, and we’re excited for you guys to finally try it. Go explore, have fun, and tell us your favourite part in the commnets. Link in bio 🚀

• SidecarSep 13, 2026

  21/09/2026 - ZENKAI rollout. The team has given everything to build this. Months of work. Endless iterations. Every little detail questioned, improved, and tested again. Not because we wanted to ship more features, but because we wanted every click to feel right and every feature to genuinely help you prepare better. A lot of heart has gone into this one. I genuinely cannot wait for you to experience it. You’re going to absolutely love what we’ve built. ❤️

• VideoAug 16, 2026

  A big moment for @takeuforward ❤️ SIT Tumkur recently made TUF available to all their 3rd-year students. As we scale, this is exactly the direction we want to move in - making the best learning products accessible to more students, while making quality education more affordable than ever. A huge thank you to the entire SIT Tumkur team for believing in us and for the amazing hospitality throughout our visit. The warmth we received from the faculty and students made the day even more special. Grateful for the trust. A long way to go. 🙏

• VideoAug 6, 2026

  TUFTURNS2 ♥️🙌 We started with nothing but a dream, and everything we are today is because of your trust, love, and support. Every milestone, every achievement, and every step forward belongs as much to this community as it does to us. From me and the entire takeUforward team, thank you for believing in us and giving us a chance. We will never take it for granted. ❤️

• VideoAug 1, 2026

  ZENKAI - TUF’s biggest rollout ever loading this September. #zenkai #takeuforward

• ImageJun 6, 2025

  After more than 5.5 years of working in the industry, it’s time! The last 3.5 years at Google have been nothing short of incredible. As an engineer, I’ve learned and grown in ways I never imagined. But more than just code, I silently observed: how product managers led, how leaders made decisions, how great products were built. And in that silence, I learned. I evolved. Not just as an engineer, but as someone quietly preparing to build something of their own. That “something” is @takeuforward , which started as a passion and now touches nearly 1 million learners. And today, I’ve decided — it’s time to go all in. I’m calling it a day at Google. Where next? I’ll be taking up TUF full time (Engineering, Content, and Growth). Why now? Because life gave me two roads, and I had to choose one. I won’t be putting out any video around this. I’ve never been great at that type of content. The next video you see from me will be on YouTube, teaching System Design — something I’ve longed to do but never had the time for. The last 5 years have been intense: 13–14 hours almost every single day. Juggling a full-time job, content creation, and building a startup from scratch. In the process, I’ve let my health slip, distanced myself from people who matter, and ignored the small joys that make life worth living. Now, as I step into the next phase, on the other side of my 20s, I want to reclaim some of that balance. I still want to grind, but not at the cost of my body, my people, or my peace. I’m at a stage in life where two roads lie ahead, like many of you will face one day. I’ve chosen the predictable one, just like most of you do at every stage of life: to build what’s already working, to double down on what gives me financial stability, freedom, longevity, and above all, allows me to spend each day doing what I love: engineering and teaching. I leave Google with nothing but gratitude in my heart. For the people I met. For the culture I thrived in. For everything it taught me. I will always look back at this chapter with a smile. PS: My last working day will be in a couple of weeks, feel free hit me up anytime :) #striver #google